Cost of living comparison
Latvia is 38.8% more expensive than Mali.
If you lived in Latvia instead of Mali, you would:
pay 72.2% more for restaurants
Mali
|
Latvia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.91
F CFA2,987
|
$10.57
€9.81
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.59
F CFA4,011
|
$7.05
€6.54
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.78
F CFA472
|
$1.45
€1.34
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.64
F CFA392
|
$1.16
€1.07
|
|
pay 10.1% less for groceries
Mali
|
Latvia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.05
F CFA640
|
$1.24
€1.15
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$9.62
F CFA5,855
|
$5.22
€4.85
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.46
F CFA5,759
|
$4.56
€4.23
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.57
F CFA1,566
|
$2.64
€2.45
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.57
F CFA2,174
|
$2.99
€2.77
|
|
Apples (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.59
€0.55
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.50
F CFA304
|
$0.75
€0.69
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.00
F CFA609
|
$0.99
€0.92
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.27
F CFA773
|
$1.32
€1.23
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.46
F CFA281
|
$0.36
€0.33
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.61
F CFA369
|
$0.38
€0.35
|
|
pay 25.4% more for transportation
Mali
|
Latvia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.48
F CFA3,337
|
$6.88
€6.38
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$45.63
€42.33
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$24,770.47
€22,980.80
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$9.34
€8.67
|
|
pay 8.1% less for housing
Mali
|
Latvia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$34.18
F CFA20,800
|
$16.24
€15.07
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$500.00
F CFA304,282
|
$353.00
€327.49
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$307.59
F CFA187,186
|
$271.19
€251.60
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$114.71
F CFA69,806
|
$185.26
€171.87
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Mali
|
Latvia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$388.30
€360.24
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$13,208.99
€12,254.64
|
pay 2.1 times more for entertainment and sports
Mali
|
Latvia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.64
F CFA1,604
|
$4.17
€3.87
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.98
F CFA1,208
|
$2.88
€2.68
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$0.93
F CFA568
|
$5.02
€4.66
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$69.94
F CFA42,564
|
$45.72
€42.42
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.00
F CFA3,651
|
$9.97
€9.25
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Mali
|
Latvia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$78.71
€73.02
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$43.65
€40.49
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$84.70
€78.58
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$122.77
€113.90
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