Cost of living comparison
Mali is 54.5% more expensive than China.
If you lived in Mali instead of China, you would:
pay 74.8% more for restaurants
China
|
Mali
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.33
CN¥24.12
|
$8.00
CFA4,906
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.25
CN¥38.03
|
$4.83
CFA2,964
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.50
CN¥3.61
|
$0.89
CFA546
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.30
CN¥2.20
|
$0.57
CFA351
|
|
pay 30.4% more for groceries
China
|
Mali
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.68
CN¥12.15
|
$0.87
CFA532
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.22
CN¥45.08
|
$7.81
CFA4,792
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.41
CN¥53.70
|
$8.20
CFA5,030
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.75
CN¥12.69
|
$1.90
CFA1,163
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.80
CN¥13.01
|
$3.43
CFA2,105
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.88
CN¥6.38
|
?? | |
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.63
CN¥4.55
|
$0.48
CFA292
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.74
CN¥5.36
|
$1.07
CFA654
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.57
CN¥4.11
|
$1.27
CFA779
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.35
CN¥2.54
|
$0.46
CFA283
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.43
CN¥3.11
|
$0.61
CFA372
|
|
pay 69.6% more for transportation
China
|
Mali
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.64
CN¥33.61
|
$4.89
CFA2,998
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$21.41
CN¥155.12
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,385.50
CN¥154,950.76
|
$50,000.00
CFA30,662,227
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.14
CN¥30.02
|
?? | |
pay 3.1 times more for housing
China
|
Mali
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$14.28
CN¥103.44
|
$35.94
CFA22,041
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$401.04
CN¥2,905.80
|
$1,000.00
CFA613,245
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$247.64
CN¥1,794.28
|
$538.39
CFA330,165
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$39.51
CN¥286.30
|
$204.36
CFA125,324
|
|
pay 29.1% less for childcare
China
|
Mali
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$456.56
CN¥3,308.06
|
?? | |
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$16,918.49
CN¥122,584.64
|
$12,000.00
CFA7,358,934
|
|
pay 7.3% more for entertainment and sports
China
|
Mali
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.15
CN¥8.31
|
$2.00
CFA1,226
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.48
CN¥25.24
|
$2.01
CFA1,236
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.40
CN¥24.62
|
$1.50
CFA920
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$42.27
CN¥306.28
|
$69.94
CFA42,892
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.35
CN¥46.04
|
$6.00
CFA3,679
|
|
pay 19.4% more for clothing
China
|
Mali
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$51.26
CN¥371.44
|
?? | |
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.18
CN¥240.40
|
$25.00
CFA15,331
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$80.69
CN¥584.66
|
?? | |
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$76.44
CN¥553.84
|
$125.00
CFA76,656
|
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