Cost of living comparison
Mali is 14.0% cheaper than Florida.
If you lived in Mali instead of Florida, you would:
pay 59.2% less for restaurants
Florida
|
Mali
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$19.03
|
$8.00
F CFA4,869
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.60
|
$4.83
F CFA2,941
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.25
|
$0.89
F CFA541
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.84
|
$0.57
F CFA348
|
|
pay 29.2% less for groceries
Florida
|
Mali
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.21
|
$0.87
F CFA528
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.22
|
$7.81
F CFA4,756
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.26
|
$8.20
F CFA4,991
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.01
|
$1.90
F CFA1,154
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.09
|
$3.43
F CFA2,089
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.33
|
?? | |
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.76
|
$0.48
F CFA290
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.97
|
$1.07
F CFA649
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.20
|
$1.27
F CFA773
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.43
|
$0.46
F CFA281
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.46
|
$0.61
F CFA369
|
|
pay 71.4% more for transportation
Florida
|
Mali
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.44
|
$4.89
F CFA2,975
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$52.60
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,899.31
|
$50,000.00
F CFA30,428,205
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.08
|
?? | |
pay 23.0% less for housing
Florida
|
Mali
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$69.94
|
$35.94
F CFA21,872
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,757.68
|
$1,000.00
F CFA608,564
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,518.55
|
$538.39
F CFA327,645
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$124.44
|
$204.36
F CFA124,367
|
|
pay 18.1% less for childcare
Florida
|
Mali
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$960.80
|
?? | |
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$14,658.88
|
$12,000.00
F CFA7,302,769
|
|
pay 33.2% less for entertainment and sports
Florida
|
Mali
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.81
|
$2.00
F CFA1,217
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.36
|
$2.01
F CFA1,226
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$7.52
|
$1.50
F CFA913
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$39.38
|
$69.94
F CFA42,564
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.34
|
$6.00
F CFA3,651
|
|
pay 6.8% less for clothing
Florida
|
Mali
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$44.23
|
?? | |
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.60
|
$25.00
F CFA15,214
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$82.15
|
?? | |
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$107.70
|
$125.00
F CFA76,071
|
|
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