Comoros vs. Mali Cost of Living Summary

Comoros is 97.5% more expensive than Mali overall.

Restaurants
pay 18.9% more in Comoros
Groceries
pay 61.8% more in Comoros
Transportation
pay 2.7 times more in Comoros
Housing
pay 3.6 times more in Comoros
Entertainment and Sports
pay 21.2% less in Comoros

The cost of housing, transportation, groceries, and restaurants in Comoros are more expensive than in Mali. Notably, housing and transportation are significantly more expensive in Comoros.

Comoros vs. Mali Cost Breakdown

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

pay 18.9% more for restaurants

 
Mali
Comoros
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $6.70
F CFA3,797
$6.42
KMF2,717
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$6.42
F CFA3,638
$8.30
KMF3,513
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $0.77
F CFA437
$1.04
KMF440

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pay 61.8% more for groceries

 
Mali
Comoros
Bread
1 loaf
$3.84
F CFA2,173
$0.59
KMF250
Local cheese (8 oz) $8.91
F CFA5,045
$4.02
KMF1,700
Milk (1 gallon) $8.86
F CFA5,017
$17.01
KMF7,194

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pay 2.7 times more for transportation

 
Mali
Comoros
Gasoline (1 gallon) $4.41
F CFA2,499
$11.89
KMF5,031
Monthly public transit pass ?? $33.58
KMF14,204
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) ?? $19,879.18
KMF8M

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pay 3.6 times more for housing

 
Mali
Comoros
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$57.51
F CFA32,569
$76.92
KMF32,536
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $175.00
F CFA99,104
$759.19
KMF321K
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $80.00
F CFA45,305
$630.71
KMF267K

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pay (unknown) more for childcare

 
Mali
Comoros
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly ?? $415.80
KMF176K
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters ?? $14,673.45
KMF6M

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pay 21.2% less for entertainment and sports

 
Mali
Comoros
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $2.39
F CFA1,351
$1.09
KMF459
Cappuccino in mid-range area $1.89
F CFA1,070
$1.83
KMF776
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$0.93
F CFA528
??

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pay (unknown) more for clothing

 
Mali
Comoros
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
?? $63.07
KMF26,679
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
?? $63.07
KMF26,679
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
?? $114.46
KMF48,418

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