Cost of living comparison
Mali is 3.7 times more expensive than Somalia.
If you lived in Mali instead of Somalia, you would:
pay 43.4% more for restaurants
Somalia
|
Mali
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.00
SOS2,284
|
$8.00
F CFA4,869
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.00
SOS2,855
|
$4.83
F CFA2,941
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.62
SOS357
|
$0.89
F CFA541
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.43
SOS243
|
$0.57
F CFA348
|
|
pay 49.1% more for groceries
Somalia
|
Mali
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.16
SOS664
|
$0.87
F CFA528
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.48
SOS1,416
|
$7.81
F CFA4,756
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.32
SOS3,039
|
$8.20
F CFA4,991
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.27
SOS1,294
|
$1.90
F CFA1,154
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.89
SOS1,078
|
$3.43
F CFA2,089
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.68
SOS961
|
?? | |
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.67
SOS380
|
$0.48
F CFA290
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.27
SOS725
|
$1.07
F CFA649
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.42
SOS238
|
$1.27
F CFA773
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.48
SOS273
|
$0.46
F CFA281
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.48
SOS276
|
$0.61
F CFA369
|
|
pay 3.6 times more for transportation
Somalia
|
Mali
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.85
SOS2,197
|
$4.89
F CFA2,975
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$42.50
SOS24,267
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$8,375.00
SOS4,781,945
|
$50,000.00
F CFA30,428,205
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.60
SOS5,481
|
?? | |
pay 3.8 times more for housing
Somalia
|
Mali
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$41.00
SOS23,410
|
$35.94
F CFA21,872
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$197.57
SOS112,809
|
$1,000.00
F CFA608,564
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$86.54
SOS49,413
|
$538.39
F CFA327,645
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$71.50
SOS40,825
|
$204.36
F CFA124,367
|
|
pay 12.6 times more for childcare
Somalia
|
Mali
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$51.88
SOS29,620
|
?? | |
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$950.00
SOS542,430
|
$12,000.00
F CFA7,302,769
|
|
pay 41.2% more for entertainment and sports
Somalia
|
Mali
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$8.00
SOS4,568
|
$2.00
F CFA1,217
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.12
SOS639
|
$2.01
F CFA1,226
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.93
SOS1,099
|
$1.50
F CFA913
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$25.62
SOS14,631
|
$69.94
F CFA42,564
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.00
SOS2,284
|
$6.00
F CFA3,651
|
|
pay 83.2% more for clothing
Somalia
|
Mali
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$18.04
SOS10,301
|
?? | |
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$20.50
SOS11,705
|
$25.00
F CFA15,214
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$21.33
SOS12,181
|
?? | |
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$51.17
SOS29,215
|
$125.00
F CFA76,071
|
|
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