Cost of living comparison
Ireland is 63.6% more expensive than Mali.
If you lived in Ireland instead of Mali, you would:
pay 2.3 times more for restaurants
Mali
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.00
F CFA4,869
|
$16.63
€15.43
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.83
F CFA2,941
|
$9.41
€8.73
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.89
F CFA541
|
$2.04
€1.89
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.57
F CFA348
|
$1.60
€1.49
|
|
pay 24.9% more for groceries
Mali
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.87
F CFA528
|
$1.68
€1.55
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.81
F CFA4,756
|
$4.31
€4.00
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.20
F CFA4,991
|
$4.75
€4.41
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.90
F CFA1,154
|
$3.01
€2.79
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.43
F CFA2,089
|
$3.87
€3.59
|
|
Apples (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.17
€1.08
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.48
F CFA290
|
$0.88
€0.82
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.07
F CFA649
|
$1.15
€1.07
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.27
F CFA773
|
$1.22
€1.13
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.46
F CFA281
|
$0.86
€0.80
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.61
F CFA369
|
$0.59
€0.54
|
|
pay 10.5% more for transportation
Mali
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.89
F CFA2,975
|
$7.64
€7.09
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$113.76
€105.54
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$50,000.00
F CFA30,428,205
|
$32,407.58
€30,066.13
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$17.14
€15.91
|
|
pay 41.5% more for housing
Mali
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$35.94
F CFA21,872
|
$52.84
€49.03
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,000.00
F CFA608,564
|
$1,291.60
€1,198.28
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$538.39
F CFA327,645
|
$1,147.51
€1,064.60
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$204.36
F CFA124,367
|
$156.48
€145.17
|
|
pay 27.7% less for childcare
Mali
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$893.73
€829.16
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,000.00
F CFA7,302,769
|
$8,678.25
€8,051.25
|
|
pay 3.6 times more for entertainment and sports
Mali
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.00
F CFA1,217
|
$5.53
€5.13
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.01
F CFA1,226
|
$3.60
€3.34
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.50
F CFA913
|
$15.83
€14.69
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$69.94
F CFA42,564
|
$59.94
€55.61
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.00
F CFA3,651
|
$11.50
€10.67
|
|
pay 10.7% more for clothing
Mali
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$76.22
€70.71
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$25.00
F CFA15,214
|
$37.26
€34.57
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$85.01
€78.87
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$125.00
F CFA76,071
|
$90.50
€83.96
|
|
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