Cost of living comparison
Nigeria is 43.5% cheaper than Mali.
If you lived in Nigeria instead of Mali, you would:
pay 45.8% less for restaurants
Mali
|
Nigeria
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.00
F CFA4,873
|
$1.64
NGN2,026.27
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.83
F CFA2,944
|
$5.58
NGN6,886.44
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.89
F CFA542
|
$0.35
NGN437.79
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.57
F CFA348
|
$0.24
NGN291.49
|
|
pay 7.9% less for groceries
Mali
|
Nigeria
|
||
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.87
F CFA528
|
$1.05
NGN1,295.48
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.81
F CFA4,760
|
$1.55
NGN1,909.00
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.20
F CFA4,996
|
$9.26
NGN11,431.43
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.90
F CFA1,155
|
$1.87
NGN2,305.38
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.43
F CFA2,091
|
$1.68
NGN2,078.37
|
|
Apples (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.57
NGN1,944.10
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.48
F CFA290
|
$0.70
NGN861.25
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.07
F CFA650
|
$0.53
NGN649.04
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.27
F CFA774
|
$0.71
NGN877.34
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.46
F CFA281
|
$0.78
NGN960.42
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.61
F CFA369
|
$0.60
NGN747.00
|
|
pay 71.4% less for transportation
Mali
|
Nigeria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.89
F CFA2,978
|
$1.37
NGN1,686.90
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$23.20
NGN28,653.56
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$50,000.00
F CFA30,457,723
|
$14,662.06
NGN18,107,642.09
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$9.37
NGN11,573.15
|
|
pay 30.4% less for housing
Mali
|
Nigeria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$35.94
F CFA21,894
|
$40.44
NGN49,942.97
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,000.00
F CFA609,154
|
$814.72
NGN1,006,182.86
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$538.39
F CFA327,963
|
$414.25
NGN511,594.01
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$204.36
F CFA124,488
|
$15.73
NGN19,421.13
|
|
pay 83.4% less for childcare
Mali
|
Nigeria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$82.01
NGN101,278.85
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,000.00
F CFA7,309,854
|
$1,992.54
NGN2,460,786.90
|
|
pay 34.7% less for entertainment and sports
Mali
|
Nigeria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.00
F CFA1,218
|
$0.75
NGN923.14
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.01
F CFA1,227
|
$1.87
NGN2,314.90
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.50
F CFA914
|
$0.96
NGN1,181.88
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$69.94
F CFA42,606
|
$24.54
NGN30,304.44
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.00
F CFA3,655
|
$5.83
NGN7,201.61
|
|
pay 30.7% less for clothing
Mali
|
Nigeria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$16.79
NGN20,731.29
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$25.00
F CFA15,229
|
$22.52
NGN27,808.47
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$46.88
NGN57,902.05
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$125.00
F CFA76,144
|
$60.60
NGN74,845.13
|
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