Cost of living comparison
Egypt is 63.8% cheaper than Mali.
If you lived in Egypt instead of Mali, you would:
pay 61.5% less for restaurants
Mali
|
Egypt
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.00
CFA4,833
|
$2.69
E£125.73
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.83
CFA2,920
|
$3.27
E£152.85
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.89
CFA538
|
$0.25
E£11.66
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.57
CFA345
|
$0.14
E£6.57
|
|
pay 69.2% less for groceries
Mali
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.87
CFA524
|
$0.40
E£18.76
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.81
CFA4,721
|
$1.23
E£57.38
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.20
CFA4,955
|
$2.42
E£112.94
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.90
CFA1,146
|
$1.12
E£52.34
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.43
CFA2,073
|
$1.58
E£74.03
|
|
Apples (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.40
E£18.87
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.48
CFA288
|
$0.22
E£10.26
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.07
CFA645
|
$0.14
E£6.45
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.27
CFA767
|
$0.13
E£5.89
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.46
CFA279
|
$0.12
E£5.57
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.61
CFA366
|
$0.10
E£4.69
|
|
pay 73.7% less for transportation
Mali
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.89
CFA2,954
|
$1.02
E£47.59
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$7.97
E£372.68
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$50,000.00
CFA30,205,180
|
$15,876.53
E£742,227.68
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$1.85
E£86.26
|
|
pay 84.3% less for housing
Mali
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$35.94
CFA21,712
|
$10.98
E£513.45
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,000.00
CFA604,104
|
$109.16
E£5,103.43
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$538.39
CFA325,244
|
$71.02
E£3,320.04
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$204.36
CFA123,456
|
$16.81
E£786.02
|
|
pay 85.8% less for childcare
Mali
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$58.30
E£2,725.63
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,000.00
CFA7,249,243
|
$1,699.22
E£79,438.32
|
|
pay 39.6% less for entertainment and sports
Mali
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.00
CFA1,208
|
$1.45
E£67.64
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.01
CFA1,217
|
$1.03
E£48.15
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.50
CFA906
|
$1.57
E£73.38
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$69.94
CFA42,252
|
$15.18
E£709.63
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.00
CFA3,625
|
$3.13
E£146.22
|
|
pay 32.4% less for clothing
Mali
|
Egypt
|
||
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$17.23
E£805.29
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$25.00
CFA15,103
|
$28.02
E£1,310.08
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$63.69
E£2,977.46
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$125.00
CFA75,513
|
$28.91
E£1,351.71
|
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