Cost of living comparison
Japan is 15.9% more expensive than Mali.
If you lived in Japan instead of Mali, you would:
pay 19.6% more for restaurants
Mali
|
Japan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.00
F CFA4,902
|
$6.87
¥1,077
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.83
F CFA2,961
|
$5.20
¥814
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.89
F CFA545
|
$1.13
¥178
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.57
F CFA350
|
$0.90
¥141
|
|
pay 62.8% more for groceries
Mali
|
Japan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.87
F CFA532
|
$1.58
¥248
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.81
F CFA4,788
|
$6.69
¥1,049
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.20
F CFA5,025
|
$5.53
¥866
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.90
F CFA1,162
|
$1.87
¥293
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.43
F CFA2,103
|
$3.14
¥492
|
|
Apples (1 lb) | ?? |
$2.55
¥399
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.48
F CFA292
|
$1.34
¥211
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.07
F CFA654
|
$2.07
¥324
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.27
F CFA778
|
$2.14
¥336
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.46
F CFA283
|
$1.37
¥215
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.61
F CFA371
|
$0.98
¥153
|
|
pay 30.8% less for transportation
Mali
|
Japan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.89
F CFA2,996
|
$4.79
¥751
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$77.51
¥12,149
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$50,000.00
F CFA30,636,655
|
$20,322.73
¥3,185,404
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$26.34
¥4,128
|
|
pay 24.1% less for housing
Mali
|
Japan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$35.94
F CFA22,022
|
$36.05
¥5,650
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,000.00
F CFA612,733
|
$586.71
¥91,961
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$538.39
F CFA329,890
|
$401.57
¥62,942
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$204.36
F CFA125,219
|
$142.79
¥22,381
|
|
pay 3.0% more for childcare
Mali
|
Japan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$343.45
¥53,833
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,000.00
F CFA7,352,797
|
$12,362.75
¥1,937,749
|
|
pay 80.1% more for entertainment and sports
Mali
|
Japan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.00
F CFA1,225
|
$3.03
¥475
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.01
F CFA1,235
|
$3.16
¥496
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.50
F CFA919
|
$4.29
¥673
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$69.94
F CFA42,856
|
$61.62
¥9,659
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.00
F CFA3,676
|
$13.07
¥2,049
|
|
pay 0.4% more for clothing
Mali
|
Japan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$43.55
¥6,826
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$25.00
F CFA15,318
|
$32.13
¥5,035
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$59.61
¥9,344
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$125.00
F CFA76,592
|
$90.53
¥14,190
|
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