Cost of living comparison
Philippines is 13.5% cheaper than Mali.
If you lived in Philippines instead of Mali, you would:
pay 27.7% less for restaurants
Mali
|
Philippines
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.91
F CFA2,987
|
$3.66
₱210.67
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.59
F CFA4,011
|
$3.20
₱184.18
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.78
F CFA472
|
$0.77
₱44.28
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.64
F CFA392
|
$0.43
₱24.81
|
|
pay 0.2% more for groceries
Mali
|
Philippines
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.05
F CFA640
|
$1.15
₱66.42
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$9.62
F CFA5,855
|
$3.76
₱216.52
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.46
F CFA5,759
|
$6.56
₱377.64
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.57
F CFA1,566
|
$1.97
₱113.20
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.57
F CFA2,174
|
$1.81
₱104.26
|
|
Apples (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.23
₱70.56
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.50
F CFA304
|
$0.65
₱37.20
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.00
F CFA609
|
$1.08
₱62.33
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.27
F CFA773
|
$0.63
₱36.55
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.46
F CFA281
|
$0.87
₱49.84
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.61
F CFA369
|
$1.10
₱63.50
|
|
pay 19.4% less for transportation
Mali
|
Philippines
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.48
F CFA3,337
|
$4.42
₱254.44
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$12.06
₱694.51
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$29,092.26
₱1,674,739.73
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$2.70
₱155.22
|
|
pay 34.0% less for housing
Mali
|
Philippines
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$34.18
F CFA20,800
|
$29.30
₱1,686.46
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$500.00
F CFA304,282
|
$265.23
₱15,268.49
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$307.59
F CFA187,186
|
$157.68
₱9,077.12
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$114.71
F CFA69,806
|
$84.84
₱4,884.22
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Mali
|
Philippines
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$168.61
₱9,706.33
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$4,730.41
₱272,312.87
|
pay 13.2% more for entertainment and sports
Mali
|
Philippines
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.64
F CFA1,604
|
$1.35
₱77.63
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.98
F CFA1,208
|
$2.27
₱130.65
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$0.93
F CFA568
|
$2.49
₱143.26
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$69.94
F CFA42,564
|
$34.04
₱1,959.39
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.00
F CFA3,651
|
$5.09
₱293.00
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Mali
|
Philippines
|
||
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$36.74
₱2,115.13
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$21.36
₱1,229.41
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$64.86
₱3,733.63
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$57.49
₱3,309.54
|
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