Cost of living comparison
Mali is 31.8% more expensive than Oman.
If you lived in Mali instead of Oman, you would:
pay 18.1% more for restaurants
Oman
|
Mali
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.07
OMR1.950
|
$4.91
F CFA2,987
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.73
OMR3.360
|
$6.59
F CFA4,011
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.84
OMR0.320
|
$0.78
F CFA472
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.31
OMR0.120
|
$0.64
F CFA392
|
|
pay 44.4% more for groceries
Oman
|
Mali
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.06
OMR0.410
|
$1.05
F CFA640
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.28
OMR1.260
|
$9.62
F CFA5,855
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.47
OMR2.870
|
$9.46
F CFA5,759
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.47
OMR0.950
|
$2.57
F CFA1,566
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.42
OMR0.930
|
$3.57
F CFA2,174
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.07
OMR0.410
|
?? | |
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.68
OMR0.260
|
$0.50
F CFA304
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.88
OMR0.340
|
$1.00
F CFA609
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
OMR0.190
|
$1.27
F CFA773
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.48
OMR0.180
|
$0.46
F CFA281
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.45
OMR0.170
|
$0.61
F CFA369
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for transportation
Oman
|
Mali
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.33
OMR0.900
|
$5.48
F CFA3,337
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$57.82
OMR22.250
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,515.49
OMR8,279.610
|
?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.82
OMR4.550
|
?? | |
pay 6.3% more for housing
Oman
|
Mali
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$77.29
OMR29.740
|
$34.18
F CFA20,800
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$406.19
OMR156.310
|
$500.00
F CFA304,282
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$280.28
OMR107.860
|
$307.59
F CFA187,186
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$77.32
OMR29.760
|
$114.71
F CFA69,806
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Oman
|
Mali
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$193.44
OMR74.440
|
?? | |
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,403.00
OMR2,848.830
|
?? |
pay 44.6% less for entertainment and sports
Oman
|
Mali
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$10.39
OMR4.000
|
$2.64
F CFA1,604
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.20
OMR1.620
|
$1.98
F CFA1,208
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.87
OMR2.260
|
$0.93
F CFA568
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$55.45
OMR21.340
|
$69.94
F CFA42,564
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.66
OMR3.720
|
$6.00
F CFA3,651
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Oman
|
Mali
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$40.42
OMR15.550
|
?? | |
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.69
OMR14.120
|
?? | |
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$76.70
OMR29.510
|
?? | |
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$63.28
OMR24.350
|
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