Cost of living comparison
Mali is 16.1% cheaper than Yemen.
If you lived in Mali instead of Yemen, you would:
pay 31.9% less for restaurants
Yemen
|
Mali
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.60
YER1,900
|
$4.91
F CFA2,960
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.61
YER2,402
|
$6.59
F CFA3,974
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.71
YER427
|
$0.78
F CFA468
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.69
YER172
|
$0.64
F CFA388
|
|
pay 15.5% less for groceries
Yemen
|
Mali
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.51
YER378
|
$1.05
F CFA634
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.92
YER980
|
$9.62
F CFA5,801
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$10.55
YER2,636
|
$9.46
F CFA5,706
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.78
YER1,195
|
$2.57
F CFA1,551
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.47
YER1,367
|
$3.57
F CFA2,153
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.58
YER645
|
?? | |
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.81
YER203
|
$0.50
F CFA301
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.27
YER568
|
$1.00
F CFA603
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.24
YER309
|
$1.27
F CFA766
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.12
YER279
|
$0.46
F CFA279
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.84
YER211
|
$0.61
F CFA365
|
|
pay 49.9% less for transportation
Yemen
|
Mali
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$10.93
YER2,732
|
$5.48
F CFA3,306
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$51.29
YER12,818
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$16,009.60
YER4,000,796
|
?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$31.99
YER7,995
|
?? | |
pay 41.8% more for housing
Yemen
|
Mali
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$83.76
YER20,931
|
$34.18
F CFA20,607
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$247.69
YER61,897
|
$500.00
F CFA301,461
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$175.00
YER43,733
|
$307.59
F CFA185,451
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$77.17
YER19,286
|
$114.71
F CFA69,159
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Yemen
|
Mali
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$76.95
YER19,229
|
?? | |
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,403.23
YER850,468
|
?? |
pay 24.9% less for entertainment and sports
Yemen
|
Mali
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.84
YER710
|
$2.64
F CFA1,589
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.76
YER941
|
$1.98
F CFA1,197
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.38
YER1,094
|
$0.93
F CFA563
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$77.72
YER19,423
|
$69.94
F CFA42,170
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.06
YER1,263
|
$6.00
F CFA3,618
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Yemen
|
Mali
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$67.84
YER16,952
|
?? | |
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$87.06
YER21,756
|
?? | |
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$81.85
YER20,455
|
?? | |
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$113.24
YER28,299
|
?? |
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