Cost of living comparison
Mali is 0.2% more expensive than Barbados.
If you lived in Mali instead of Barbados, you would:
pay 59.1% less for restaurants
Barbados
|
Mali
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$30.00
$60.00
|
$8.00
CFA4,922
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.41
$20.82
|
$4.83
CFA2,973
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.76
$3.51
|
$0.89
CFA547
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.43
$2.86
|
$0.57
CFA352
|
|
pay 47.8% less for groceries
Barbados
|
Mali
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.61
$5.23
|
$0.87
CFA534
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.69
$15.38
|
$7.81
CFA4,807
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$13.27
$26.54
|
$8.20
CFA5,046
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.07
$10.13
|
$1.90
CFA1,167
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.36
$10.73
|
$3.43
CFA2,112
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.74
$3.47
|
?? | |
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.29
$2.58
|
$0.48
CFA293
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.73
$3.45
|
$1.07
CFA656
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.44
$4.88
|
$1.27
CFA781
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.27
$2.55
|
$0.46
CFA284
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.64
$3.27
|
$0.61
CFA373
|
|
pay 10.4% less for transportation
Barbados
|
Mali
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.94
$15.88
|
$4.89
CFA3,008
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$55.50
$111.00
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$42,500.00
$85,000.00
|
$50,000.00
CFA30,760,001
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$38.15
$76.30
|
?? | |
pay 35.9% more for housing
Barbados
|
Mali
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$59.33
$118.67
|
$35.94
CFA22,111
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$630.61
$1,261.21
|
$1,000.00
CFA615,200
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$447.78
$895.56
|
$538.39
CFA331,218
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$100.02
$200.04
|
$204.36
CFA125,723
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for childcare
Barbados
|
Mali
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$313.33
$626.67
|
?? | |
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,944.44
$9,888.89
|
$12,000.00
CFA7,382,400
|
|
pay 43.6% less for entertainment and sports
Barbados
|
Mali
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.63
$5.26
|
$2.00
CFA1,230
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.50
$9.00
|
$2.01
CFA1,240
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.98
$17.96
|
$1.50
CFA923
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$82.23
$164.46
|
$69.94
CFA43,028
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.12
$20.25
|
$6.00
CFA3,691
|
|
pay 16.1% less for clothing
Barbados
|
Mali
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$67.75
$135.50
|
?? | |
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$57.00
$114.00
|
$25.00
CFA15,380
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$142.01
$284.03
|
?? | |
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$100.83
$201.67
|
$125.00
CFA76,900
|
|
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