Cost of living comparison
Jersey is 2.1 times more expensive than Mali.
If you lived in Jersey instead of Mali, you would:
pay 3.5 times more for restaurants
Mali
|
Jersey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.00
F CFA4,902
|
$49.68
£39.60
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.83
F CFA2,961
|
$8.69
£6.93
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.89
F CFA545
|
$2.54
£2.02
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.57
F CFA350
|
$1.74
£1.39
|
|
pay 63.6% more for groceries
Mali
|
Jersey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.87
F CFA532
|
$2.12
£1.69
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.81
F CFA4,788
|
$4.40
£3.50
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.20
F CFA5,025
|
$6.78
£5.40
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.90
F CFA1,162
|
$4.61
£3.67
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.43
F CFA2,103
|
$4.27
£3.41
|
|
Apples (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.63
£1.30
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.48
F CFA292
|
$1.13
£0.90
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.07
F CFA654
|
$2.05
£1.64
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.27
F CFA778
|
$1.61
£1.28
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.46
F CFA283
|
$0.95
£0.76
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.61
F CFA371
|
$0.75
£0.60
|
|
pay 0.9% less for transportation
Mali
|
Jersey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.89
F CFA2,996
|
$6.86
£5.47
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$64.59
£51.48
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$50,000.00
F CFA30,636,655
|
$28,940.94
£23,067.86
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$35.31
£28.14
|
|
pay 79.8% more for housing
Mali
|
Jersey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$35.94
F CFA22,022
|
$59.54
£47.46
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,000.00
F CFA612,733
|
$1,792.17
£1,428.48
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$538.39
F CFA329,890
|
$1,632.47
£1,301.19
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$204.36
F CFA125,219
|
$145.06
£115.62
|
|
pay 53.7% more for childcare
Mali
|
Jersey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$1,971.83
£1,571.68
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,000.00
F CFA7,352,797
|
$18,449.33
£14,705.35
|
|
pay 3.6 times more for entertainment and sports
Mali
|
Jersey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.00
F CFA1,225
|
$7.14
£5.69
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.01
F CFA1,235
|
$4.35
£3.47
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.50
F CFA919
|
$12.82
£10.22
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$69.94
F CFA42,856
|
$76.60
£61.05
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.00
F CFA3,676
|
$16.15
£12.87
|
|
pay 50.1% more for clothing
Mali
|
Jersey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$95.82
£76.37
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$25.00
F CFA15,318
|
$51.82
£41.30
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$102.17
£81.44
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$125.00
F CFA76,592
|
$116.23
£92.64
|
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