Cost of living comparison
Florida is 66.4% more expensive than Mali.
If you lived in Florida instead of Mali, you would:
pay 2.5 times more for restaurants
Mali
|
Florida
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.00
CFA4,906
|
$19.03
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.83
CFA2,964
|
$9.60
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.89
CFA546
|
$2.25
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.57
CFA351
|
$1.84
|
|
pay 92.9% more for groceries
Mali
|
Florida
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.87
CFA532
|
$3.21
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.81
CFA4,792
|
$6.22
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.20
CFA5,030
|
$4.26
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.90
CFA1,163
|
$4.01
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.43
CFA2,105
|
$5.09
|
|
Apples (1 lb) | ?? |
$2.33
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.48
CFA292
|
$0.76
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.07
CFA654
|
$1.97
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.27
CFA779
|
$2.20
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.46
CFA283
|
$1.43
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.61
CFA372
|
$1.46
|
|
pay 39.9% less for transportation
Mali
|
Florida
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.89
CFA2,998
|
$3.44
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$52.60
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$50,000.00
CFA30,662,227
|
$24,899.31
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$15.08
|
|
pay 78.3% more for housing
Mali
|
Florida
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$35.94
CFA22,041
|
$69.94
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,000.00
CFA613,245
|
$1,757.68
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$538.39
CFA330,165
|
$1,518.55
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$204.36
CFA125,324
|
$124.44
|
|
pay 22.2% more for childcare
Mali
|
Florida
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$960.80
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,000.00
CFA7,358,934
|
$14,658.88
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for entertainment and sports
Mali
|
Florida
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.00
CFA1,226
|
$4.81
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.01
CFA1,236
|
$4.36
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.50
CFA920
|
$7.52
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$69.94
CFA42,892
|
$39.38
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.00
CFA3,679
|
$12.34
|
|
pay 14.3% more for clothing
Mali
|
Florida
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$44.23
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$25.00
CFA15,331
|
$35.60
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$82.15
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$125.00
CFA76,656
|
$107.70
|
|
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