Cost of living comparison
Mali is 78.8% more expensive than Burkina Faso.
If you lived in Mali instead of Burkina Faso, you would:
pay 3.6 times more for restaurants
Burkina Faso
|
Mali
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$0.84
F CFA514
|
$8.00
F CFA4,902
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$2.18
F CFA1,335
|
$4.83
F CFA2,961
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.63
F CFA385
|
$0.89
F CFA545
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.50
F CFA308
|
$0.57
F CFA350
|
|
pay 22.6% more for groceries
Burkina Faso
|
Mali
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.06
F CFA650
|
$0.87
F CFA532
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$7.81
F CFA4,788
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.56
F CFA5,246
|
$8.20
F CFA5,025
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.01
F CFA1,232
|
$1.90
F CFA1,162
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.04
F CFA1,863
|
$3.43
F CFA2,103
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.94
F CFA575
|
?? | |
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.57
F CFA349
|
$0.48
F CFA292
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.43
F CFA264
|
$1.07
F CFA654
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.59
F CFA361
|
$1.27
F CFA778
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.80
F CFA489
|
$0.46
F CFA283
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.53
F CFA326
|
$0.61
F CFA371
|
|
pay 18.1% more for transportation
Burkina Faso
|
Mali
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.14
F CFA2,537
|
$4.89
F CFA2,996
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$15.08
F CFA9,243
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$50,000.00
F CFA30,636,655
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.22
F CFA5,649
|
?? | |
pay 2.3 times more for housing
Burkina Faso
|
Mali
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$37.38
F CFA22,902
|
$35.94
F CFA22,022
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$419.03
F CFA256,751
|
$1,000.00
F CFA612,733
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$173.90
F CFA106,552
|
$538.39
F CFA329,890
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$76.90
F CFA47,121
|
$204.36
F CFA125,219
|
|
pay 22.3% less for childcare
Burkina Faso
|
Mali
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$72.63
F CFA44,503
|
?? | |
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$15,441.40
F CFA9,461,458
|
$12,000.00
F CFA7,352,797
|
|
pay 81.0% more for entertainment and sports
Burkina Faso
|
Mali
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.17
F CFA719
|
$2.00
F CFA1,225
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.68
F CFA1,027
|
$2.01
F CFA1,235
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.68
F CFA1,027
|
$1.50
F CFA919
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$29.33
F CFA17,973
|
$69.94
F CFA42,856
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.10
F CFA1,284
|
$6.00
F CFA3,676
|
|
pay 66.9% more for clothing
Burkina Faso
|
Mali
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$13.41
F CFA8,216
|
?? | |
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$29.33
F CFA17,973
|
$25.00
F CFA15,318
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$33.52
F CFA20,540
|
?? | |
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$50.28
F CFA30,810
|
$125.00
F CFA76,592
|
|
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