Cost of living comparison
Mali is 32.5% more expensive than Ethiopia.
If you lived in Mali instead of Ethiopia, you would:
pay 18.9% more for restaurants
|
Ethiopia
|
Mali
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.66
ETB436.15
|
$8.00
CFA4,906
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.60
ETB318.85
|
$4.83
CFA2,964
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.64
ETB36.16
|
$0.89
CFA546
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.39
ETB22.46
|
$0.57
CFA351
|
|
pay 82.3% more for groceries
|
Ethiopia
|
Mali
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.59
ETB33.78
|
$0.87
CFA532
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.28
ETB243.57
|
$7.81
CFA4,792
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.85
ETB219.36
|
$8.20
CFA5,030
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.23
ETB126.86
|
$1.90
CFA1,163
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.58
ETB203.80
|
$3.43
CFA2,105
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.87
ETB106.55
|
?? | |
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.42
ETB24.07
|
$0.48
CFA292
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.88
ETB50.19
|
$1.07
CFA654
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.31
ETB17.58
|
$1.27
CFA779
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.19
ETB11.10
|
$0.46
CFA283
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.28
ETB15.80
|
$0.61
CFA372
|
|
pay 73.8% more for transportation
|
Ethiopia
|
Mali
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.15
ETB179.13
|
$4.89
CFA2,998
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$11.00
ETB626.32
|
?? | |
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,000.00
ETB1,480,391.54
|
$50,000.00
CFA30,662,227
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.10
ETB233.45
|
?? | |
pay 57.2% more for housing
|
Ethiopia
|
Mali
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$202.38
ETB11,523.28
|
$35.94
CFA22,041
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$496.62
ETB28,276.43
|
$1,000.00
CFA613,245
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$259.10
ETB14,752.72
|
$538.39
CFA330,165
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$101.32
ETB5,769.17
|
$204.36
CFA125,324
|
|
pay 73.9% less for childcare
|
Ethiopia
|
Mali
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$74.57
ETB4,246.12
|
?? | |
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$46,000.00
ETB2,619,154.26
|
$12,000.00
CFA7,358,934
|
|
pay 66.9% more for entertainment and sports
|
Ethiopia
|
Mali
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.75
ETB42.70
|
$2.00
CFA1,226
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$0.73
ETB41.63
|
$2.01
CFA1,236
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.00
ETB227.75
|
$1.50
CFA920
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$66.88
ETB3,807.74
|
$69.94
CFA42,892
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.00
ETB227.75
|
$6.00
CFA3,679
|
|
pay 2.6% more for clothing
|
Ethiopia
|
Mali
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$26.92
ETB1,532.52
|
?? | |
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$53.83
ETB3,064.70
|
$25.00
CFA15,331
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$64.59
ETB3,677.43
|
?? | |
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$78.66
ETB4,478.56
|
$125.00
CFA76,656
|
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