Cost of living comparison
Mali is 29.6% more expensive than Lithuania.
If you lived in Mali instead of Lithuania, you would:
pay 37.0% less for restaurants
|
Lithuania
|
Mali
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.60
€8.91
|
$8.00
F CFA4,873
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.46
€6.00
|
$4.83
F CFA2,944
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.64
€1.52
|
$0.89
F CFA542
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.44
€1.34
|
$0.57
F CFA348
|
|
pay 33.0% more for groceries
|
Lithuania
|
Mali
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.28
€1.19
|
$0.87
F CFA528
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.50
€4.18
|
$7.81
F CFA4,760
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.00
€4.65
|
$8.20
F CFA4,996
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.31
€2.15
|
$1.90
F CFA1,155
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.81
€2.61
|
$3.43
F CFA2,091
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.54
€0.50
|
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| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.66
€0.62
|
$0.48
F CFA290
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.73
€0.68
|
$1.07
F CFA650
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.13
€1.05
|
$1.27
F CFA774
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.28
€0.26
|
$0.46
F CFA281
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.27
€0.25
|
$0.61
F CFA369
|
|
pay 45.3% more for transportation
|
Lithuania
|
Mali
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.57
€6.10
|
$4.89
F CFA2,978
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$30.24
€28.08
|
?? | |
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,112.58
€21,463.50
|
$50,000.00
F CFA30,457,723
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.67
€6.19
|
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pay 2.1 times more for housing
|
Lithuania
|
Mali
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$13.14
€12.20
|
$35.94
F CFA21,894
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$411.89
€382.50
|
$1,000.00
F CFA609,154
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$288.97
€268.35
|
$538.39
F CFA327,963
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$146.55
€136.09
|
$204.36
F CFA124,488
|
|
pay 85.3% more for childcare
|
Lithuania
|
Mali
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$398.36
€369.94
|
?? | |
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,476.89
€6,014.77
|
$12,000.00
F CFA7,309,854
|
|
pay 12.7% less for entertainment and sports
|
Lithuania
|
Mali
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.77
€3.50
|
$2.00
F CFA1,218
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.65
€2.46
|
$2.01
F CFA1,227
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.68
€4.35
|
$1.50
F CFA914
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$35.04
€32.54
|
$69.94
F CFA42,606
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.90
€7.33
|
$6.00
F CFA3,655
|
|
pay 17.2% less for clothing
|
Lithuania
|
Mali
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$78.17
€72.59
|
?? | |
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$43.64
€40.52
|
$25.00
F CFA15,229
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$78.57
€72.96
|
?? | |
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$115.33
€107.10
|
$125.00
F CFA76,144
|
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