Cost of living comparison
Cote d'Ivoire is 13.5% cheaper than Mali.
If you lived in Cote d'Ivoire instead of Mali, you would:
pay 16.6% more for restaurants
Mali
|
Cote d'Ivoire
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.00
F CFA4,902
|
$3.35
F CFA2,054
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.83
F CFA2,961
|
$10.06
F CFA6,162
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.89
F CFA545
|
$0.82
F CFA501
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.57
F CFA350
|
$0.71
F CFA436
|
|
pay 13.9% less for groceries
Mali
|
Cote d'Ivoire
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.87
F CFA532
|
$0.59
F CFA359
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.81
F CFA4,788
|
$6.43
F CFA3,937
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.20
F CFA5,025
|
$7.37
F CFA4,516
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.90
F CFA1,162
|
$2.10
F CFA1,288
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.43
F CFA2,103
|
$3.76
F CFA2,303
|
|
Apples (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.27
F CFA776
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.48
F CFA292
|
$0.41
F CFA248
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.07
F CFA654
|
$0.64
F CFA390
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.27
F CFA778
|
$0.80
F CFA489
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.46
F CFA283
|
$0.49
F CFA303
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.61
F CFA371
|
$0.52
F CFA319
|
|
pay 25.1% less for transportation
Mali
|
Cote d'Ivoire
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.89
F CFA2,996
|
$4.38
F CFA2,683
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$41.90
F CFA25,675
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$50,000.00
F CFA30,636,655
|
$30,169.81
F CFA18,486,043
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$15.08
F CFA9,243
|
|
pay 20.6% less for housing
Mali
|
Cote d'Ivoire
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$35.94
F CFA22,022
|
$59.50
F CFA36,459
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,000.00
F CFA612,733
|
$567.30
F CFA347,601
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$538.39
F CFA329,890
|
$235.35
F CFA144,208
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$204.36
F CFA125,219
|
$104.94
F CFA64,301
|
|
pay 77.5% less for childcare
Mali
|
Cote d'Ivoire
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$117.33
F CFA71,890
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,000.00
F CFA7,352,797
|
$2,700.38
F CFA1,654,615
|
|
pay 1.3% more for entertainment and sports
Mali
|
Cote d'Ivoire
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.00
F CFA1,225
|
$1.09
F CFA668
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.01
F CFA1,235
|
$2.93
F CFA1,797
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.50
F CFA919
|
$1.26
F CFA770
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$69.94
F CFA42,856
|
$57.83
F CFA35,432
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.00
F CFA3,676
|
$8.38
F CFA5,135
|
|
pay 24.9% more for clothing
Mali
|
Cote d'Ivoire
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$63.45
F CFA38,879
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$25.00
F CFA15,318
|
$44.00
F CFA26,959
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$70.56
F CFA43,237
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$125.00
F CFA76,592
|
$92.19
F CFA56,485
|
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