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Mali vs. Kazakhstan Cost of Living Summary

Mali is 1.4% cheaper than Kazakhstan overall.

Restaurants
pay 2.2% less in Mali
Groceries
pay 84.0% more in Mali
Transportation
pay 70.3% more in Mali
Housing
pay 48.4% less in Mali
Entertainment and Sports
pay 28.3% more in Mali

The cost of groceries, transportation, and entertainment and sports in Mali are more expensive than in Kazakhstan. Expenses including housing and restaurants are lower in Mali. Notably, groceries is significantly more expensive in Mali.

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Mali vs. Kazakhstan Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Mali instead of Kazakhstan, you would:

pay 2.2% less for restaurants

 
Kazakhstan
Mali
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $9.68
KZT4,389.03
$8.50
F CFA4,963
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
 $7.39
KZT3,348.99
$8.18
F CFA4,777
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $1.04
KZT470.10
$0.93
F CFA540
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pay 84.0% more for groceries

 
Kazakhstan
Mali
Bread
1 loaf
 $0.51
KZT229.62
$3.84
F CFA2,240
Local cheese (8 oz) $5.96
KZT2,700.91
$8.91
F CFA5,201
Milk (1 gallon) $4.97
KZT2,253.00
$7.22
F CFA4,214
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pay 70.3% more for transportation

 
Kazakhstan
Mali
Gasoline (1 gallon) $2.47
KZT1,117.51
$4.20
F CFA2,452
Monthly public transit pass $18.60
KZT8,431.61
??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $25,931.66
KZT12M
??
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pay 48.4% less for housing

 
Kazakhstan
Mali
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
 $16.94
KZT7,675.35
$65.00
F CFA37,949
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $421.64
KZT191K
$175.00
F CFA102K
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $283.59
KZT129K
$80.00
F CFA46,706
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pay (unknown) more for childcare

 
Kazakhstan
Mali
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $215.89
KZT97,838.43
??
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $6,415.72
KZT3M
??
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pay 28.3% more for entertainment and sports

 
Kazakhstan
Mali
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $1.49
KZT673.87
$2.39
F CFA1,393
Cappuccino in mid-range area $2.26
KZT1,023.60
$1.67
F CFA974
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
 $2.42
KZT1,094.93
??
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pay (unknown) more for clothing

 
Kazakhstan
Mali
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
 $63.44
KZT28,752.44
??
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
 $49.56
KZT22,459.86
??
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
 $103.05
KZT46,702.58
??
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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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