Cost of living comparison
United States is 67.2% more expensive than Mali.
If you lived in United States instead of Mali, you would:
pay 2.5 times more for restaurants
Mali
|
United States
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.00
F CFA4,902
|
$18.15
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.83
F CFA2,961
|
$9.28
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.89
F CFA545
|
$2.24
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.57
F CFA350
|
$1.77
|
|
pay 84.5% more for groceries
Mali
|
United States
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.87
F CFA532
|
$3.17
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.81
F CFA4,788
|
$5.93
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.20
F CFA5,025
|
$3.83
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.90
F CFA1,162
|
$4.01
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.43
F CFA2,103
|
$5.32
|
|
Apples (1 lb) | ?? |
$2.19
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.48
F CFA292
|
$0.76
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.07
F CFA654
|
$1.93
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.27
F CFA778
|
$2.05
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.46
F CFA283
|
$1.29
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.61
F CFA371
|
$1.27
|
|
pay 36.8% less for transportation
Mali
|
United States
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.89
F CFA2,996
|
$3.72
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$63.08
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$50,000.00
F CFA30,636,655
|
$25,096.27
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$16.64
|
|
pay 64.0% more for housing
Mali
|
United States
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$35.94
F CFA22,022
|
$70.73
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,000.00
F CFA612,733
|
$1,528.07
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$538.39
F CFA329,890
|
$1,282.97
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$204.36
F CFA125,219
|
$138.81
|
|
pay 32.9% more for childcare
Mali
|
United States
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$1,137.97
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,000.00
F CFA7,352,797
|
$15,943.15
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for entertainment and sports
Mali
|
United States
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.00
F CFA1,225
|
$5.19
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.01
F CFA1,235
|
$4.51
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.50
F CFA919
|
$8.57
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$69.94
F CFA42,856
|
$42.79
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.00
F CFA3,676
|
$12.04
|
|
pay 17.3% more for clothing
Mali
|
United States
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$45.40
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$25.00
F CFA15,318
|
$36.73
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$79.51
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$125.00
F CFA76,592
|
$109.59
|
|
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