Cost of living comparison
Mali is 28.0% cheaper than Central African Republic.
If you lived in Mali instead of Central African Republic, you would:
pay 42.3% less for restaurants
Central African Republic
|
Mali
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.38
FCFA5,139
|
$8.00
CFA4,906
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.64
FCFA5,910
|
$4.83
CFA2,964
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.23
FCFA1,370
|
$0.89
CFA546
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.26
FCFA771
|
$0.57
CFA351
|
|
pay 15.6% more for groceries
Central African Republic
|
Mali
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.34
FCFA822
|
$0.87
CFA532
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.10
FCFA1,285
|
$7.81
CFA4,792
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$15.86
FCFA9,727
|
$8.20
CFA5,030
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.85
FCFA1,747
|
$1.90
CFA1,163
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.56
FCFA2,797
|
$3.43
CFA2,105
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.76
FCFA466
|
?? | |
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.76
FCFA466
|
$0.48
CFA292
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.07
CFA654
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.27
CFA779
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.46
CFA283
|
|
Onions (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.61
CFA372
|
|
pay 14.3% less for transportation
Central African Republic
|
Mali
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.70
FCFA3,498
|
$4.89
CFA2,998
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$33.52
FCFA20,557
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$50,000.00
CFA30,662,227
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? | ?? | |
pay 64.1% less for housing
Central African Republic
|
Mali
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
?? |
$35.94
CFA22,041
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,014.78
FCFA1,235,552
|
$1,000.00
CFA613,245
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$2,420.70
FCFA1,484,479
|
$538.39
CFA330,165
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$204.36
CFA125,324
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Central African Republic
|
Mali
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? | ?? | |
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$12,000.00
CFA7,358,934
|
pay 34.9% less for entertainment and sports
Central African Republic
|
Mali
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.51
FCFA1,542
|
$2.00
CFA1,226
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.51
FCFA1,542
|
$2.01
CFA1,236
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.19
FCFA2,570
|
$1.50
CFA920
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym | ?? |
$69.94
CFA42,892
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$6.00
CFA3,679
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Central African Republic
|
Mali
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? | ?? | |
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$25.00
CFA15,331
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? | ?? | |
Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$125.00
CFA76,656
|
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