Cost of living comparison
Mali is 16.0% more expensive than Nicaragua.
If you lived in Mali instead of Nicaragua, you would:
pay 0.5% more for restaurants
Nicaragua
|
Mali
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.22
NIO155.06
|
$4.91
F CFA2,987
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.54
NIO203.64
|
$6.59
F CFA4,011
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.91
NIO33.57
|
$0.78
F CFA472
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.79
NIO28.93
|
$0.64
F CFA392
|
|
pay 35.2% more for groceries
Nicaragua
|
Mali
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.26
NIO46.39
|
$1.05
F CFA640
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.29
NIO120.84
|
$9.62
F CFA5,855
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.46
NIO163.94
|
$9.46
F CFA5,759
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.84
NIO67.84
|
$2.57
F CFA1,566
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.56
NIO94.30
|
$3.57
F CFA2,174
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.61
NIO96.12
|
?? | |
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.65
NIO23.76
|
$0.50
F CFA304
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.67
NIO61.38
|
$1.00
F CFA609
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.58
NIO21.44
|
$1.27
F CFA773
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.13
NIO41.52
|
$0.46
F CFA281
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.68
NIO24.99
|
$0.61
F CFA369
|
|
pay 12.3% more for transportation
Nicaragua
|
Mali
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.88
NIO179.52
|
$5.48
F CFA3,337
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$7.00
NIO257.46
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? | ?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.64
NIO207.38
|
?? | |
pay 25.0% more for housing
Nicaragua
|
Mali
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$59.16
NIO2,175.76
|
$34.18
F CFA20,800
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$377.78
NIO13,894.63
|
$500.00
F CFA304,282
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$266.67
NIO9,807.97
|
$307.59
F CFA187,186
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$58.96
NIO2,168.70
|
$114.71
F CFA69,806
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Nicaragua
|
Mali
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$125.56
NIO4,617.92
|
?? | |
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,950.00
NIO365,960.06
|
?? |
pay 7.0% more for entertainment and sports
Nicaragua
|
Mali
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.84
NIO67.54
|
$2.64
F CFA1,604
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.33
NIO85.71
|
$1.98
F CFA1,208
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.03
NIO111.29
|
$0.93
F CFA568
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.38
NIO1,374.92
|
$69.94
F CFA42,564
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.80
NIO250.00
|
$6.00
F CFA3,651
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Nicaragua
|
Mali
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$41.25
NIO1,517.17
|
?? | |
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.83
NIO1,501.85
|
?? | |
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.83
NIO3,340.84
|
?? | |
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$78.88
NIO2,901.02
|
?? |
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