Cost of living comparison
Italy is 31.7% more expensive than Mali.
If you lived in Italy instead of Mali, you would:
pay 2.2 times more for restaurants
Mali
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.00
F CFA4,873
|
$15.74
€14.62
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.83
F CFA2,944
|
$9.09
€8.44
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.89
F CFA542
|
$2.45
€2.27
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.57
F CFA348
|
$1.16
€1.07
|
|
pay 27.8% more for groceries
Mali
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.87
F CFA528
|
$1.86
€1.72
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.81
F CFA4,760
|
$7.20
€6.69
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.20
F CFA4,996
|
$4.88
€4.53
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.90
F CFA1,155
|
$3.14
€2.92
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.43
F CFA2,091
|
$4.47
€4.15
|
|
Apples (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.96
€0.89
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.48
F CFA290
|
$0.84
€0.78
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.07
F CFA650
|
$0.94
€0.87
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.27
F CFA774
|
$1.20
€1.11
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.46
F CFA281
|
$0.65
€0.60
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.61
F CFA369
|
$0.71
€0.66
|
|
pay 7.9% more for transportation
Mali
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.89
F CFA2,978
|
$8.02
€7.45
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$38.40
€35.66
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$50,000.00
F CFA30,457,723
|
$25,887.08
€24,040.04
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$18.65
€17.32
|
|
pay 22.2% less for housing
Mali
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$35.94
F CFA21,894
|
$30.75
€28.55
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,000.00
F CFA609,154
|
$608.10
€564.71
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$538.39
F CFA327,963
|
$488.80
€453.93
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$204.36
F CFA124,488
|
$151.72
€140.89
|
|
pay 20.0% less for childcare
Mali
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$459.30
€426.52
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,000.00
F CFA7,309,854
|
$9,604.44
€8,919.16
|
|
pay 94.0% more for entertainment and sports
Mali
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.00
F CFA1,218
|
$4.83
€4.48
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.01
F CFA1,227
|
$1.60
€1.48
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.50
F CFA914
|
$6.30
€5.85
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$69.94
F CFA42,606
|
$51.79
€48.09
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.00
F CFA3,655
|
$9.32
€8.66
|
|
pay 19.1% more for clothing
Mali
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$80.37
€74.63
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$25.00
F CFA15,229
|
$36.54
€33.93
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$89.56
€83.17
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$125.00
F CFA76,144
|
$114.84
€106.65
|
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