Cost of living comparison
Mali is 4.3 times more expensive than Bangladesh.
If you lived in Mali instead of Bangladesh, you would:
pay 3.2 times more for restaurants
Bangladesh
|
Mali
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.72
৳188.89
|
$8.00
CFA4,922
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.57
৳500.36
|
$4.83
CFA2,973
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.27
৳29.41
|
$0.89
CFA547
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.15
৳16.12
|
$0.57
CFA352
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for groceries
Bangladesh
|
Mali
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.55
৳60.68
|
$0.87
CFA534
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.59
৳393.32
|
$7.81
CFA4,807
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.66
৳290.86
|
$8.20
CFA5,046
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.09
৳119.75
|
$1.90
CFA1,167
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$0.99
৳107.97
|
$3.43
CFA2,112
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.78
৳85.66
|
?? | |
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.34
৳36.95
|
$0.48
CFA293
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.75
৳81.91
|
$1.07
CFA656
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.25
৳27.74
|
$1.27
CFA781
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.12
৳13.18
|
$0.46
CFA284
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.23
৳25.17
|
$0.61
CFA373
|
|
pay 36.2% more for transportation
Bangladesh
|
Mali
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.62
৳396.04
|
$4.89
CFA3,008
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$15.91
৳1,742.48
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$36,425.27
৳3,988,841.22
|
$50,000.00
CFA30,760,001
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.61
৳395.55
|
?? | |
pay 7.2 times more for housing
Bangladesh
|
Mali
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$30.12
৳3,297.96
|
$35.94
CFA22,111
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$92.95
৳10,178.68
|
$1,000.00
CFA615,200
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$61.78
৳6,764.87
|
$538.39
CFA331,218
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$25.62
৳2,805.08
|
$204.36
CFA125,723
|
|
pay 11.2 times more for childcare
Bangladesh
|
Mali
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$31.38
৳3,436.49
|
?? | |
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,066.75
৳116,817.49
|
$12,000.00
CFA7,382,400
|
|
pay 92.1% more for entertainment and sports
Bangladesh
|
Mali
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.65
৳399.57
|
$2.00
CFA1,230
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.57
৳172.43
|
$2.01
CFA1,240
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.76
৳301.75
|
$1.50
CFA923
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$12.02
৳1,316.62
|
$69.94
CFA43,028
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.23
৳463.56
|
$6.00
CFA3,691
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for clothing
Bangladesh
|
Mali
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$20.07
৳2,197.84
|
?? | |
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$20.91
৳2,289.86
|
$25.00
CFA15,380
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$39.14
৳4,286.01
|
?? | |
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$37.10
৳4,063.16
|
$125.00
CFA76,900
|
|
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