Cost of living comparison
Guernsey is 76.0% more expensive than Mali.
If you lived in Guernsey instead of Mali, you would:
pay 2.4 times more for restaurants
Mali
|
Guernsey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.00
F CFA4,873
|
$18.79
£14.97
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.83
F CFA2,944
|
$8.69
£6.92
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.89
F CFA542
|
$2.30
£1.83
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.57
F CFA348
|
$1.63
£1.30
|
|
pay 98.5% more for groceries
Mali
|
Guernsey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.87
F CFA528
|
$2.05
£1.64
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.81
F CFA4,760
|
$5.70
£4.55
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.20
F CFA4,996
|
$6.94
£5.53
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.90
F CFA1,155
|
$4.80
£3.82
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.43
F CFA2,091
|
$3.13
£2.49
|
|
Apples (1 lb) | ?? |
$2.71
£2.16
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.48
F CFA290
|
$2.68
£2.14
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.07
F CFA650
|
$1.67
£1.33
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.27
F CFA774
|
$1.95
£1.55
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.46
F CFA281
|
$1.11
£0.88
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.61
F CFA369
|
$0.82
£0.65
|
|
pay 5.8% less for transportation
Mali
|
Guernsey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.89
F CFA2,978
|
$6.41
£5.11
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$50.62
£40.34
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$50,000.00
F CFA30,457,723
|
$28,537.25
£22,742.48
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$24.01
£19.14
|
|
pay 66.0% more for housing
Mali
|
Guernsey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$35.94
F CFA21,894
|
$62.19
£49.56
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,000.00
F CFA609,154
|
$1,570.37
£1,251.49
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$538.39
F CFA327,963
|
$1,409.56
£1,123.34
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$204.36
F CFA124,488
|
$147.13
£117.26
|
|
pay 41.0% more for childcare
Mali
|
Guernsey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$1,425.66
£1,136.16
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,000.00
F CFA7,309,854
|
$16,919.68
£13,483.97
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for entertainment and sports
Mali
|
Guernsey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.00
F CFA1,218
|
$5.68
£4.53
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.01
F CFA1,227
|
$3.84
£3.06
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.50
F CFA914
|
$9.76
£7.78
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$69.94
F CFA42,606
|
$74.46
£59.34
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.00
F CFA3,655
|
$9.24
£7.36
|
|
pay 15.6% more for clothing
Mali
|
Guernsey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$90.66
£72.25
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$25.00
F CFA15,229
|
$37.47
£29.86
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$85.36
£68.03
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$125.00
F CFA76,144
|
$101.62
£80.98
|
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