Cost of living comparison
Missouri is 53.4% more expensive than Mali.
If you lived in Missouri instead of Mali, you would:
pay 2.4 times more for restaurants
Mali
|
Missouri
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.00
F CFA4,869
|
$18.80
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.83
F CFA2,941
|
$8.80
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.89
F CFA541
|
$2.39
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.57
F CFA348
|
$1.62
|
|
pay 63.2% more for groceries
Mali
|
Missouri
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.87
F CFA528
|
$2.54
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.81
F CFA4,756
|
$4.67
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.20
F CFA4,991
|
$3.86
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.90
F CFA1,154
|
$3.74
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.43
F CFA2,089
|
$4.24
|
|
Apples (1 lb) | ?? |
$2.07
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.48
F CFA290
|
$0.70
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.07
F CFA649
|
$1.87
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.27
F CFA773
|
$2.11
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.46
F CFA281
|
$1.02
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.61
F CFA369
|
$1.23
|
|
pay 38.4% less for transportation
Mali
|
Missouri
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.89
F CFA2,975
|
$3.09
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$80.06
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$50,000.00
F CFA30,428,205
|
$29,990.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$15.09
|
|
pay 34.2% more for housing
Mali
|
Missouri
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$35.94
F CFA21,872
|
$74.47
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,000.00
F CFA608,564
|
$998.37
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$538.39
F CFA327,645
|
$816.85
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$204.36
F CFA124,367
|
$159.94
|
|
pay 26.3% more for childcare
Mali
|
Missouri
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$1,026.85
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,000.00
F CFA7,302,769
|
$15,161.11
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for entertainment and sports
Mali
|
Missouri
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.00
F CFA1,217
|
$4.33
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.01
F CFA1,226
|
$4.31
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.50
F CFA913
|
$6.45
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$69.94
F CFA42,564
|
$35.00
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.00
F CFA3,651
|
$12.59
|
|
pay 22.2% more for clothing
Mali
|
Missouri
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$49.42
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$25.00
F CFA15,214
|
$38.66
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$86.06
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$125.00
F CFA76,071
|
$112.38
|
|
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