Cost of living comparison
Costa Rica is 19.7% more expensive than Mali.
If you lived in Costa Rica instead of Mali, you would:
pay 86.0% more for restaurants
Mali
|
Costa Rica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.00
CFA4,906
|
$9.42
₡4,732
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.83
CFA2,964
|
$8.16
₡4,102
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.89
CFA546
|
$1.73
₡868
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.57
CFA351
|
$1.50
₡756
|
|
pay 31.1% more for groceries
Mali
|
Costa Rica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.87
CFA532
|
$1.87
₡940
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.81
CFA4,792
|
$4.15
₡2,086
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.20
CFA5,030
|
$6.45
₡3,242
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.90
CFA1,163
|
$2.63
₡1,322
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.43
CFA2,105
|
$3.92
₡1,969
|
|
Apples (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.85
₡928
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.48
CFA292
|
$0.66
₡332
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.07
CFA654
|
$1.26
₡631
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.27
CFA779
|
$0.97
₡485
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.46
CFA283
|
$0.92
₡464
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.61
CFA372
|
$1.08
₡543
|
|
pay 17.0% less for transportation
Mali
|
Costa Rica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.89
CFA2,998
|
$5.58
₡2,806
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$44.09
₡22,156
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$50,000.00
CFA30,662,227
|
$25,829.98
₡12,980,676
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$13.39
₡6,727
|
|
pay 10.5% less for housing
Mali
|
Costa Rica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$35.94
CFA22,041
|
$53.15
₡26,708
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,000.00
CFA613,245
|
$813.71
₡408,925
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$538.39
CFA330,165
|
$522.16
₡262,410
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$204.36
CFA125,324
|
$64.83
₡32,580
|
|
pay 30.3% less for childcare
Mali
|
Costa Rica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$366.72
₡184,291
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,000.00
CFA7,358,934
|
$8,358.53
₡4,200,519
|
|
pay 57.6% more for entertainment and sports
Mali
|
Costa Rica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.00
CFA1,226
|
$2.88
₡1,448
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.01
CFA1,236
|
$2.93
₡1,470
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.50
CFA920
|
$4.48
₡2,253
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$69.94
CFA42,892
|
$55.95
₡28,118
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.00
CFA3,679
|
$7.18
₡3,607
|
|
pay 21.0% more for clothing
Mali
|
Costa Rica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$66.61
₡33,473
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$25.00
CFA15,331
|
$44.99
₡22,612
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$101.09
₡50,804
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$125.00
CFA76,656
|
$77.50
₡38,946
|
|
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