Cost of living comparison

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Mali vs. Dodoma Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Mali instead of Dodoma, you would:

pay (unknown) more for restaurants

 
Dodoma
Mali
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant ?? $6.70
F CFA3,824
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
?? $6.42
F CFA3,664
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) ?? $0.77
F CFA440

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pay (unknown) more for groceries

 
Dodoma
Mali
Bread
1 loaf
?? $3.84
F CFA2,189
Local cheese (8 oz) ?? $8.91
F CFA5,082
Milk (1 gallon) ?? $8.86
F CFA5,053

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pay (unknown) more for transportation

 
Dodoma
Mali
Gasoline (1 gallon) ?? $4.41
F CFA2,517
Monthly public transit pass ?? ??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) ?? ??

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pay (unknown) more for housing

 
Dodoma
Mali
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
?? $57.51
F CFA32,803
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area ?? $175.00
F CFA99,816
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center ?? $80.00
F CFA45,630

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pay (unknown) more for childcare

 
Dodoma
Mali
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly ?? ??
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters ?? ??

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pay (unknown) more for entertainment and sports

 
Dodoma
Mali
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) ?? $2.39
F CFA1,361
Cappuccino in mid-range area ?? $1.89
F CFA1,078
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
?? $0.93
F CFA532

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pay (unknown) more for clothing

 
Dodoma
Mali
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
?? ??
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
?? ??
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
?? ??

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: April 2026
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