Cost of living comparison
Chile is 34.6% more expensive than Mali.
If you lived in Chile instead of Mali, you would:
pay 55.5% more for restaurants
Mali
|
Chile
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.91
F CFA2,960
|
$7.70
CLF0.2500
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.59
F CFA3,974
|
$7.45
CLF0.2400
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.78
F CFA468
|
$1.36
CLF0.0400
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.64
F CFA388
|
$1.13
CLF0.0400
|
|
pay (unknown) more for groceries
Mali
|
Chile
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.05
F CFA634
|
$1.53
CLF0.0500
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$9.62
F CFA5,801
|
$5.20
CLF0.1700
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.46
F CFA5,706
|
$4.47
CLF0.1400
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.57
F CFA1,551
|
$3.26
CLF0.1100
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.57
F CFA2,153
|
$2.97
CLF0.1000
|
|
Apples (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.88
CLF0.0300
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.50
F CFA301
|
$0.85
CLF0.0300
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.00
F CFA603
|
$0.80
CLF0.0300
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.27
F CFA766
|
$0.78
CLF0.0300
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.46
F CFA279
|
$0.58
CLF0.0200
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.61
F CFA365
|
$0.65
CLF0.0200
|
pay 1.1% less for transportation
Mali
|
Chile
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.48
F CFA3,306
|
$5.42
CLF0.1800
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$36.91
CLF1.1900
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$16,597.16
CLF535.9400
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$14.85
CLF0.4800
|
|
pay 8.2% less for housing
Mali
|
Chile
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$34.18
F CFA20,607
|
$24.66
CLF0.8000
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$500.00
F CFA301,461
|
$479.74
CLF15.4900
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$307.59
F CFA185,451
|
$367.24
CLF11.8600
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$114.71
F CFA69,159
|
$91.70
CLF2.9600
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Mali
|
Chile
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$331.55
CLF10.7100
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$5,075.15
CLF163.8800
|
pay 92.3% more for entertainment and sports
Mali
|
Chile
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.64
F CFA1,589
|
$2.75
CLF0.0900
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.98
F CFA1,197
|
$2.92
CLF0.0900
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$0.93
F CFA563
|
$5.16
CLF0.1700
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$69.94
F CFA42,170
|
$40.42
CLF1.3100
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.00
F CFA3,618
|
$5.92
CLF0.1900
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Mali
|
Chile
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$45.70
CLF1.4800
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$28.96
CLF0.9400
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$64.62
CLF2.0900
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$77.03
CLF2.4900
|
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