Cost of living comparison
Slovakia is 41.2% more expensive than Mali.
If you lived in Slovakia instead of Mali, you would:
pay 75.2% more for restaurants
Mali
|
Slovakia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.91
F CFA2,960
|
$7.61
€6.99
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.59
F CFA3,974
|
$7.82
€7.19
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.78
F CFA468
|
$1.59
€1.46
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.64
F CFA388
|
$1.43
€1.31
|
|
pay 3.3% more for groceries
Mali
|
Slovakia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.05
F CFA634
|
$1.28
€1.18
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$9.62
F CFA5,801
|
$5.86
€5.39
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.46
F CFA5,706
|
$3.88
€3.57
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.57
F CFA1,551
|
$3.34
€3.07
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.57
F CFA2,153
|
$3.17
€2.91
|
|
Apples (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.73
€0.67
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.50
F CFA301
|
$0.77
€0.70
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.00
F CFA603
|
$0.92
€0.85
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.27
F CFA766
|
$1.60
€1.47
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.46
F CFA279
|
$0.56
€0.52
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.61
F CFA365
|
$0.59
€0.55
|
|
pay 19.6% more for transportation
Mali
|
Slovakia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.48
F CFA3,306
|
$6.56
€6.03
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$26.03
€23.92
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$25,571.83
€23,504.35
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$12.02
€11.05
|
|
pay 20.5% more for housing
Mali
|
Slovakia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$34.18
F CFA20,607
|
$19.97
€18.36
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$500.00
F CFA301,461
|
$574.42
€527.98
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$307.59
F CFA185,451
|
$479.28
€440.53
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$114.71
F CFA69,159
|
$175.37
€161.20
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Mali
|
Slovakia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$376.22
€345.80
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$7,374.05
€6,777.86
|
pay 87.3% more for entertainment and sports
Mali
|
Slovakia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.64
F CFA1,589
|
$1.92
€1.76
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.98
F CFA1,197
|
$2.33
€2.14
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$0.93
F CFA563
|
$5.14
€4.72
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$69.94
F CFA42,170
|
$40.30
€37.04
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.00
F CFA3,618
|
$8.28
€7.61
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Mali
|
Slovakia
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$65.69
€60.38
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$36.31
€33.37
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$80.32
€73.83
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$85.31
€78.41
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