Cost of living comparison
Saudi Arabia is 26.0% more expensive than Mali.
If you lived in Saudi Arabia instead of Mali, you would:
pay 3.5% less for restaurants
Mali
|
Saudi Arabia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.91
F CFA2,987
|
$6.90
SAR25.86
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.59
F CFA4,011
|
$7.35
SAR27.57
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.78
F CFA472
|
$0.74
SAR2.76
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.64
F CFA392
|
$0.25
SAR0.94
|
|
pay 11.4% less for groceries
Mali
|
Saudi Arabia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.05
F CFA640
|
$0.89
SAR3.35
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$9.62
F CFA5,855
|
$3.67
SAR13.75
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.46
F CFA5,759
|
$6.52
SAR24.45
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.57
F CFA1,566
|
$2.55
SAR9.55
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.57
F CFA2,174
|
$3.27
SAR12.26
|
|
Apples (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.93
SAR3.50
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.50
F CFA304
|
$0.74
SAR2.76
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.00
F CFA609
|
$0.73
SAR2.74
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.27
F CFA773
|
$0.74
SAR2.76
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.46
F CFA281
|
$0.63
SAR2.37
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.61
F CFA369
|
$0.61
SAR2.27
|
|
pay 58.0% less for transportation
Mali
|
Saudi Arabia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.48
F CFA3,337
|
$2.30
SAR8.64
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$37.83
SAR141.89
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$25,221.79
SAR94,594.28
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$17.96
SAR67.36
|
|
pay 14.9% more for housing
Mali
|
Saudi Arabia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$34.18
F CFA20,800
|
$73.85
SAR276.98
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$500.00
F CFA304,282
|
$390.65
SAR1,465.14
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$307.59
F CFA187,186
|
$280.05
SAR1,050.34
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$114.71
F CFA69,806
|
$85.53
SAR320.79
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Mali
|
Saudi Arabia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$296.51
SAR1,112.06
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$6,039.49
SAR22,651.09
|
pay 2.9 times more for entertainment and sports
Mali
|
Saudi Arabia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.64
F CFA1,604
|
$1.65
SAR6.17
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.98
F CFA1,208
|
$3.66
SAR13.72
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$0.93
F CFA568
|
$7.12
SAR26.70
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$69.94
F CFA42,564
|
$99.67
SAR373.83
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.00
F CFA3,651
|
$17.24
SAR64.66
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Mali
|
Saudi Arabia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$43.59
SAR163.48
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$56.89
SAR213.37
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$93.76
SAR351.64
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$77.91
SAR292.19
|
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