Cost of living comparison
Mali is 4.1 times more expensive than India.
If you lived in Mali instead of India, you would:
pay 2.5 times more for restaurants
India
|
Mali
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.24
₹186.65
|
$8.00
F CFA4,902
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.92
₹327.17
|
$4.83
F CFA2,961
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.41
₹34.36
|
$0.89
F CFA545
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.19
₹15.48
|
$0.57
F CFA350
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for groceries
India
|
Mali
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.45
₹37.60
|
$0.87
F CFA532
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.51
₹209.17
|
$7.81
F CFA4,788
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.48
₹206.72
|
$8.20
F CFA5,025
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$0.92
₹76.58
|
$1.90
F CFA1,162
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.36
₹113.43
|
$3.43
F CFA2,103
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.83
₹69.33
|
?? | |
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.28
₹23.55
|
$0.48
F CFA292
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.44
₹36.96
|
$1.07
F CFA654
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.22
₹18.21
|
$1.27
F CFA778
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.16
₹13.60
|
$0.46
F CFA283
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.19
₹15.77
|
$0.61
F CFA371
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for transportation
India
|
Mali
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.78
₹399.19
|
$4.89
F CFA2,996
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$8.38
₹699.20
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$13,136.82
₹1,096,734.00
|
$50,000.00
F CFA30,636,655
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.70
₹225.16
|
?? | |
pay 6.6 times more for housing
India
|
Mali
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$8.43
₹704.14
|
$35.94
F CFA22,022
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$126.14
₹10,530.92
|
$1,000.00
F CFA612,733
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$85.52
₹7,139.63
|
$538.39
F CFA329,890
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$26.13
₹2,181.31
|
$204.36
F CFA125,219
|
|
pay 9.9 times more for childcare
India
|
Mali
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$47.60
₹3,974.10
|
?? | |
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,206.46
₹100,721.63
|
$12,000.00
F CFA7,352,797
|
|
pay 80.7% more for entertainment and sports
India
|
Mali
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.88
₹157.24
|
$2.00
F CFA1,225
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.40
₹117.00
|
$2.01
F CFA1,235
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.85
₹321.06
|
$1.50
F CFA919
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$17.05
₹1,423.61
|
$69.94
F CFA42,856
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.94
₹245.21
|
$6.00
F CFA3,676
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for clothing
India
|
Mali
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$25.43
₹2,122.81
|
?? | |
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$26.83
₹2,239.72
|
$25.00
F CFA15,318
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$41.28
₹3,446.17
|
?? | |
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$30.75
₹2,567.13
|
$125.00
F CFA76,592
|
|
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