Cost of living comparison
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Mali vs. Ireland Cost of Living Summary
Mali is 64.6% cheaper than Ireland overall.
Mali vs. Ireland Cost Breakdown
If you lived in Mali instead of Ireland, you would:
pay 52.1% less for restaurants
|
Ireland
|
Mali
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$19.96
€17.77
|
$8.50
F CFA4,963
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.14
€10.81
|
$8.18
F CFA4,777
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.67
€2.38
|
$0.93
F CFA540
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.00
€1.78
|
$0.68
F CFA394
|
|
Ireland vs. Mali - Cost of restaurants
pay about the same for groceries
|
Ireland
|
Mali
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.02
€1.79
|
$3.84
F CFA2,240
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.34
€4.75
|
$8.91
F CFA5,201
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.82
€5.18
|
$7.22
F CFA4,214
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.21
€3.75
|
$5.92
F CFA3,454
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.11
€4.55
|
$7.08
F CFA4,135
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.36
€1.21
|
$1.81
F CFA1,059
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.03
€0.91
|
$0.48
F CFA278
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.39
€1.23
|
$1.28
F CFA749
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.90
€1.69
|
$0.95
F CFA557
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.92
€0.82
|
$0.56
F CFA326
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.70
€0.62
|
$0.52
F CFA305
|
Ireland vs. Mali - Cost of groceries
pay 45.1% less for transportation
|
Ireland
|
Mali
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.65
€6.81
|
$4.20
F CFA2,452
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$110.44
€98.30
|
?? | |
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$38,078.30
€33,891.06
|
?? | |
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$17.71
€15.76
|
?? | |
Ireland vs. Mali - Cost of transportation
pay 86.8% less for housing
|
Ireland
|
Mali
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$49.31
€43.89
|
$65.00
F CFA37,949
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,521.74
€1,354.40
|
$175.00
F CFA102K
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,279.42
€1,138.73
|
$80.00
F CFA46,706
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$177.91
€158.35
|
$114.71
F CFA66,968
|
|
Ireland vs. Mali - Cost of housing
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Ireland
|
Mali
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,010.73
€899.58
|
?? | |
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,428.18
€6,611.35
|
?? |
Ireland vs. Mali - Cost of childcare
pay 41.0% less for entertainment and sports
|
Ireland
|
Mali
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.56
€5.84
|
$2.39
F CFA1,393
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.23
€3.77
|
$1.67
F CFA974
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$19.61
€17.45
|
?? | |
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$58.26
€51.85
|
$70.00
F CFA40,868
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.78
€12.27
|
?? | |
Ireland vs. Mali - Cost of entertainment and sports
pay (unknown) more for clothing
|
Ireland
|
Mali
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$88.92
€79.14
|
?? | |
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.00
€36.49
|
?? | |
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$96.60
€85.97
|
?? | |
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$104.62
€93.12
|
?? |
Ireland vs. Mali - Cost of clothing
We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Sources: MyLifeElsewhere's cost-of-living dataset (prices updated October 2026). How we calculate this
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