Cost of living comparison
Mali is 2.1 times more expensive than Madagascar.
If you lived in Mali instead of Madagascar, you would:
pay 22.0% more for restaurants
|
Madagascar
|
Mali
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.46
MGA15,349
|
$8.00
F CFA4,873
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.34
MGA28,139
|
$4.83
F CFA2,944
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.94
MGA4,178
|
$0.89
F CFA542
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.67
MGA2,959
|
$0.57
F CFA348
|
|
pay 85.7% more for groceries
|
Madagascar
|
Mali
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.70
MGA3,112
|
$0.87
F CFA528
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.42
MGA19,612
|
$7.81
F CFA4,760
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.47
MGA15,413
|
$8.20
F CFA4,996
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.99
MGA8,841
|
$1.90
F CFA1,155
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.55
MGA11,333
|
$3.43
F CFA2,091
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.71
MGA3,172
|
?? | |
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.24
MGA1,044
|
$0.48
F CFA290
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.48
MGA2,118
|
$1.07
F CFA650
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.38
MGA1,702
|
$1.27
F CFA774
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.25
MGA1,114
|
$0.46
F CFA281
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.41
MGA1,810
|
$0.61
F CFA369
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for transportation
|
Madagascar
|
Mali
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.33
MGA19,238
|
$4.89
F CFA2,978
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$2.74
MGA12,173
|
?? | |
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$14,979.86
MGA66,510,557
|
$50,000.00
F CFA30,457,723
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.90
MGA70,604
|
?? | |
pay 3.1 times more for housing
|
Madagascar
|
Mali
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$58.15
MGA258,197
|
$35.94
F CFA21,894
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$465.53
MGA2,066,943
|
$1,000.00
F CFA609,154
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$146.63
MGA651,038
|
$538.39
F CFA327,963
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$35.25
MGA156,495
|
$204.36
F CFA124,488
|
|
pay 3.4 times more for childcare
|
Madagascar
|
Mali
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$138.28
MGA613,944
|
?? | |
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,533.71
MGA15,689,670
|
$12,000.00
F CFA7,309,854
|
|
pay 35.6% more for entertainment and sports
|
Madagascar
|
Mali
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.95
MGA4,221
|
$2.00
F CFA1,218
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.21
MGA5,372
|
$2.01
F CFA1,227
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.30
MGA23,534
|
$1.50
F CFA914
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.48
MGA184,183
|
$69.94
F CFA42,606
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.76
MGA25,581
|
$6.00
F CFA3,655
|
|
pay 39.9% more for clothing
|
Madagascar
|
Mali
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$29.38
MGA130,463
|
?? | |
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$23.05
MGA102,324
|
$25.00
F CFA15,229
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$103.71
MGA460,458
|
?? | |
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$72.98
MGA324,026
|
$125.00
F CFA76,144
|
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