Cost of living comparison
France is 58.8% more expensive than Mali.
If you lived in France instead of Mali, you would:
pay 2.6 times more for restaurants
Mali
|
France
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.00
CFA4,924
|
$16.13
€15.14
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.83
CFA2,974
|
$9.98
€9.36
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.89
CFA548
|
$2.76
€2.59
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.57
CFA352
|
$1.88
€1.77
|
|
pay 48.9% more for groceries
Mali
|
France
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.87
CFA534
|
$1.66
€1.56
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.81
CFA4,809
|
$8.33
€7.81
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.20
CFA5,048
|
$4.25
€3.98
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.90
CFA1,167
|
$3.47
€3.26
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.43
CFA2,112
|
$5.22
€4.90
|
|
Apples (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.30
€1.22
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.48
CFA293
|
$0.98
€0.92
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.07
CFA657
|
$1.29
€1.21
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.27
CFA782
|
$1.51
€1.42
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.46
CFA284
|
$0.87
€0.82
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.61
CFA373
|
$1.03
€0.97
|
|
pay 6.3% more for transportation
Mali
|
France
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.89
CFA3,009
|
$7.84
€7.35
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$52.45
€49.21
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$50,000.00
CFA30,772,583
|
$26,223.89
€24,604.57
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$18.05
€16.93
|
|
pay 14.6% less for housing
Mali
|
France
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$35.94
CFA22,120
|
$30.93
€29.02
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,000.00
CFA615,452
|
$760.64
€713.67
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$538.39
CFA331,353
|
$610.71
€573.00
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$204.36
CFA125,775
|
$135.03
€126.70
|
|
pay 5.8% less for childcare
Mali
|
France
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$674.24
€632.61
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,000.00
CFA7,385,420
|
$11,309.03
€10,610.69
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for entertainment and sports
Mali
|
France
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.00
CFA1,231
|
$6.24
€5.85
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.01
CFA1,240
|
$2.93
€2.75
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.50
CFA923
|
$11.11
€10.42
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$69.94
CFA43,046
|
$37.98
€35.63
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.00
CFA3,693
|
$11.22
€10.53
|
|
pay 26.9% more for clothing
Mali
|
France
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$85.18
€79.92
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$25.00
CFA15,386
|
$38.90
€36.50
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$90.98
€85.36
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$125.00
CFA76,931
|
$122.71
€115.13
|
|
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