Cost of living comparison
Argentina is 23.8% cheaper than Mali.
If you lived in Argentina instead of Mali, you would:
pay 15.8% more for restaurants
Mali
|
Argentina
|
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---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.00
F CFA4,873
|
$6.95
ARS6,106.92
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.83
F CFA2,944
|
$4.91
ARS4,316.18
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.89
F CFA542
|
$1.18
ARS1,033.24
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.57
F CFA348
|
$0.81
ARS714.57
|
|
pay 30.5% less for groceries
Mali
|
Argentina
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.87
F CFA528
|
$1.16
ARS1,017.39
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.81
F CFA4,760
|
$3.30
ARS2,897.91
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.20
F CFA4,996
|
$3.02
ARS2,650.50
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.90
F CFA1,155
|
$1.48
ARS1,299.63
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.43
F CFA2,091
|
$1.86
ARS1,635.68
|
|
Apples (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.70
ARS617.70
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.48
F CFA290
|
$0.61
ARS533.90
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.07
F CFA650
|
$0.48
ARS419.17
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.27
F CFA774
|
$0.61
ARS539.15
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.46
F CFA281
|
$0.31
ARS275.94
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.61
F CFA369
|
$0.37
ARS326.45
|
|
pay 41.0% less for transportation
Mali
|
Argentina
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.89
F CFA2,978
|
$3.41
ARS2,993.39
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$19.26
ARS16,915.50
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$50,000.00
F CFA30,457,723
|
$24,101.65
ARS21,167,088.56
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$8.86
ARS7,777.11
|
|
pay 65.7% less for housing
Mali
|
Argentina
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$35.94
F CFA21,894
|
$21.98
ARS19,300.27
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,000.00
F CFA609,154
|
$237.02
ARS208,160.33
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$538.39
F CFA327,963
|
$180.77
ARS158,760.56
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$204.36
F CFA124,488
|
$38.32
ARS33,650.82
|
|
pay 60.4% less for childcare
Mali
|
Argentina
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$116.37
ARS102,199.19
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,000.00
F CFA7,309,854
|
$4,756.21
ARS4,177,102.67
|
|
pay 20.2% less for entertainment and sports
Mali
|
Argentina
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.00
F CFA1,218
|
$1.80
ARS1,580.69
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.01
F CFA1,227
|
$1.63
ARS1,434.70
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.50
F CFA914
|
$1.91
ARS1,678.39
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$69.94
F CFA42,606
|
$22.57
ARS19,822.40
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.00
F CFA3,655
|
$4.09
ARS3,591.25
|
|
pay 35.7% more for clothing
Mali
|
Argentina
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$59.01
ARS51,827.75
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$25.00
F CFA15,229
|
$50.10
ARS44,000.01
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$112.10
ARS98,448.14
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$125.00
F CFA76,144
|
$88.63
ARS77,835.03
|
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