Cost of living comparison
Mali is 29.8% cheaper than Jersey.
If you lived in Mali instead of Jersey, you would:
pay 65.1% less for restaurants
Jersey
|
Mali
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$49.68
£39.60
|
$8.00
F CFA4,873
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.69
£6.93
|
$4.83
F CFA2,944
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.54
£2.02
|
$0.89
F CFA542
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.74
£1.39
|
$0.57
F CFA348
|
|
pay 23.6% less for groceries
Jersey
|
Mali
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.12
£1.69
|
$0.87
F CFA528
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.40
£3.50
|
$7.81
F CFA4,760
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.78
£5.40
|
$8.20
F CFA4,996
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.61
£3.67
|
$1.90
F CFA1,155
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.27
£3.41
|
$3.43
F CFA2,091
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.63
£1.30
|
?? | |
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.13
£0.90
|
$0.48
F CFA290
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.05
£1.64
|
$1.07
F CFA650
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.61
£1.28
|
$1.27
F CFA774
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.95
£0.76
|
$0.46
F CFA281
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.75
£0.59
|
$0.61
F CFA369
|
|
pay 22.0% more for transportation
Jersey
|
Mali
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.86
£5.47
|
$4.89
F CFA2,978
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$64.59
£51.47
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,940.94
£23,064.19
|
$50,000.00
F CFA30,457,723
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$35.31
£28.14
|
?? | |
pay 27.5% less for housing
Jersey
|
Mali
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$59.54
£47.45
|
$35.94
F CFA21,894
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,792.17
£1,428.25
|
$1,000.00
F CFA609,154
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,632.47
£1,300.98
|
$538.39
F CFA327,963
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$145.06
£115.60
|
$204.36
F CFA124,488
|
|
pay 35.0% less for childcare
Jersey
|
Mali
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,971.83
£1,571.43
|
?? | |
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$18,449.33
£14,703.01
|
$12,000.00
F CFA7,309,854
|
|
pay 57.1% less for entertainment and sports
Jersey
|
Mali
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.14
£5.69
|
$2.00
F CFA1,218
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.35
£3.46
|
$2.01
F CFA1,227
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$12.82
£10.22
|
$1.50
F CFA914
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$76.60
£61.04
|
$69.94
F CFA42,606
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$16.15
£12.87
|
$6.00
F CFA3,655
|
|
pay 22.1% less for clothing
Jersey
|
Mali
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$95.82
£76.36
|
?? | |
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$51.82
£41.30
|
$25.00
F CFA15,229
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$102.17
£81.42
|
?? | |
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$116.23
£92.62
|
$125.00
F CFA76,144
|
|
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