Cost of living comparison
Canada is 54.0% more expensive than Mali.
If you lived in Canada instead of Mali, you would:
pay 2.1 times more for restaurants
Mali
|
Canada
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.00
F CFA4,873
|
$15.95
CA$21.81
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.83
F CFA2,944
|
$8.82
CA$12.06
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.89
F CFA542
|
$1.77
CA$2.42
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.57
F CFA348
|
$1.47
CA$2.01
|
|
pay 58.0% more for groceries
Mali
|
Canada
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.87
F CFA528
|
$2.29
CA$3.13
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.81
F CFA4,760
|
$5.39
CA$7.37
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.20
F CFA4,996
|
$7.61
CA$10.40
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.90
F CFA1,155
|
$3.04
CA$4.15
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.43
F CFA2,091
|
$4.81
CA$6.57
|
|
Apples (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.62
CA$2.22
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.48
F CFA290
|
$0.68
CA$0.93
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.07
F CFA650
|
$1.60
CA$2.19
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.27
F CFA774
|
$1.71
CA$2.34
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.46
F CFA281
|
$1.13
CA$1.54
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.61
F CFA369
|
$1.11
CA$1.52
|
|
pay 28.2% less for transportation
Mali
|
Canada
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.89
F CFA2,978
|
$4.96
CA$6.78
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$63.09
CA$86.26
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$50,000.00
F CFA30,457,723
|
$21,101.60
CA$28,849.06
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$16.98
CA$23.21
|
|
pay 29.2% more for housing
Mali
|
Canada
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$35.94
F CFA21,894
|
$64.04
CA$87.55
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,000.00
F CFA609,154
|
$1,066.70
CA$1,458.34
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$538.39
F CFA327,963
|
$952.71
CA$1,302.50
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$204.36
F CFA124,488
|
$112.22
CA$153.42
|
|
pay 10.8% more for childcare
Mali
|
Canada
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$746.92
CA$1,021.15
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,000.00
F CFA7,309,854
|
$13,296.08
CA$18,177.74
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for entertainment and sports
Mali
|
Canada
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.00
F CFA1,218
|
$4.67
CA$6.39
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.01
F CFA1,227
|
$3.31
CA$4.53
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.50
F CFA914
|
$11.96
CA$16.35
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$69.94
F CFA42,606
|
$43.49
CA$59.45
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.00
F CFA3,655
|
$10.20
CA$13.94
|
|
pay 13.0% more for clothing
Mali
|
Canada
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$49.87
CA$68.18
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$25.00
F CFA15,229
|
$36.92
CA$50.47
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$78.02
CA$106.67
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$125.00
F CFA76,144
|
$97.82
CA$133.74
|
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