Cost of living comparison
Norway is 2.5 times more expensive than Mali.
If you lived in Norway instead of Mali, you would:
pay 3.3 times more for restaurants
Mali
|
Norway
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.91
F CFA2,960
|
$18.51
NOK198.79
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.59
F CFA3,974
|
$11.71
NOK125.78
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.78
F CFA468
|
$2.99
NOK32.13
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.64
F CFA388
|
$2.51
NOK26.98
|
|
pay 54.5% more for groceries
Mali
|
Norway
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.05
F CFA634
|
$2.95
NOK31.73
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$9.62
F CFA5,801
|
$5.22
NOK56.09
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.46
F CFA5,706
|
$7.39
NOK79.33
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.57
F CFA1,551
|
$3.72
NOK39.95
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.57
F CFA2,153
|
$5.79
NOK62.23
|
|
Apples (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.31
NOK14.12
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.50
F CFA301
|
$0.96
NOK10.36
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.00
F CFA603
|
$1.24
NOK13.30
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.27
F CFA766
|
$1.77
NOK19.03
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.46
F CFA279
|
$0.93
NOK10.02
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.61
F CFA365
|
$1.01
NOK10.86
|
|
pay 37.8% more for transportation
Mali
|
Norway
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.48
F CFA3,306
|
$7.55
NOK81.14
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$74.48
NOK799.96
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$33,686.16
NOK361,811.22
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$21.49
NOK230.83
|
|
pay 83.2% more for housing
Mali
|
Norway
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$34.18
F CFA20,607
|
$50.62
NOK543.66
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$500.00
F CFA301,461
|
$1,050.72
NOK11,285.36
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$307.59
F CFA185,451
|
$796.76
NOK8,557.73
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$114.71
F CFA69,159
|
$132.58
NOK1,424.01
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Mali
|
Norway
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$293.64
NOK3,153.88
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$7,459.17
NOK80,116.30
|
pay 4.6 times more for entertainment and sports
Mali
|
Norway
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.64
F CFA1,589
|
$9.25
NOK99.35
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.98
F CFA1,197
|
$4.58
NOK49.15
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$0.93
F CFA563
|
$13.52
NOK145.20
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$69.94
F CFA42,170
|
$43.22
NOK464.24
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.00
F CFA3,618
|
$13.15
NOK141.28
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Mali
|
Norway
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$82.76
NOK888.87
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$41.00
NOK440.39
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$92.09
NOK989.13
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$123.04
NOK1,321.51
|
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