Cost of living comparison
Mali is 10.5% cheaper than France.
If you lived in Mali instead of France, you would:
pay 59.9% less for restaurants
France
|
Mali
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.13
€15.08
|
$8.00
CFA4,906
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.98
€9.33
|
$4.83
CFA2,964
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.76
€2.58
|
$0.89
CFA546
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.88
€1.76
|
$0.57
CFA351
|
|
pay 21.3% less for groceries
France
|
Mali
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.66
€1.55
|
$0.87
CFA532
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.33
€7.78
|
$7.81
CFA4,792
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.25
€3.97
|
$8.20
CFA5,030
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.47
€3.25
|
$1.90
CFA1,163
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.22
€4.88
|
$3.43
CFA2,105
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.30
€1.22
|
?? | |
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.98
€0.91
|
$0.48
CFA292
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.29
€1.21
|
$1.07
CFA654
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.51
€1.41
|
$1.27
CFA779
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.87
€0.82
|
$0.46
CFA283
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.03
€0.96
|
$0.61
CFA372
|
|
pay 26.6% more for transportation
France
|
Mali
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.84
€7.33
|
$4.89
CFA2,998
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$52.45
€49.03
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,223.89
€24,516.32
|
$50,000.00
CFA30,662,227
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$18.05
€16.87
|
?? | |
pay 21.8% more for housing
France
|
Mali
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$30.93
€28.92
|
$35.94
CFA22,041
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$760.64
€711.11
|
$1,000.00
CFA613,245
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$610.71
€570.95
|
$538.39
CFA330,165
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$135.03
€126.24
|
$204.36
CFA125,324
|
|
pay 6.1% more for childcare
France
|
Mali
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$674.24
€630.34
|
?? | |
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,309.03
€10,572.64
|
$12,000.00
CFA7,358,934
|
|
pay 29.6% less for entertainment and sports
France
|
Mali
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.24
€5.83
|
$2.00
CFA1,226
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.93
€2.74
|
$2.01
CFA1,236
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.11
€10.38
|
$1.50
CFA920
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.98
€35.51
|
$69.94
CFA42,892
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.22
€10.49
|
$6.00
CFA3,679
|
|
pay 16.9% less for clothing
France
|
Mali
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$85.18
€79.63
|
?? | |
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.90
€36.37
|
$25.00
CFA15,331
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.98
€85.05
|
?? | |
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$122.71
€114.72
|
$125.00
CFA76,656
|
|
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