Cost of living comparison
South Africa is 28.0% cheaper than Mali.
If you lived in South Africa instead of Mali, you would:
pay 2.6% less for restaurants
Mali
|
South Africa
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.00
CFA4,906
|
$7.74
R145.40
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.83
CFA2,964
|
$3.92
R73.68
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.89
CFA546
|
$0.87
R16.33
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.57
CFA351
|
$0.65
R12.23
|
|
pay 28.0% less for groceries
Mali
|
South Africa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.87
CFA532
|
$0.82
R15.37
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.81
CFA4,792
|
$3.09
R58.11
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.20
CFA5,030
|
$3.51
R65.93
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.90
CFA1,163
|
$1.71
R32.19
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.43
CFA2,105
|
$1.85
R34.70
|
|
Apples (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.61
R11.48
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.48
CFA292
|
$0.57
R10.69
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.07
CFA654
|
$0.59
R11.11
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.27
CFA779
|
$0.59
R10.99
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.46
CFA283
|
$0.47
R8.76
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.61
CFA372
|
$0.47
R8.73
|
|
pay 34.5% less for transportation
Mali
|
South Africa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.89
CFA2,998
|
$4.65
R87.31
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$40.67
R763.80
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$50,000.00
CFA30,662,227
|
$18,011.69
R338,261.67
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$7.53
R141.48
|
|
pay 33.5% less for housing
Mali
|
South Africa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$35.94
CFA22,041
|
$48.06
R902.51
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,000.00
CFA613,245
|
$341.02
R6,404.47
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$538.39
CFA330,165
|
$317.79
R5,968.15
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$204.36
CFA125,324
|
$80.15
R1,505.22
|
|
pay 74.3% less for childcare
Mali
|
South Africa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$157.19
R2,951.99
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,000.00
CFA7,358,934
|
$3,082.89
R57,897.01
|
|
pay 5.5% less for entertainment and sports
Mali
|
South Africa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.00
CFA1,226
|
$1.70
R31.85
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.01
CFA1,236
|
$1.67
R31.44
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.50
CFA920
|
$2.56
R48.14
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$69.94
CFA42,892
|
$30.74
R577.25
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.00
CFA3,679
|
$5.40
R101.36
|
|
pay 17.4% less for clothing
Mali
|
South Africa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$43.19
R811.06
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$25.00
CFA15,331
|
$26.96
R506.25
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$80.72
R1,515.86
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$125.00
CFA76,656
|
$71.81
R1,348.60
|
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