Cost of living comparison
Senegal is 29.1% more expensive than Mali.
If you lived in Senegal instead of Mali, you would:
pay 72.2% more for restaurants
Mali
|
Senegal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.91
F CFA2,987
|
$8.26
F CFA5,024
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.59
F CFA4,011
|
$8.26
F CFA5,024
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.78
F CFA472
|
$1.45
F CFA883
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.64
F CFA392
|
$1.34
F CFA816
|
|
pay 0.8% less for groceries
Mali
|
Senegal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.05
F CFA640
|
$0.68
F CFA416
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$9.62
F CFA5,855
|
$6.82
F CFA4,148
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.46
F CFA5,759
|
$9.41
F CFA5,726
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.57
F CFA1,566
|
$2.39
F CFA1,453
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.57
F CFA2,174
|
$4.97
F CFA3,025
|
|
Apples (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.00
F CFA610
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.50
F CFA304
|
$0.78
F CFA472
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.00
F CFA609
|
$0.96
F CFA584
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.27
F CFA773
|
$0.78
F CFA475
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.46
F CFA281
|
$0.59
F CFA361
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.61
F CFA369
|
$0.51
F CFA308
|
|
pay 10.6% more for transportation
Mali
|
Senegal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.48
F CFA3,337
|
$6.06
F CFA3,689
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$20.64
F CFA12,559
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$27,241.56
F CFA16,578,238
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$28.89
F CFA17,583
|
|
pay 30.6% more for housing
Mali
|
Senegal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$34.18
F CFA20,800
|
$47.86
F CFA29,123
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$500.00
F CFA304,282
|
$925.69
F CFA563,339
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$307.59
F CFA187,186
|
$363.71
F CFA221,342
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$114.71
F CFA69,806
|
$90.91
F CFA55,327
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Mali
|
Senegal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$251.78
F CFA153,223
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$9,059.27
F CFA5,513,149
|
pay 32.7% more for entertainment and sports
Mali
|
Senegal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.64
F CFA1,604
|
$2.48
F CFA1,507
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.98
F CFA1,208
|
$3.91
F CFA2,379
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$0.93
F CFA568
|
$1.32
F CFA804
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$69.94
F CFA42,564
|
$65.49
F CFA39,855
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.00
F CFA3,651
|
$8.26
F CFA5,024
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Mali
|
Senegal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$59.44
F CFA36,171
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$35.77
F CFA21,769
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$82.22
F CFA50,037
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$75.12
F CFA45,716
|
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