Cost of living comparison
Mali is 64.9% more expensive than El Salvador.
If you lived in Mali instead of El Salvador, you would:
pay 7.2% more for restaurants
El Salvador
|
Mali
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.83
SVC50.93
|
$8.00
CFA4,922
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.91
SVC51.63
|
$4.83
CFA2,973
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.71
SVC6.19
|
$0.89
CFA547
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.68
SVC5.89
|
$0.57
CFA352
|
|
pay 7.2% more for groceries
El Salvador
|
Mali
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.83
SVC16.01
|
$0.87
CFA534
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.97
SVC25.92
|
$7.81
CFA4,807
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.82
SVC59.55
|
$8.20
CFA5,046
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.36
SVC20.59
|
$1.90
CFA1,167
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.16
SVC18.83
|
$3.43
CFA2,112
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.44
SVC12.53
|
?? | |
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.75
SVC6.52
|
$0.48
CFA293
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.03
SVC8.96
|
$1.07
CFA656
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.09
SVC9.54
|
$1.27
CFA781
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.04
SVC9.05
|
$0.46
CFA284
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.83
SVC7.27
|
$0.61
CFA373
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for transportation
El Salvador
|
Mali
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.88
SVC33.91
|
$4.89
CFA3,008
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$21.74
SVC189.80
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$18,000.00
SVC157,151.02
|
$50,000.00
CFA30,760,001
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$29.19
SVC254.83
|
?? | |
pay 96.0% more for housing
El Salvador
|
Mali
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$43.89
SVC383.18
|
$35.94
CFA22,111
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$610.09
SVC5,326.44
|
$1,000.00
CFA615,200
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$369.44
SVC3,225.48
|
$538.39
CFA331,218
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$52.06
SVC454.49
|
$204.36
CFA125,723
|
|
pay 3.2 times more for childcare
El Salvador
|
Mali
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$96.15
SVC839.43
|
?? | |
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,776.67
SVC32,972.61
|
$12,000.00
CFA7,382,400
|
|
pay 20.1% more for entertainment and sports
El Salvador
|
Mali
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.50
SVC13.10
|
$2.00
CFA1,230
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.31
SVC20.14
|
$2.01
CFA1,240
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.00
SVC34.92
|
$1.50
CFA923
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$31.48
SVC274.85
|
$69.94
CFA43,028
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.00
SVC43.65
|
$6.00
CFA3,691
|
|
pay 3.9% more for clothing
El Salvador
|
Mali
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$53.50
SVC467.09
|
?? | |
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.12
SVC359.05
|
$25.00
CFA15,380
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$81.36
SVC710.35
|
?? | |
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$85.00
SVC742.10
|
$125.00
CFA76,900
|
|
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