Cost of living comparison
Poland is 13.0% cheaper than Mali.
If you lived in Poland instead of Mali, you would:
pay 39.0% more for restaurants
Mali
|
Poland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.00
CFA4,922
|
$6.88
zł27.83
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.83
CFA2,973
|
$5.95
zł24.06
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.89
CFA547
|
$1.30
zł5.25
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.57
CFA352
|
$1.15
zł4.65
|
|
pay 23.1% less for groceries
Mali
|
Poland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.87
CFA534
|
$0.94
zł3.79
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.81
CFA4,807
|
$3.34
zł13.51
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.20
CFA5,046
|
$2.82
zł11.39
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.90
CFA1,167
|
$2.49
zł10.06
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.43
CFA2,112
|
$2.20
zł8.88
|
|
Apples (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.38
zł1.55
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.48
CFA293
|
$0.55
zł2.21
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.07
CFA656
|
$0.63
zł2.54
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.27
CFA781
|
$1.15
zł4.65
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.46
CFA284
|
$0.29
zł1.19
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.61
CFA373
|
$0.37
zł1.50
|
|
pay 22.1% less for transportation
Mali
|
Poland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.89
CFA3,008
|
$5.68
zł22.99
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$23.91
zł96.72
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$50,000.00
CFA30,760,001
|
$19,787.24
zł80,039.07
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$6.31
zł25.54
|
|
pay 41.9% less for housing
Mali
|
Poland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$35.94
CFA22,111
|
$12.94
zł52.34
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,000.00
CFA615,200
|
$480.05
zł1,941.79
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$538.39
CFA331,218
|
$406.85
zł1,645.69
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$204.36
CFA125,723
|
$148.56
zł600.92
|
|
pay 62.8% less for childcare
Mali
|
Poland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$228.50
zł924.30
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,000.00
CFA7,382,400
|
$4,467.72
zł18,071.84
|
|
pay 29.3% more for entertainment and sports
Mali
|
Poland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.00
CFA1,230
|
$2.34
zł9.45
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.01
CFA1,240
|
$2.45
zł9.90
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.50
CFA923
|
$4.13
zł16.71
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$69.94
CFA43,028
|
$27.45
zł111.04
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.00
CFA3,691
|
$5.63
zł22.76
|
|
pay 9.2% less for clothing
Mali
|
Poland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$64.65
zł261.51
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$25.00
CFA15,380
|
$30.33
zł122.69
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$66.37
zł268.48
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$125.00
CFA76,900
|
$75.24
zł304.33
|
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