Cost of living comparison
Mali is 75.7% more expensive than Georgia.
If you lived in Mali instead of Georgia, you would:
pay 3.4% more for restaurants
Georgia
|
Mali
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.90
GEL23.91
|
$8.00
F CFA4,902
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.88
GEL21.15
|
$4.83
F CFA2,961
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.78
GEL2.09
|
$0.89
F CFA545
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.39
GEL1.04
|
$0.57
F CFA350
|
|
pay 27.9% more for groceries
Georgia
|
Mali
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.68
GEL1.82
|
$0.87
F CFA532
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.98
GEL10.69
|
$7.81
F CFA4,788
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.46
GEL20.03
|
$8.20
F CFA5,025
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.36
GEL6.33
|
$1.90
F CFA1,162
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.92
GEL7.84
|
$3.43
F CFA2,103
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.62
GEL1.65
|
?? | |
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.80
GEL2.15
|
$0.48
F CFA292
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.71
GEL1.91
|
$1.07
F CFA654
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.85
GEL2.28
|
$1.27
F CFA778
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.39
GEL1.05
|
$0.46
F CFA283
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.36
GEL0.96
|
$0.61
F CFA371
|
|
pay 86.6% more for transportation
Georgia
|
Mali
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.89
GEL13.14
|
$4.89
F CFA2,996
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$12.43
GEL33.37
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$18,297.46
GEL49,128.67
|
$50,000.00
F CFA30,636,655
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.48
GEL14.71
|
?? | |
pay 2.2 times more for housing
Georgia
|
Mali
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$18.25
GEL48.99
|
$35.94
F CFA22,022
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$514.58
GEL1,381.64
|
$1,000.00
F CFA612,733
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$359.72
GEL965.84
|
$538.39
F CFA329,890
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$57.56
GEL154.56
|
$204.36
F CFA125,219
|
|
pay 4.1 times more for childcare
Georgia
|
Mali
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$158.50
GEL425.58
|
?? | |
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,916.93
GEL7,831.97
|
$12,000.00
F CFA7,352,797
|
|
pay 7.4% more for entertainment and sports
Georgia
|
Mali
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.37
GEL3.68
|
$2.00
F CFA1,225
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.31
GEL6.21
|
$2.01
F CFA1,235
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.01
GEL8.08
|
$1.50
F CFA919
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$46.10
GEL123.79
|
$69.94
F CFA42,856
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.87
GEL15.76
|
$6.00
F CFA3,676
|
|
pay 31.0% less for clothing
Georgia
|
Mali
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$77.21
GEL207.31
|
?? | |
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$61.21
GEL164.36
|
$25.00
F CFA15,318
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$124.49
GEL334.25
|
?? | |
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$128.58
GEL345.25
|
$125.00
F CFA76,592
|
|
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