Cost of living comparison
Mali is 19.5% cheaper than Bahamas.
If you lived in Mali instead of Bahamas, you would:
pay 62.7% less for restaurants
Bahamas
|
Mali
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$25.33
$25.33
|
$8.00
CFA4,833
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.58
$8.58
|
$4.83
CFA2,920
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.56
$2.56
|
$0.89
CFA538
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.16
$2.16
|
$0.57
CFA345
|
|
pay 37.7% less for groceries
Bahamas
|
Mali
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$4.23
$4.23
|
$0.87
CFA524
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.15
$4.15
|
$7.81
CFA4,721
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$14.53
$14.53
|
$8.20
CFA4,955
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.39
$4.39
|
$1.90
CFA1,146
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.45
$4.45
|
$3.43
CFA2,073
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.68
$1.68
|
?? | |
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.23
$1.23
|
$0.48
CFA288
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.64
$1.64
|
$1.07
CFA645
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.92
$1.92
|
$1.27
CFA767
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.82
$1.82
|
$0.46
CFA279
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.42
$1.42
|
$0.61
CFA366
|
|
pay 12.2% more for transportation
Bahamas
|
Mali
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.37
$5.37
|
$4.89
CFA2,954
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$50.00
$50.00
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$37,500.00
$37,500.00
|
$50,000.00
CFA30,205,180
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$25.43
$25.43
|
?? | |
pay 30.8% less for housing
Bahamas
|
Mali
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$68.25
$68.25
|
$35.94
CFA21,712
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,222.22
$1,222.22
|
$1,000.00
CFA604,104
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,309.72
$1,309.72
|
$538.39
CFA325,244
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$201.75
$201.75
|
$204.36
CFA123,456
|
|
pay 53.9% more for childcare
Bahamas
|
Mali
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$412.22
$412.22
|
?? | |
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,795.24
$7,795.24
|
$12,000.00
CFA7,249,243
|
|
pay 54.3% less for entertainment and sports
Bahamas
|
Mali
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.75
$3.75
|
$2.00
CFA1,208
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.23
$5.23
|
$2.01
CFA1,217
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.50
$9.50
|
$1.50
CFA906
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$79.65
$79.65
|
$69.94
CFA42,252
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$18.00
$18.00
|
$6.00
CFA3,625
|
|
pay 17.4% less for clothing
Bahamas
|
Mali
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$59.05
$59.05
|
?? | |
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$46.88
$46.88
|
$25.00
CFA15,103
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$117.67
$117.67
|
?? | |
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$111.67
$111.67
|
$125.00
CFA75,513
|
|
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