Cost of living comparison
India is 51.6% cheaper than Mali.
If you lived in India instead of Mali, you would:
pay 53.1% less for restaurants
Mali
|
India
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.00
CFA4,924
|
$2.24
₹186.93
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.83
CFA2,974
|
$3.92
₹327.66
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.89
CFA548
|
$0.41
₹34.42
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.57
CFA352
|
$0.19
₹15.50
|
|
pay 61.3% less for groceries
Mali
|
India
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.87
CFA534
|
$0.45
₹37.65
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.81
CFA4,809
|
$2.51
₹209.49
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.20
CFA5,048
|
$2.48
₹207.03
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.90
CFA1,167
|
$0.92
₹76.70
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.43
CFA2,112
|
$1.36
₹113.60
|
|
Apples (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.83
₹69.44
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.48
CFA293
|
$0.28
₹23.59
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.07
CFA657
|
$0.44
₹37.01
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.27
CFA782
|
$0.22
₹18.24
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.46
CFA284
|
$0.16
₹13.62
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.61
CFA373
|
$0.19
₹15.79
|
|
pay 38.0% less for transportation
Mali
|
India
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.89
CFA3,009
|
$4.78
₹399.79
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$8.38
₹700.26
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$50,000.00
CFA30,772,583
|
$13,136.82
₹1,098,387.29
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$2.70
₹225.50
|
|
pay 83.8% less for housing
Mali
|
India
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$35.94
CFA22,120
|
$8.43
₹705.20
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,000.00
CFA615,452
|
$126.14
₹10,546.80
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$538.39
CFA331,353
|
$85.52
₹7,150.39
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$204.36
CFA125,775
|
$26.13
₹2,184.60
|
|
pay 89.9% less for childcare
Mali
|
India
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$47.60
₹3,980.09
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,000.00
CFA7,385,420
|
$1,206.46
₹100,873.46
|
|
pay 1.3% less for entertainment and sports
Mali
|
India
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.00
CFA1,231
|
$1.88
₹157.48
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.01
CFA1,240
|
$1.40
₹117.17
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.50
CFA923
|
$3.85
₹321.54
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$69.94
CFA43,046
|
$17.05
₹1,425.76
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.00
CFA3,693
|
$2.94
₹245.58
|
|
pay 34.1% less for clothing
Mali
|
India
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$25.43
₹2,126.01
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$25.00
CFA15,386
|
$26.83
₹2,243.10
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$41.28
₹3,451.37
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$125.00
CFA76,931
|
$30.75
₹2,571.00
|
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