Cost of living comparison
Mali is 72.6% more expensive than Belarus.
If you lived in Mali instead of Belarus, you would:
pay 13.5% more for restaurants
Belarus
|
Mali
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.76
BYN25.32
|
$8.00
CFA4,924
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.84
BYN15.79
|
$4.83
CFA2,974
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.75
BYN2.45
|
$0.89
CFA548
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.48
BYN1.57
|
$0.57
CFA352
|
|
pay 62.5% more for groceries
Belarus
|
Mali
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.59
BYN1.93
|
$0.87
CFA534
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.27
BYN10.66
|
$7.81
CFA4,809
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.94
BYN9.61
|
$8.20
CFA5,048
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.34
BYN4.39
|
$1.90
CFA1,167
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.78
BYN5.82
|
$3.43
CFA2,112
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.58
BYN1.91
|
?? | |
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.83
BYN2.73
|
$0.48
CFA293
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.88
BYN2.88
|
$1.07
CFA657
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.06
BYN3.45
|
$1.27
CFA782
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.35
BYN1.14
|
$0.46
CFA284
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.31
BYN1.01
|
$0.61
CFA373
|
|
pay 90.0% more for transportation
Belarus
|
Mali
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.40
BYN11.09
|
$4.89
CFA3,009
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$16.41
BYN53.58
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,188.13
BYN69,173.86
|
$50,000.00
CFA30,772,583
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.84
BYN19.07
|
?? | |
pay 3.6 times more for housing
Belarus
|
Mali
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$12.49
BYN40.79
|
$35.94
CFA22,120
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$253.76
BYN828.47
|
$1,000.00
CFA615,452
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$164.77
BYN537.93
|
$538.39
CFA331,353
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$47.75
BYN155.88
|
$204.36
CFA125,775
|
|
pay 22.4% more for childcare
Belarus
|
Mali
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$713.88
BYN2,330.65
|
?? | |
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,807.37
BYN32,018.57
|
$12,000.00
CFA7,385,420
|
|
pay 59.5% more for entertainment and sports
Belarus
|
Mali
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.96
BYN3.13
|
$2.00
CFA1,231
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.67
BYN5.46
|
$2.01
CFA1,240
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.70
BYN5.54
|
$1.50
CFA923
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$29.31
BYN95.70
|
$69.94
CFA43,046
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.24
BYN13.84
|
$6.00
CFA3,693
|
|
pay 1.1% more for clothing
Belarus
|
Mali
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$61.92
BYN202.16
|
?? | |
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.03
BYN120.89
|
$25.00
CFA15,386
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$82.08
BYN267.96
|
?? | |
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$92.90
BYN303.29
|
$125.00
CFA76,931
|
|
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