Cost of living comparison
Mali is 2.6 times more expensive than Colombia.
If you lived in Mali instead of Colombia, you would:
pay 65.0% more for restaurants
Colombia
|
Mali
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.71
COP10,519.56
|
$8.00
F CFA4,873
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.26
COP20,420.69
|
$4.83
F CFA2,944
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.60
COP2,336.47
|
$0.89
F CFA542
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.46
COP1,781.33
|
$0.57
F CFA348
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for groceries
Colombia
|
Mali
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.87
COP3,389.00
|
$0.87
F CFA528
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.61
COP6,252.25
|
$7.81
F CFA4,760
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.28
COP12,722.70
|
$8.20
F CFA4,996
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.65
COP6,409.89
|
$1.90
F CFA1,155
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.55
COP6,039.22
|
$3.43
F CFA2,091
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.83
COP3,228.05
|
?? | |
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.29
COP1,140.38
|
$0.48
F CFA290
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.37
COP1,427.19
|
$1.07
F CFA650
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.40
COP1,539.03
|
$1.27
F CFA774
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.30
COP1,179.87
|
$0.46
F CFA281
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.33
COP1,298.48
|
$0.61
F CFA369
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for transportation
Colombia
|
Mali
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.04
COP7,906.22
|
$4.89
F CFA2,978
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$23.61
COP91,717.57
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$14,617.95
COP56,777,104.48
|
$50,000.00
F CFA30,457,723
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.28
COP43,811.58
|
?? | |
pay 3.5 times more for housing
Colombia
|
Mali
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$21.37
COP83,018.32
|
$35.94
F CFA21,894
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$208.57
COP810,096.73
|
$1,000.00
F CFA609,154
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$176.18
COP684,306.17
|
$538.39
F CFA327,963
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$46.64
COP181,152.32
|
$204.36
F CFA124,488
|
|
pay 4.0 times more for childcare
Colombia
|
Mali
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$104.33
COP405,242.76
|
?? | |
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,004.13
COP11,668,231.84
|
$12,000.00
F CFA7,309,854
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for entertainment and sports
Colombia
|
Mali
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.90
COP3,479.41
|
$2.00
F CFA1,218
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.21
COP4,682.55
|
$2.01
F CFA1,227
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.90
COP7,368.51
|
$1.50
F CFA914
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$18.34
COP71,237.28
|
$69.94
F CFA42,606
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.91
COP11,315.13
|
$6.00
F CFA3,655
|
|
pay 84.2% more for clothing
Colombia
|
Mali
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$40.50
COP157,295.65
|
?? | |
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$27.32
COP106,129.60
|
$25.00
F CFA15,229
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$60.30
COP234,195.47
|
?? | |
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$45.16
COP175,397.73
|
$125.00
F CFA76,144
|
|
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