Cost of living comparison
Latvia is 11.6% more expensive than Mali.
If you lived in Latvia instead of Mali, you would:
pay 41.8% more for restaurants
Mali
|
Latvia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.00
F CFA4,902
|
$8.99
€8.40
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.83
F CFA2,961
|
$6.17
€5.77
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.89
F CFA545
|
$1.20
€1.12
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.57
F CFA350
|
$1.10
€1.02
|
|
pay 6.1% less for groceries
Mali
|
Latvia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.87
F CFA532
|
$1.19
€1.11
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.81
F CFA4,788
|
$4.58
€4.27
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.20
F CFA5,025
|
$4.83
€4.52
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.90
F CFA1,162
|
$2.38
€2.23
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.43
F CFA2,103
|
$3.23
€3.01
|
|
Apples (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.49
€0.46
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.48
F CFA292
|
$0.73
€0.68
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.07
F CFA654
|
$0.87
€0.82
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.27
F CFA778
|
$1.31
€1.22
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.46
F CFA283
|
$0.32
€0.30
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.61
F CFA371
|
$0.35
€0.33
|
|
pay 3.7% less for transportation
Mali
|
Latvia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.89
F CFA2,996
|
$7.32
€6.84
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$38.37
€35.84
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$50,000.00
F CFA30,636,655
|
$21,439.27
€20,026.55
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$7.64
€7.14
|
|
pay 43.8% less for housing
Mali
|
Latvia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$35.94
F CFA22,022
|
$16.90
€15.79
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,000.00
F CFA612,733
|
$342.38
€319.82
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$538.39
F CFA329,890
|
$247.16
€230.87
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$204.36
F CFA125,219
|
$199.93
€186.75
|
|
pay 19.0% more for childcare
Mali
|
Latvia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$261.48
€244.25
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,000.00
F CFA7,352,797
|
$14,283.25
€13,342.07
|
|
pay 51.5% more for entertainment and sports
Mali
|
Latvia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.00
F CFA1,225
|
$2.94
€2.75
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.01
F CFA1,235
|
$2.55
€2.39
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.50
F CFA919
|
$4.55
€4.25
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$69.94
F CFA42,856
|
$37.76
€35.27
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.00
F CFA3,676
|
$7.56
€7.06
|
|
pay 22.8% more for clothing
Mali
|
Latvia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$68.48
€63.97
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$25.00
F CFA15,318
|
$40.46
€37.79
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$75.05
€70.10
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$125.00
F CFA76,592
|
$104.60
€97.71
|
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