Cost of living comparison
Mali is 19.0% more expensive than Sudan.
If you lived in Mali instead of Sudan, you would:
pay 8.3% more for restaurants
Sudan
|
Mali
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.60
SDG3,967.00
|
$4.91
F CFA2,987
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.00
SDG4,808.00
|
$6.59
F CFA4,011
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.63
SDG376.83
|
$0.78
F CFA472
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.42
SDG253.36
|
$0.64
F CFA392
|
|
pay 21.2% more for groceries
Sudan
|
Mali
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.14
SDG683.66
|
$1.05
F CFA640
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.05
SDG3,636.17
|
$9.62
F CFA5,855
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.13
SDG3,684.58
|
$9.46
F CFA5,759
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.85
SDG1,715.07
|
$2.57
F CFA1,566
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.81
SDG1,690.29
|
$3.57
F CFA2,174
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.02
SDG1,212.45
|
?? | |
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.51
SDG305.00
|
$0.50
F CFA304
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.90
SDG538.89
|
$1.00
F CFA609
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.80
SDG479.02
|
$1.27
F CFA773
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.60
SDG359.00
|
$0.46
F CFA281
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.43
SDG255.94
|
$0.61
F CFA369
|
|
pay 5.4% more for transportation
Sudan
|
Mali
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.20
SDG3,127.10
|
$5.48
F CFA3,337
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$25.00
SDG15,025.00
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? | ?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.74
SDG6,453.31
|
?? | |
pay 34.9% more for housing
Sudan
|
Mali
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$70.15
SDG42,158.58
|
$34.18
F CFA20,800
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$637.80
SDG383,315.58
|
$500.00
F CFA304,282
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$252.68
SDG151,859.35
|
$307.59
F CFA187,186
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$39.45
SDG23,709.77
|
$114.71
F CFA69,806
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Sudan
|
Mali
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$63.07
SDG37,902.15
|
?? | |
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,057.46
SDG1,236,531.56
|
?? |
pay 25.4% more for entertainment and sports
Sudan
|
Mali
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.00
SDG1,202.00
|
$2.64
F CFA1,604
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.38
SDG1,430.41
|
$1.98
F CFA1,208
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.80
SDG1,081.80
|
$0.93
F CFA568
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$33.33
SDG20,033.33
|
$69.94
F CFA42,564
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.00
SDG2,404.00
|
$6.00
F CFA3,651
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Sudan
|
Mali
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$18.17
SDG10,918.50
|
?? | |
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$20.00
SDG12,020.00
|
?? | |
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$55.00
SDG33,055.00
|
?? | |
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$40.00
SDG24,040.00
|
?? |
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