Cost of living comparison
Kenya is 46.5% cheaper than Mali.
If you lived in Kenya instead of Mali, you would:
pay 36.9% less for restaurants
Mali
|
Kenya
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.00
CFA4,922
|
$3.01
KES394.89
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.83
CFA2,973
|
$3.91
KES512.70
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.89
CFA547
|
$0.49
KES64.34
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.57
CFA352
|
$0.45
KES59.00
|
|
pay 44.3% less for groceries
Mali
|
Kenya
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.87
CFA534
|
$0.43
KES56.65
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.81
CFA4,807
|
$3.28
KES430.63
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.20
CFA5,046
|
$2.60
KES341.54
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.90
CFA1,167
|
$1.43
KES187.17
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.43
CFA2,112
|
$2.25
KES295.50
|
|
Apples (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.58
KES75.77
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.48
CFA293
|
$0.44
KES58.08
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.07
CFA656
|
$0.65
KES84.76
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.27
CFA781
|
$0.37
KES48.39
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.46
CFA284
|
$0.26
KES34.36
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.61
CFA373
|
$0.33
KES42.99
|
|
pay 50.8% less for transportation
Mali
|
Kenya
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.89
CFA3,008
|
$3.88
KES509.38
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$32.60
KES4,276.92
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$50,000.00
CFA30,760,001
|
$9,571.02
KES1,255,834.32
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$9.76
KES1,281.18
|
|
pay 67.2% less for housing
Mali
|
Kenya
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$35.94
CFA22,111
|
$31.67
KES4,155.38
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,000.00
CFA615,200
|
$146.91
KES19,275.80
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$538.39
CFA331,218
|
$108.62
KES14,251.62
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$204.36
CFA125,723
|
$16.25
KES2,132.05
|
|
pay 56.5% less for childcare
Mali
|
Kenya
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$127.01
KES16,665.24
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,000.00
CFA7,382,400
|
$5,225.46
KES685,643.67
|
|
pay 20.0% less for entertainment and sports
Mali
|
Kenya
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.00
CFA1,230
|
$1.77
KES232.35
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.01
CFA1,240
|
$1.34
KES176.30
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.50
CFA923
|
$1.76
KES231.33
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$69.94
CFA43,028
|
$32.78
KES4,300.64
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.00
CFA3,691
|
$4.82
KES632.01
|
|
pay 49.8% less for clothing
Mali
|
Kenya
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$11.94
KES1,566.35
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$25.00
CFA15,380
|
$19.76
KES2,592.79
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$25.82
KES3,388.13
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$125.00
CFA76,900
|
$26.69
KES3,502.44
|
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