Cost of living comparison
compared to
Romania vs. Mali Cost of Living Summary
Romania is 24.9% more expensive than Mali overall.
Romania vs. Mali Cost Breakdown
If you lived in Romania instead of Mali, you would:
pay 19.2% more for restaurants
|
Mali
|
Romania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.50
F CFA4,963
|
$9.82
RON46.44
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.18
F CFA4,777
|
$7.22
RON34.13
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.93
F CFA540
|
$1.87
RON8.86
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.68
F CFA394
|
$1.57
RON7.43
|
|
Mali vs. Romania - Cost of restaurants
pay 45.1% less for groceries
|
Mali
|
Romania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.84
F CFA2,240
|
$1.10
RON5.19
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.91
F CFA5,201
|
$3.76
RON17.78
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.22
F CFA4,214
|
$5.36
RON25.36
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.92
F CFA3,454
|
$2.91
RON13.77
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$7.08
F CFA4,135
|
$2.69
RON12.72
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.81
F CFA1,059
|
$0.51
RON2.42
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.48
F CFA278
|
$0.67
RON3.18
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.28
F CFA749
|
$0.65
RON3.08
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.95
F CFA557
|
$0.89
RON4.19
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.56
F CFA326
|
$0.35
RON1.66
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.52
F CFA305
|
$0.36
RON1.70
|
|
Mali vs. Romania - Cost of groceries
pay 55.9% more for transportation
|
Mali
|
Romania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.20
F CFA2,452
|
$6.55
RON30.98
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$23.38
RON110.58
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$27,083.66
RON128K
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$6.64
RON31.43
|
|
Mali vs. Romania - Cost of transportation
pay 99.9% more for housing
|
Mali
|
Romania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$65.00
F CFA37,949
|
$8.56
RON40.50
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$175.00
F CFA102K
|
$371.73
RON1,758.50
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$80.00
F CFA46,706
|
$281.26
RON1,330.53
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$114.71
F CFA66,968
|
$107.14
RON506.84
|
|
Mali vs. Romania - Cost of housing
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Mali
|
Romania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$482.75
RON2,283.68
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$7,125.14
RON33,706.19
|
Mali vs. Romania - Cost of childcare
pay 12.9% less for entertainment and sports
|
Mali
|
Romania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.39
F CFA1,393
|
$2.18
RON10.31
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.67
F CFA974
|
$2.45
RON11.57
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
?? |
$5.71
RON27.03
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$70.00
F CFA40,868
|
$38.73
RON183.19
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$7.13
RON33.75
|
|
Mali vs. Romania - Cost of entertainment and sports
pay (unknown) more for clothing
|
Mali
|
Romania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$62.00
RON293.30
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$35.53
RON168.09
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$77.18
RON365.11
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$85.19
RON402.98
|
Mali vs. Romania - Cost of clothing
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