Cost of living comparison
Iowa is 50.5% more expensive than Mali.
If you lived in Iowa instead of Mali, you would:
pay 2.1 times more for restaurants
Mali
|
Iowa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.00
F CFA4,873
|
$14.62
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.83
F CFA2,944
|
$8.21
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.89
F CFA542
|
$2.17
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.57
F CFA348
|
$1.50
|
|
pay 71.9% more for groceries
Mali
|
Iowa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.87
F CFA528
|
$1.92
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.81
F CFA4,760
|
$5.34
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.20
F CFA4,996
|
$3.42
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.90
F CFA1,155
|
$3.76
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.43
F CFA2,091
|
$5.42
|
|
Apples (1 lb) | ?? |
$2.52
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.48
F CFA290
|
$0.88
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.07
F CFA650
|
$2.14
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.27
F CFA774
|
$2.48
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.46
F CFA281
|
$1.08
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.61
F CFA369
|
$1.31
|
|
pay 42.5% less for transportation
Mali
|
Iowa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.89
F CFA2,978
|
$3.25
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$41.33
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$50,000.00
F CFA30,457,723
|
$24,180.36
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$14.77
|
|
pay 21.7% more for housing
Mali
|
Iowa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$35.94
F CFA21,894
|
$71.34
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,000.00
F CFA609,154
|
$970.95
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$538.39
F CFA327,963
|
$657.81
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$204.36
F CFA124,488
|
$140.85
|
|
pay 35.3% more for childcare
Mali
|
Iowa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$907.34
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,000.00
F CFA7,309,854
|
$16,239.17
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for entertainment and sports
Mali
|
Iowa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.00
F CFA1,218
|
$4.64
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.01
F CFA1,227
|
$4.27
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.50
F CFA914
|
$7.77
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$69.94
F CFA42,606
|
$38.83
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.00
F CFA3,655
|
$10.60
|
|
pay 13.4% more for clothing
Mali
|
Iowa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$43.72
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$25.00
F CFA15,229
|
$41.28
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$77.53
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$125.00
F CFA76,144
|
$77.28
|
|
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