Cost of living comparison
Mali is 14.5% cheaper than Israel.
If you lived in Mali instead of Israel, you would:
pay 64.0% less for restaurants
Israel
|
Mali
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$17.90
₪66.52
|
$8.00
F CFA4,873
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$14.39
₪53.50
|
$4.83
F CFA2,944
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.50
₪9.28
|
$0.89
F CFA542
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.91
₪7.10
|
$0.57
F CFA348
|
|
pay 4.2% less for groceries
Israel
|
Mali
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.15
₪7.98
|
$0.87
F CFA528
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.33
₪23.52
|
$7.81
F CFA4,760
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.35
₪23.59
|
$8.20
F CFA4,996
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.67
₪13.64
|
$1.90
F CFA1,155
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.41
₪16.39
|
$3.43
F CFA2,091
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.35
₪5.00
|
?? | |
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.01
₪3.75
|
$0.48
F CFA290
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.78
₪2.90
|
$1.07
F CFA650
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.80
₪2.99
|
$1.27
F CFA774
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.57
₪2.13
|
$0.46
F CFA281
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.54
₪2.01
|
$0.61
F CFA369
|
|
pay 1.1% less for transportation
Israel
|
Mali
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.29
₪27.08
|
$4.89
F CFA2,978
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$56.84
₪211.28
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$38,263.55
₪142,226.75
|
$50,000.00
F CFA30,457,723
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.01
₪59.50
|
?? | |
pay 5.9% more for housing
Israel
|
Mali
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$27.44
₪102.01
|
$35.94
F CFA21,894
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$937.71
₪3,485.49
|
$1,000.00
F CFA609,154
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$781.37
₪2,904.36
|
$538.39
F CFA327,963
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$174.52
₪648.70
|
$204.36
F CFA124,488
|
|
pay 36.0% more for childcare
Israel
|
Mali
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$818.87
₪3,043.76
|
?? | |
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,820.34
₪32,785.47
|
$12,000.00
F CFA7,309,854
|
|
pay 48.0% less for entertainment and sports
Israel
|
Mali
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.83
₪29.10
|
$2.00
F CFA1,218
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.48
₪12.94
|
$2.01
F CFA1,227
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.79
₪36.38
|
$1.50
F CFA914
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$63.71
₪236.82
|
$69.94
F CFA42,606
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.62
₪43.20
|
$6.00
F CFA3,655
|
|
pay 26.4% less for clothing
Israel
|
Mali
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$86.13
₪320.15
|
?? | |
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$53.49
₪198.84
|
$25.00
F CFA15,229
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$109.65
₪407.56
|
?? | |
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$124.42
₪462.46
|
$125.00
F CFA76,144
|
|
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