Cost of living comparison
Spain is 14.8% more expensive than Mali.
If you lived in Spain instead of Mali, you would:
pay 2.0 times more for restaurants
Mali
|
Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.00
CFA4,924
|
$12.45
€11.68
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.83
CFA2,974
|
$8.47
€7.95
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.89
CFA548
|
$1.99
€1.87
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.57
CFA352
|
$1.40
€1.32
|
|
pay 2.3% more for groceries
Mali
|
Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.87
CFA534
|
$1.16
€1.09
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.81
CFA4,809
|
$5.73
€5.38
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.20
CFA5,048
|
$3.55
€3.33
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.90
CFA1,167
|
$2.35
€2.21
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.43
CFA2,112
|
$3.11
€2.92
|
|
Apples (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.88
€0.83
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.48
CFA293
|
$0.83
€0.78
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.07
CFA657
|
$0.74
€0.69
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.27
CFA782
|
$0.91
€0.86
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.46
CFA284
|
$0.63
€0.59
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.61
CFA373
|
$0.65
€0.61
|
|
pay 7.4% less for transportation
Mali
|
Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.89
CFA3,009
|
$6.67
€6.26
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$39.84
€37.38
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$50,000.00
CFA30,772,583
|
$24,357.72
€22,853.63
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$14.14
€13.27
|
|
pay 14.8% less for housing
Mali
|
Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$35.94
CFA22,120
|
$40.62
€38.11
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,000.00
CFA615,452
|
$697.48
€654.41
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$538.39
CFA331,353
|
$570.67
€535.43
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$204.36
CFA125,775
|
$106.79
€100.20
|
|
pay 38.6% less for childcare
Mali
|
Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$342.46
€321.31
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,000.00
CFA7,385,420
|
$7,368.05
€6,913.07
|
|
pay 59.4% more for entertainment and sports
Mali
|
Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.00
CFA1,231
|
$2.66
€2.50
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.01
CFA1,240
|
$1.85
€1.74
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.50
CFA923
|
$5.55
€5.21
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$69.94
CFA43,046
|
$43.33
€40.65
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.00
CFA3,693
|
$8.42
€7.90
|
|
pay 2.6% more for clothing
Mali
|
Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$73.58
€69.03
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$25.00
CFA15,386
|
$33.02
€30.98
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$74.35
€69.76
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$125.00
CFA76,931
|
$91.35
€85.71
|
|
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