Cost of living comparison
Mali is 57.8% more expensive than Hungary.
If you lived in Mali instead of Hungary, you would:
pay 18.1% less for restaurants
|
Hungary
|
Mali
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.37
Ft2,718.80
|
$8.00
CFA4,924
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.73
Ft2,114.00
|
$4.83
CFA2,974
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.18
Ft435.01
|
$0.89
CFA548
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.97
Ft357.06
|
$0.57
CFA352
|
|
pay 26.9% more for groceries
|
Hungary
|
Mali
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.13
Ft417.53
|
$0.87
CFA534
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.07
Ft1,870.49
|
$7.81
CFA4,809
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.47
Ft1,282.09
|
$8.20
CFA5,048
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.28
Ft839.85
|
$1.90
CFA1,167
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.16
Ft798.48
|
$3.43
CFA2,112
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.64
Ft235.48
|
?? | |
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.65
Ft239.94
|
$0.48
CFA293
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.69
Ft255.27
|
$1.07
CFA657
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.39
Ft512.18
|
$1.27
CFA782
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.44
Ft163.81
|
$0.46
CFA284
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.44
Ft163.31
|
$0.61
CFA373
|
|
pay 58.6% more for transportation
|
Hungary
|
Mali
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.48
Ft2,020.81
|
$4.89
CFA3,009
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$24.10
Ft8,894.30
|
?? | |
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,929.98
Ft8,092,819.80
|
$50,000.00
CFA30,772,583
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.36
Ft3,823.37
|
?? | |
pay 2.3 times more for housing
|
Hungary
|
Mali
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$13.65
Ft5,037.73
|
$35.94
CFA22,120
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$356.86
Ft131,691.14
|
$1,000.00
CFA615,452
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$280.52
Ft103,520.69
|
$538.39
CFA331,353
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$110.62
Ft40,820.68
|
$204.36
CFA125,775
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for childcare
|
Hungary
|
Mali
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$218.36
Ft80,580.91
|
?? | |
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,572.41
Ft1,687,356.02
|
$12,000.00
CFA7,385,420
|
|
pay 13.1% more for entertainment and sports
|
Hungary
|
Mali
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.58
Ft582.82
|
$2.00
CFA1,231
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.71
Ft630.36
|
$2.01
CFA1,240
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.63
Ft2,078.10
|
$1.50
CFA923
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.88
Ft13,611.02
|
$69.94
CFA43,046
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.73
Ft2,113.47
|
$6.00
CFA3,693
|
|
pay 31.8% more for clothing
|
Hungary
|
Mali
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$57.90
Ft21,366.09
|
?? | |
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$26.48
Ft9,772.00
|
$25.00
CFA15,386
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$72.51
Ft26,760.07
|
?? | |
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$73.83
Ft27,245.82
|
$125.00
CFA76,931
|
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