Cost of living comparison
Mali is 60.1% more expensive than Niger.
If you lived in Mali instead of Niger, you would:
pay 6.5% less for restaurants
Niger
|
Mali
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.03
F CFA3,060
|
$8.00
F CFA4,869
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.06
F CFA6,120
|
$4.83
F CFA2,941
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.24
F CFA755
|
$0.89
F CFA541
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.60
F CFA366
|
$0.57
F CFA348
|
|
pay 19.3% more for groceries
Niger
|
Mali
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.52
F CFA319
|
$0.87
F CFA528
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.38
F CFA5,100
|
$7.81
F CFA4,756
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.72
F CFA5,309
|
$8.20
F CFA4,991
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.32
F CFA1,413
|
$1.90
F CFA1,154
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.39
F CFA2,063
|
$3.43
F CFA2,089
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.71
F CFA1,041
|
?? | |
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.61
F CFA370
|
$0.48
F CFA290
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.08
F CFA659
|
$1.07
F CFA649
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.74
F CFA451
|
$1.27
F CFA773
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.57
F CFA347
|
$0.46
F CFA281
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.27
F CFA162
|
$0.61
F CFA369
|
|
pay 92.8% more for transportation
Niger
|
Mali
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.57
F CFA2,172
|
$4.89
F CFA2,975
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$12.57
F CFA7,650
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,113.21
F CFA12,240,177
|
$50,000.00
F CFA30,428,205
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.53
F CFA2,754
|
?? | |
pay 71.3% more for housing
Niger
|
Mali
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$12.57
F CFA7,650
|
$35.94
F CFA21,872
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$569.83
F CFA346,781
|
$1,000.00
F CFA608,564
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$374.64
F CFA227,990
|
$538.39
F CFA327,645
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$255.25
F CFA155,337
|
$204.36
F CFA124,367
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for childcare
Niger
|
Mali
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$949.79
F CFA578,008
|
?? | |
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,609.28
F CFA2,805,040
|
$12,000.00
F CFA7,302,769
|
|
pay 8.3% more for entertainment and sports
Niger
|
Mali
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.68
F CFA1,020
|
$2.00
F CFA1,217
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.51
F CFA1,530
|
$2.01
F CFA1,226
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.51
F CFA1,530
|
$1.50
F CFA913
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$50.28
F CFA30,600
|
$69.94
F CFA42,564
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.19
F CFA2,550
|
$6.00
F CFA3,651
|
|
pay 75.5% more for clothing
Niger
|
Mali
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$41.90
F CFA25,500
|
?? | |
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$47.49
F CFA28,900
|
$25.00
F CFA15,214
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$41.90
F CFA25,500
|
?? | |
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$41.90
F CFA25,500
|
$125.00
F CFA76,071
|
|
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