Cost of living comparison
Mali is 17.1% more expensive than Portugal.
If you lived in Mali instead of Portugal, you would:
pay 35.7% less for restaurants
Portugal
|
Mali
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.57
€8.88
|
$8.00
F CFA4,869
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.35
€6.82
|
$4.83
F CFA2,941
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.54
€1.43
|
$0.89
F CFA541
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.14
€1.06
|
$0.57
F CFA348
|
|
pay 29.3% more for groceries
Portugal
|
Mali
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.30
€1.20
|
$0.87
F CFA528
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.41
€4.09
|
$7.81
F CFA4,756
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.12
€2.90
|
$8.20
F CFA4,991
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.31
€2.15
|
$1.90
F CFA1,154
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.77
€2.57
|
$3.43
F CFA2,089
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.81
€0.76
|
?? | |
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.59
€0.55
|
$0.48
F CFA290
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.68
€0.63
|
$1.07
F CFA649
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.84
€0.78
|
$1.27
F CFA773
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.52
€0.48
|
$0.46
F CFA281
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.59
€0.55
|
$0.61
F CFA369
|
|
pay 17.9% more for transportation
Portugal
|
Mali
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.86
€7.29
|
$4.89
F CFA2,975
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$38.99
€36.17
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,824.46
€26,741.89
|
$50,000.00
F CFA30,428,205
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.59
€9.82
|
?? | |
pay 39.8% more for housing
Portugal
|
Mali
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$39.30
€36.46
|
$35.94
F CFA21,872
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$706.14
€655.12
|
$1,000.00
F CFA608,564
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$551.18
€511.35
|
$538.39
F CFA327,645
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$89.45
€82.98
|
$204.36
F CFA124,367
|
|
pay 50.7% more for childcare
Portugal
|
Mali
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$353.18
€327.66
|
?? | |
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,965.43
€7,389.93
|
$12,000.00
F CFA7,302,769
|
|
pay 3.8% more for entertainment and sports
Portugal
|
Mali
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.08
€1.93
|
$2.00
F CFA1,217
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.53
€1.42
|
$2.01
F CFA1,226
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.56
€5.16
|
$1.50
F CFA913
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$38.08
€35.33
|
$69.94
F CFA42,564
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.48
€6.94
|
$6.00
F CFA3,651
|
|
pay 13.8% more for clothing
Portugal
|
Mali
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$76.28
€70.77
|
?? | |
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.29
€30.88
|
$25.00
F CFA15,214
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$69.03
€64.05
|
?? | |
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$82.02
€76.10
|
$125.00
F CFA76,071
|
|
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