Cost of living comparison
Mali is 22.5% cheaper than New Caledonia.
If you lived in Mali instead of New Caledonia, you would:
pay 53.6% less for restaurants
New Caledonia
|
Mali
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.43
CFPF2,040
|
$8.00
F CFA4,869
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.06
CFPF1,224
|
$4.83
F CFA2,941
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.36
CFPF261
|
$0.89
F CFA541
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.94
CFPF104
|
$0.57
F CFA348
|
|
pay 39.8% less for groceries
New Caledonia
|
Mali
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.21
CFPF245
|
$0.87
F CFA528
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.67
CFPF738
|
$7.81
F CFA4,756
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.09
CFPF453
|
$8.20
F CFA4,991
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$6.19
CFPF686
|
$1.90
F CFA1,154
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$8.02
CFPF888
|
$3.43
F CFA2,089
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.66
CFPF184
|
?? | |
Bananas (1 lb) |
$3.06
CFPF339
|
$0.48
F CFA290
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.98
CFPF330
|
$1.07
F CFA649
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.82
CFPF312
|
$1.27
F CFA773
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.51
CFPF168
|
$0.46
F CFA281
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.36
CFPF150
|
$0.61
F CFA369
|
|
pay 42.4% more for transportation
New Caledonia
|
Mali
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.99
CFPF553
|
$4.89
F CFA2,975
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$75.27
CFPF8,334
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,747.83
CFPF2,961,253
|
$50,000.00
F CFA30,428,205
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.44
CFPF1,598
|
?? | |
pay 1.0% more for housing
New Caledonia
|
Mali
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$50.67
CFPF5,610
|
$35.94
F CFA21,872
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$792.35
CFPF87,721
|
$1,000.00
F CFA608,564
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$672.58
CFPF74,461
|
$538.39
F CFA327,645
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$161.01
CFPF17,825
|
$204.36
F CFA124,367
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
New Caledonia
|
Mali
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$749.36
CFPF82,961
|
?? | |
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$12,000.00
F CFA7,302,769
|
pay 47.3% less for entertainment and sports
New Caledonia
|
Mali
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$8.29
CFPF918
|
$2.00
F CFA1,217
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.21
CFPF576
|
$2.01
F CFA1,226
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$17.97
CFPF1,989
|
$1.50
F CFA913
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$49.52
CFPF5,483
|
$69.94
F CFA42,564
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.75
CFPF1,301
|
$6.00
F CFA3,651
|
|
pay 37.8% less for clothing
New Caledonia
|
Mali
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$96.74
CFPF10,710
|
?? | |
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$67.56
CFPF7,480
|
$25.00
F CFA15,214
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$85.22
CFPF9,435
|
?? | |
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$142.81
CFPF15,810
|
$125.00
F CFA76,071
|
|
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