Cost of living comparison
Mali is 51.9% more expensive than Guatemala.
If you lived in Mali instead of Guatemala, you would:
pay 0.2% less for restaurants
Guatemala
|
Mali
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.22
Q40.51
|
$8.00
CFA4,922
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.77
Q44.78
|
$4.83
CFA2,973
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.04
Q8.08
|
$0.89
CFA547
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.75
Q5.78
|
$0.57
CFA352
|
|
pay 26.2% more for groceries
Guatemala
|
Mali
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.81
Q14.03
|
$0.87
CFA534
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.52
Q19.53
|
$7.81
CFA4,807
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.12
Q47.47
|
$8.20
CFA5,046
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.93
Q14.99
|
$1.90
CFA1,167
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.75
Q21.33
|
$3.43
CFA2,112
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.43
Q11.13
|
?? | |
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.50
Q3.89
|
$0.48
CFA293
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.05
Q8.13
|
$1.07
CFA656
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.68
Q5.26
|
$1.27
CFA781
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.71
Q5.54
|
$0.46
CFA284
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.62
Q4.85
|
$0.61
CFA373
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for transportation
Guatemala
|
Mali
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.76
Q29.16
|
$4.89
CFA3,008
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$14.82
Q115.05
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$17,182.24
Q133,345.36
|
$50,000.00
CFA30,760,001
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.66
Q67.17
|
?? | |
pay 2.1 times more for housing
Guatemala
|
Mali
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$48.06
Q372.95
|
$35.94
CFA22,111
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$396.59
Q3,077.81
|
$1,000.00
CFA615,200
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$390.71
Q3,032.19
|
$538.39
CFA331,218
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$53.38
Q414.23
|
$204.36
CFA125,723
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for childcare
Guatemala
|
Mali
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$172.19
Q1,336.30
|
?? | |
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,273.28
Q40,924.09
|
$12,000.00
CFA7,382,400
|
|
pay 3.9% less for entertainment and sports
Guatemala
|
Mali
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.15
Q16.68
|
$2.00
CFA1,230
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.32
Q17.98
|
$2.01
CFA1,240
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.36
Q26.04
|
$1.50
CFA923
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.57
Q322.63
|
$69.94
CFA43,028
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.84
Q53.07
|
$6.00
CFA3,691
|
|
pay 8.7% less for clothing
Guatemala
|
Mali
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$43.92
Q340.81
|
?? | |
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$47.75
Q370.61
|
$25.00
CFA15,380
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$98.16
Q761.82
|
?? | |
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$95.99
Q744.98
|
$125.00
CFA76,900
|
|
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