Cost of living comparison
Sweden is 80.6% more expensive than Mali.
If you lived in Sweden instead of Mali, you would:
pay 2.3 times more for restaurants
Mali
|
Sweden
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.91
F CFA2,960
|
$11.31
SEK121.25
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.59
F CFA3,974
|
$9.30
SEK99.64
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.78
F CFA468
|
$1.93
SEK20.64
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.64
F CFA388
|
$1.88
SEK20.19
|
|
pay 37.5% more for groceries
Mali
|
Sweden
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.05
F CFA634
|
$2.55
SEK27.31
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$9.62
F CFA5,801
|
$5.31
SEK56.89
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.46
F CFA5,706
|
$5.59
SEK59.90
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.57
F CFA1,551
|
$3.82
SEK40.94
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.57
F CFA2,153
|
$4.89
SEK52.37
|
|
Apples (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.22
SEK13.04
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.50
F CFA301
|
$1.07
SEK11.45
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.00
F CFA603
|
$1.14
SEK12.19
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.27
F CFA766
|
$1.80
SEK19.32
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.46
F CFA279
|
$0.67
SEK7.14
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.61
F CFA365
|
$0.72
SEK7.75
|
|
pay 24.1% more for transportation
Mali
|
Sweden
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.48
F CFA3,306
|
$6.80
SEK72.90
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$68.13
SEK730.18
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$27,059.79
SEK289,999.34
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$21.32
SEK228.48
|
|
pay 33.0% more for housing
Mali
|
Sweden
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$34.18
F CFA20,607
|
$29.04
SEK311.18
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$500.00
F CFA301,461
|
$873.36
SEK9,359.74
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$307.59
F CFA185,451
|
$653.04
SEK6,998.60
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$114.71
F CFA69,159
|
$69.04
SEK739.92
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Mali
|
Sweden
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$121.10
SEK1,297.83
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$2,856.48
SEK30,612.84
|
pay 2.8 times more for entertainment and sports
Mali
|
Sweden
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.64
F CFA1,589
|
$6.81
SEK73.03
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.98
F CFA1,197
|
$3.75
SEK40.14
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$0.93
F CFA563
|
$6.25
SEK66.95
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$69.94
F CFA42,170
|
$39.42
SEK422.42
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.00
F CFA3,618
|
$13.75
SEK147.33
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Mali
|
Sweden
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$80.13
SEK858.80
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$34.51
SEK369.80
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$82.17
SEK880.59
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$117.97
SEK1,264.30
|
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