Cost of living comparison
Oregon is 64.8% more expensive than Mali.
If you lived in Oregon instead of Mali, you would:
pay 2.5 times more for restaurants
Mali
|
Oregon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.00
F CFA4,869
|
$18.29
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.83
F CFA2,941
|
$10.03
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.89
F CFA541
|
$2.39
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.57
F CFA348
|
$1.79
|
|
pay 86.3% more for groceries
Mali
|
Oregon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.87
F CFA528
|
$3.45
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.81
F CFA4,756
|
$7.01
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.20
F CFA4,991
|
$3.76
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.90
F CFA1,154
|
$3.95
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.43
F CFA2,089
|
$6.11
|
|
Apples (1 lb) | ?? |
$2.01
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.48
F CFA290
|
$0.78
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.07
F CFA649
|
$2.02
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.27
F CFA773
|
$2.25
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.46
F CFA281
|
$1.11
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.61
F CFA369
|
$1.06
|
|
pay 35.5% less for transportation
Mali
|
Oregon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.89
F CFA2,975
|
$4.05
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$53.89
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$50,000.00
F CFA30,428,205
|
$23,022.46
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$17.67
|
|
pay 71.0% more for housing
Mali
|
Oregon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$35.94
F CFA21,872
|
$79.01
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,000.00
F CFA608,564
|
$1,445.54
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$538.39
F CFA327,645
|
$1,327.39
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$204.36
F CFA124,367
|
$149.72
|
|
pay 7.7% less for childcare
Mali
|
Oregon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$957.80
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,000.00
F CFA7,302,769
|
$11,078.79
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for entertainment and sports
Mali
|
Oregon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.00
F CFA1,217
|
$5.42
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.01
F CFA1,226
|
$4.55
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.50
F CFA913
|
$9.10
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$69.94
F CFA42,564
|
$38.51
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.00
F CFA3,651
|
$11.27
|
|
pay 15.7% more for clothing
Mali
|
Oregon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$48.78
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$25.00
F CFA15,214
|
$38.00
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$76.47
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$125.00
F CFA76,071
|
$99.07
|
|
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