Cost of living comparison
Portugal is 51.4% more expensive than Mali.
If you lived in Portugal instead of Mali, you would:
pay 87.4% more for restaurants
Mali
|
Portugal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.91
F CFA2,987
|
$10.94
€10.15
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.59
F CFA4,011
|
$8.34
€7.74
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.78
F CFA472
|
$1.68
€1.56
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.64
F CFA392
|
$1.18
€1.10
|
|
pay 0.9% more for groceries
Mali
|
Portugal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.05
F CFA640
|
$1.52
€1.41
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$9.62
F CFA5,855
|
$5.43
€5.04
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.46
F CFA5,759
|
$3.81
€3.53
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.57
F CFA1,566
|
$2.88
€2.67
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.57
F CFA2,174
|
$3.25
€3.02
|
|
Apples (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.93
€0.86
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.50
F CFA304
|
$0.60
€0.56
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.00
F CFA609
|
$0.81
€0.75
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.27
F CFA773
|
$1.06
€0.99
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.46
F CFA281
|
$0.64
€0.59
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.61
F CFA369
|
$0.86
€0.80
|
|
pay 26.3% more for transportation
Mali
|
Portugal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.48
F CFA3,337
|
$6.92
€6.42
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$38.18
€35.42
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$32,478.09
€30,131.55
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$9.87
€9.15
|
|
pay 48.0% more for housing
Mali
|
Portugal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$34.18
F CFA20,800
|
$40.03
€37.14
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$500.00
F CFA304,282
|
$868.97
€806.18
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$307.59
F CFA187,186
|
$680.04
€630.91
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$114.71
F CFA69,806
|
$91.68
€85.06
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Mali
|
Portugal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$397.00
€368.32
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$7,801.09
€7,237.46
|
pay 94.2% more for entertainment and sports
Mali
|
Portugal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.64
F CFA1,604
|
$2.32
€2.15
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.98
F CFA1,208
|
$1.79
€1.66
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$0.93
F CFA568
|
$5.63
€5.23
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$69.94
F CFA42,564
|
$40.44
€37.52
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.00
F CFA3,651
|
$7.87
€7.30
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Mali
|
Portugal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$73.48
€68.17
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$33.58
€31.15
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$79.41
€73.67
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$97.29
€90.26
|
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