Mali vs. Alaska Cost of Living Summary

Mali is 43.6% cheaper than Alaska.

Restaurants
pay 69.0% less in Mali
Groceries
pay 21.3% less in Mali
Transportation
pay 4.0% more in Mali
Housing
pay 69.0% less in Mali
Entertainment and Sports
pay 62.9% less in Mali

Expenses including restaurants, housing, entertainment and sports, and groceries are lower in Mali.

Mali vs. Alaska Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Mali instead of Alaska, you would:

pay 69.0% less for restaurants

 
Alaska
Mali
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $29.06
 
$6.70
F CFA3,817
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$13.66
 
$6.42
F CFA3,657
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $2.79
 
$0.77
F CFA440

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pay 21.3% less for groceries

 
Alaska
Mali
Bread
1 loaf
$4.78
 
$3.84
F CFA2,185
Local cheese (8 oz) $8.03
 
$8.91
F CFA5,073
Milk (1 gallon) $4.69
 
$8.86
F CFA5,044

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pay 4.0% more for transportation

 
Alaska
Mali
Gasoline (1 gallon) $4.24
 
$4.41
F CFA2,513
Monthly public transit pass $47.50
 
??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $27,029.83
 
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pay 69.0% less for housing

 
Alaska
Mali
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$124.91
 
$57.51
F CFA32,746
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $1,500.50
 
$175.00
F CFA99,642
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $1,309.00
 
$80.00
F CFA45,551

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pay (unknown) more for childcare

 
Alaska
Mali
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $1,147.73
 
??
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $10,350.00
 
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pay 62.9% less for entertainment and sports

 
Alaska
Mali
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $6.84
 
$2.39
F CFA1,359
Cappuccino in mid-range area $5.54
 
$1.89
F CFA1,076
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$13.05
 
$0.93
F CFA531

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pay (unknown) more for clothing

 
Alaska
Mali
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$54.08
 
??
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$48.00
 
??
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$90.63
 
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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: April 2026
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