Cost of living comparison
Mali is 1.9% cheaper than Italy.
If you lived in Mali instead of Italy, you would:
pay 52.5% less for restaurants
Italy
|
Mali
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.74
€14.72
|
$8.00
CFA4,906
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.09
€8.50
|
$4.83
CFA2,964
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.45
€2.29
|
$0.89
CFA546
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.16
€1.08
|
$0.57
CFA351
|
|
pay 10.7% less for groceries
Italy
|
Mali
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.86
€1.74
|
$0.87
CFA532
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.20
€6.73
|
$7.81
CFA4,792
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.88
€4.57
|
$8.20
CFA5,030
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.14
€2.94
|
$1.90
CFA1,163
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.47
€4.18
|
$3.43
CFA2,105
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.96
€0.90
|
?? | |
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.84
€0.79
|
$0.48
CFA292
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.94
€0.88
|
$1.07
CFA654
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.20
€1.12
|
$1.27
CFA779
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.65
€0.61
|
$0.46
CFA283
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.71
€0.66
|
$0.61
CFA372
|
|
pay 27.0% more for transportation
Italy
|
Mali
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.02
€7.50
|
$4.89
CFA2,998
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$38.40
€35.90
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,887.08
€24,201.44
|
$50,000.00
CFA30,662,227
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$18.65
€17.43
|
?? | |
pay 31.5% more for housing
Italy
|
Mali
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$30.75
€28.74
|
$35.94
CFA22,041
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$608.10
€568.51
|
$1,000.00
CFA613,245
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$488.80
€456.97
|
$538.39
CFA330,165
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$151.72
€141.84
|
$204.36
CFA125,324
|
|
pay 24.9% more for childcare
Italy
|
Mali
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$459.30
€429.39
|
?? | |
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,604.44
€8,979.05
|
$12,000.00
CFA7,358,934
|
|
pay 21.8% less for entertainment and sports
Italy
|
Mali
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.83
€4.51
|
$2.00
CFA1,226
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.60
€1.49
|
$2.01
CFA1,236
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.30
€5.89
|
$1.50
CFA920
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$51.79
€48.42
|
$69.94
CFA42,892
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.32
€8.71
|
$6.00
CFA3,679
|
|
pay 11.4% less for clothing
Italy
|
Mali
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$80.37
€75.13
|
?? | |
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.54
€34.16
|
$25.00
CFA15,331
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$89.56
€83.73
|
?? | |
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$114.84
€107.37
|
$125.00
CFA76,656
|
|
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