Cost of living comparison
Bolivia is 15.1% cheaper than Mali.
If you lived in Bolivia instead of Mali, you would:
pay 4.8% more for restaurants
Mali
|
Bolivia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.91
F CFA2,960
|
$3.17
BOB21.87
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.59
F CFA3,974
|
$6.97
BOB48.13
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.78
F CFA468
|
$1.02
BOB7.02
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.64
F CFA388
|
$0.76
BOB5.25
|
|
pay 28.0% less for groceries
Mali
|
Bolivia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.05
F CFA634
|
$1.30
BOB9.00
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$9.62
F CFA5,801
|
$2.66
BOB18.38
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.46
F CFA5,706
|
$3.48
BOB24.03
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.57
F CFA1,551
|
$1.93
BOB13.37
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.57
F CFA2,153
|
$1.67
BOB11.52
|
|
Apples (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.89
BOB6.13
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.50
F CFA301
|
$0.45
BOB3.08
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.00
F CFA603
|
$0.54
BOB3.72
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.27
F CFA766
|
$0.64
BOB4.43
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.46
F CFA279
|
$0.65
BOB4.48
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.61
F CFA365
|
$0.46
BOB3.18
|
|
pay 63.1% less for transportation
Mali
|
Bolivia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.48
F CFA3,306
|
$2.02
BOB13.97
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$26.17
BOB180.83
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$16,174.39
BOB111,749.73
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$13.68
BOB94.50
|
|
pay 25.0% less for housing
Mali
|
Bolivia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$34.18
F CFA20,607
|
$48.31
BOB333.74
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$500.00
F CFA301,461
|
$311.39
BOB2,151.41
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$307.59
F CFA185,451
|
$215.91
BOB1,491.73
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$114.71
F CFA69,159
|
$30.22
BOB208.80
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Mali
|
Bolivia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$178.93
BOB1,236.26
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$3,497.25
BOB24,162.67
|
pay 35.7% more for entertainment and sports
Mali
|
Bolivia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.64
F CFA1,589
|
$1.94
BOB13.37
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.98
F CFA1,197
|
$2.50
BOB17.24
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$0.93
F CFA563
|
$2.89
BOB19.94
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$69.94
F CFA42,170
|
$40.81
BOB281.95
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.00
F CFA3,618
|
$6.69
BOB46.25
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Mali
|
Bolivia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$45.46
BOB314.11
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$51.97
BOB359.06
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$65.38
BOB451.72
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$58.33
BOB403.03
|
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