Cost of living comparison
Mali is 55.0% more expensive than Guinea-Bissau.
If you lived in Mali instead of Guinea-Bissau, you would:
pay 40.9% more for restaurants
Guinea-Bissau
|
Mali
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.35
F CFA2,042
|
$8.00
F CFA4,873
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$2.27
F CFA1,380
|
$4.83
F CFA2,944
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.23
F CFA749
|
$0.89
F CFA542
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.45
F CFA885
|
$0.57
F CFA348
|
|
pay 26.4% more for groceries
Guinea-Bissau
|
Mali
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.59
F CFA358
|
$0.87
F CFA528
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$7.81
F CFA4,760
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.34
F CFA3,865
|
$8.20
F CFA4,996
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.18
F CFA1,940
|
$1.90
F CFA1,155
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.91
F CFA1,775
|
$3.43
F CFA2,091
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.05
F CFA637
|
?? | |
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.80
F CFA486
|
$0.48
F CFA290
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.48
F CFA289
|
$1.07
F CFA650
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.14
F CFA695
|
$1.27
F CFA774
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.36
F CFA220
|
$0.46
F CFA281
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.38
F CFA232
|
$0.61
F CFA369
|
|
pay 5.5% more for transportation
Guinea-Bissau
|
Mali
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.64
F CFA2,824
|
$4.89
F CFA2,978
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? | ?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$50,000.00
F CFA30,457,723
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.12
F CFA4,339
|
?? | |
pay 3.0 times more for housing
Guinea-Bissau
|
Mali
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
?? |
$35.94
F CFA21,894
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$445.17
F CFA271,174
|
$1,000.00
F CFA609,154
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$231.30
F CFA140,895
|
$538.39
F CFA327,963
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$45.32
F CFA27,606
|
$204.36
F CFA124,488
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Guinea-Bissau
|
Mali
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? | ?? | |
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$12,000.00
F CFA7,309,854
|
pay 75.9% more for entertainment and sports
Guinea-Bissau
|
Mali
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.92
F CFA562
|
$2.00
F CFA1,218
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.10
F CFA1,276
|
$2.01
F CFA1,227
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.68
F CFA1,021
|
$1.50
F CFA914
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$58.66
F CFA35,735
|
$69.94
F CFA42,606
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$1.68
F CFA1,021
|
$6.00
F CFA3,655
|
|
pay 21.4% less for clothing
Guinea-Bissau
|
Mali
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$92.19
F CFA56,155
|
?? | |
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$58.66
F CFA35,735
|
$25.00
F CFA15,229
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$83.81
F CFA51,050
|
?? | |
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$108.95
F CFA66,365
|
$125.00
F CFA76,144
|
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