Cost of living comparison
Mali is 2.3 times more expensive than Chad.
If you lived in Mali instead of Chad, you would:
pay 14.1% more for restaurants
Chad
|
Mali
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.35
FCFA2,062
|
$8.00
CFA4,922
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$13.41
FCFA8,249
|
$4.83
CFA2,973
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.92
FCFA567
|
$0.89
CFA547
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.67
FCFA412
|
$0.57
CFA352
|
|
pay 6.0% more for groceries
Chad
|
Mali
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
?? |
$0.87
CFA534
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$7.81
CFA4,807
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.82
FCFA4,196
|
$8.20
CFA5,046
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.91
FCFA1,176
|
$1.90
CFA1,167
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) | ?? |
$3.43
CFA2,112
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.47
FCFA1,520
|
?? | |
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.72
FCFA444
|
$0.48
CFA293
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.90
FCFA1,169
|
$1.07
CFA656
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
FCFA390
|
$1.27
CFA781
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.68
FCFA421
|
$0.46
CFA284
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.46
FCFA281
|
$0.61
CFA373
|
|
pay 3.3 times more for transportation
Chad
|
Mali
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.29
FCFA2,022
|
$4.89
CFA3,008
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? | ?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$9,721.38
FCFA5,980,596
|
$50,000.00
CFA30,760,001
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? | ?? | |
pay 57.8% more for housing
Chad
|
Mali
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$78.22
FCFA48,120
|
$35.94
CFA22,111
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,168.19
FCFA718,671
|
$1,000.00
CFA615,200
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$136.88
FCFA84,210
|
$538.39
CFA331,218
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$192.26
FCFA118,278
|
$204.36
CFA125,723
|
|
pay 7.2 times more for childcare
Chad
|
Mali
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$31.01
FCFA19,076
|
?? | |
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,676.10
FCFA1,031,137
|
$12,000.00
CFA7,382,400
|
|
pay 1.3% more for entertainment and sports
Chad
|
Mali
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.34
FCFA825
|
$2.00
CFA1,230
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.82
FCFA1,117
|
$2.01
CFA1,240
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.01
FCFA1,237
|
$1.50
CFA923
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$134.09
FCFA82,491
|
$69.94
CFA43,028
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.03
FCFA3,093
|
$6.00
CFA3,691
|
|
pay 39.9% less for clothing
Chad
|
Mali
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$33.52
FCFA20,623
|
?? | |
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$92.19
FCFA56,713
|
$25.00
CFA15,380
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$46.09
FCFA28,356
|
?? | |
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$134.09
FCFA82,491
|
$125.00
CFA76,900
|
|
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