Cost of living comparison
Mali is 27.5% more expensive than Iceland.
If you lived in Mali instead of Iceland, you would:
pay 64.0% less for restaurants
Iceland
|
Mali
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$17.84
ISK2,504
|
$8.00
F CFA4,902
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$14.27
ISK2,003
|
$4.83
F CFA2,961
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.32
ISK325
|
$0.89
F CFA545
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.12
ISK298
|
$0.57
F CFA350
|
|
pay 23.3% less for groceries
Iceland
|
Mali
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.42
ISK481
|
$0.87
F CFA532
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.98
ISK840
|
$7.81
F CFA4,788
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.33
ISK748
|
$8.20
F CFA5,025
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.66
ISK794
|
$1.90
F CFA1,162
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$7.09
ISK996
|
$3.43
F CFA2,103
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.16
ISK163
|
?? | |
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.98
ISK138
|
$0.48
F CFA292
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.17
ISK164
|
$1.07
F CFA654
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.84
ISK258
|
$1.27
F CFA778
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.96
ISK134
|
$0.46
F CFA283
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.51
ISK72
|
$0.61
F CFA371
|
|
pay 14.2% more for transportation
Iceland
|
Mali
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.03
ISK1,128
|
$4.89
F CFA2,996
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$77.40
ISK10,866
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,836.83
ISK4,189,091
|
$50,000.00
F CFA30,636,655
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$23.97
ISK3,365
|
?? | |
pay 17.3% more for housing
Iceland
|
Mali
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$62.40
ISK8,761
|
$35.94
F CFA22,022
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,437.14
ISK201,775
|
$1,000.00
F CFA612,733
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,215.63
ISK170,674
|
$538.39
F CFA329,890
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$68.63
ISK9,636
|
$204.36
F CFA125,219
|
|
pay 4.4 times more for childcare
Iceland
|
Mali
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$259.34
ISK36,412
|
?? | |
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,750.10
ISK386,114
|
$12,000.00
F CFA7,352,797
|
|
pay 48.4% less for entertainment and sports
Iceland
|
Mali
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$8.52
ISK1,196
|
$2.00
F CFA1,225
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.15
ISK583
|
$2.01
F CFA1,235
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$10.64
ISK1,493
|
$1.50
F CFA919
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$56.90
ISK7,989
|
$69.94
F CFA42,856
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.27
ISK1,723
|
$6.00
F CFA3,676
|
|
pay 39.5% less for clothing
Iceland
|
Mali
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$118.08
ISK16,578
|
?? | |
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$50.39
ISK7,075
|
$25.00
F CFA15,318
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$151.12
ISK21,217
|
?? | |
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$175.20
ISK24,598
|
$125.00
F CFA76,592
|
|
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