Cost of living comparison
Kuwait is 7.4% cheaper than Mali.
If you lived in Kuwait instead of Mali, you would:
pay 9.9% less for restaurants
Mali
|
Kuwait
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.00
F CFA4,873
|
$6.88
KWD2.120
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.83
F CFA2,944
|
$6.74
KWD2.070
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.89
F CFA542
|
$0.58
KWD0.180
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.57
F CFA348
|
$0.39
KWD0.120
|
|
pay 9.2% less for groceries
Mali
|
Kuwait
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.87
F CFA528
|
$1.03
KWD0.320
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.81
F CFA4,760
|
$2.80
KWD0.860
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.20
F CFA4,996
|
$6.31
KWD1.940
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.90
F CFA1,155
|
$2.46
KWD0.760
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.43
F CFA2,091
|
$2.30
KWD0.710
|
|
Apples (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.94
KWD0.290
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.48
F CFA290
|
$0.80
KWD0.250
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.07
F CFA650
|
$0.75
KWD0.230
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.27
F CFA774
|
$0.65
KWD0.200
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.46
F CFA281
|
$0.52
KWD0.160
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.61
F CFA369
|
$0.48
KWD0.150
|
|
pay 66.8% less for transportation
Mali
|
Kuwait
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.89
F CFA2,978
|
$1.36
KWD0.420
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$46.98
KWD14.440
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$50,000.00
F CFA30,457,723
|
$19,349.52
KWD5,947.460
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$27.59
KWD8.480
|
|
pay 20.5% less for housing
Mali
|
Kuwait
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$35.94
F CFA21,894
|
$34.41
KWD10.580
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,000.00
F CFA609,154
|
$792.17
KWD243.490
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$538.39
F CFA327,963
|
$675.48
KWD207.620
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$204.36
F CFA124,488
|
$36.14
KWD11.110
|
|
pay 57.8% less for childcare
Mali
|
Kuwait
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$303.70
KWD93.350
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,000.00
F CFA7,309,854
|
$5,062.92
KWD1,556.190
|
|
pay 85.3% more for entertainment and sports
Mali
|
Kuwait
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.00
F CFA1,218
|
$3.22
KWD0.990
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.01
F CFA1,227
|
$4.48
KWD1.380
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.50
F CFA914
|
$2.82
KWD0.870
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$69.94
F CFA42,606
|
$105.23
KWD32.350
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.00
F CFA3,655
|
$12.22
KWD3.760
|
|
pay 26.8% more for clothing
Mali
|
Kuwait
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$49.85
KWD15.320
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$25.00
F CFA15,229
|
$46.01
KWD14.140
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$97.17
KWD29.870
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$125.00
F CFA76,144
|
$86.91
KWD26.710
|
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