Cost of living comparison
Mali is 28.7% more expensive than Lebanon.
If you lived in Mali instead of Lebanon, you would:
pay 35.1% less for restaurants
|
Lebanon
|
Mali
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.17
LBP907,982
|
$8.00
F CFA4,873
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.59
LBP678,223
|
$4.83
F CFA2,944
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.26
LBP201,414
|
$0.89
F CFA542
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.74
LBP65,798
|
$0.57
F CFA348
|
|
pay 25.3% more for groceries
|
Lebanon
|
Mali
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.68
LBP60,391
|
$0.87
F CFA528
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.59
LBP499,086
|
$7.81
F CFA4,760
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$12.36
LBP1,103,780
|
$8.20
F CFA4,996
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.31
LBP206,117
|
$1.90
F CFA1,155
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.64
LBP235,667
|
$3.43
F CFA2,091
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.91
LBP81,342
|
?? | |
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.56
LBP50,274
|
$0.48
F CFA290
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.54
LBP48,394
|
$1.07
F CFA650
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.62
LBP55,700
|
$1.27
F CFA774
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.53
LBP47,744
|
$0.46
F CFA281
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.45
LBP40,111
|
$0.61
F CFA369
|
|
pay 79.0% more for transportation
|
Lebanon
|
Mali
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.67
LBP327,451
|
$4.89
F CFA2,978
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$63.04
LBP5,630,623
|
?? | |
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,250.00
LBP1,987,221,733
|
$50,000.00
F CFA30,457,723
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.90
LBP1,509,395
|
?? | |
pay 25.5% more for housing
|
Lebanon
|
Mali
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$58.28
LBP5,205,520
|
$35.94
F CFA21,894
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$712.20
LBP63,609,171
|
$1,000.00
F CFA609,154
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$371.45
LBP33,175,212
|
$538.39
F CFA327,963
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$131.87
LBP11,777,476
|
$204.36
F CFA124,488
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for childcare
|
Lebanon
|
Mali
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$320.83
LBP28,654,695
|
?? | |
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,591.35
LBP410,068,443
|
$12,000.00
F CFA7,309,854
|
|
pay 27.1% less for entertainment and sports
|
Lebanon
|
Mali
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.62
LBP234,448
|
$2.00
F CFA1,218
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.92
LBP260,764
|
$2.01
F CFA1,227
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.40
LBP303,257
|
$1.50
F CFA914
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$64.53
LBP5,763,242
|
$69.94
F CFA42,606
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.00
LBP803,820
|
$6.00
F CFA3,655
|
|
pay 28.3% less for clothing
|
Lebanon
|
Mali
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$64.46
LBP5,756,989
|
?? | |
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$53.75
LBP4,800,592
|
$25.00
F CFA15,229
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$121.82
LBP10,880,411
|
?? | |
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$128.96
LBP11,517,699
|
$125.00
F CFA76,144
|
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