Cost of living comparison
Switzerland is 2.5 times more expensive than Mali.
If you lived in Switzerland instead of Mali, you would:
pay 4.6 times more for restaurants
Mali
|
Switzerland
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.00
F CFA4,902
|
$26.06
CHF23.76
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.83
F CFA2,961
|
$16.57
CHF15.11
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.89
F CFA545
|
$4.36
CHF3.98
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.57
F CFA350
|
$3.85
CHF3.51
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for groceries
Mali
|
Switzerland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.87
F CFA532
|
$3.23
CHF2.95
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.81
F CFA4,788
|
$14.05
CHF12.81
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.20
F CFA5,025
|
$6.73
CHF6.14
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.90
F CFA1,162
|
$6.47
CHF5.90
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.43
F CFA2,103
|
$11.61
CHF10.58
|
|
Apples (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.92
CHF1.75
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.48
F CFA292
|
$1.29
CHF1.18
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.07
F CFA654
|
$1.50
CHF1.37
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.27
F CFA778
|
$2.00
CHF1.83
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.46
F CFA283
|
$1.16
CHF1.05
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.61
F CFA371
|
$1.15
CHF1.04
|
|
pay 14.7% more for transportation
Mali
|
Switzerland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.89
F CFA2,996
|
$7.86
CHF7.17
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$101.99
CHF92.99
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$50,000.00
F CFA30,636,655
|
$34,369.68
CHF31,336.59
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$39.48
CHF36.00
|
|
pay 59.8% more for housing
Mali
|
Switzerland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$35.94
F CFA22,022
|
$58.09
CHF52.96
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,000.00
F CFA612,733
|
$1,527.18
CHF1,392.41
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$538.39
F CFA329,890
|
$1,267.40
CHF1,155.56
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$204.36
F CFA125,219
|
$182.90
CHF166.76
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for childcare
Mali
|
Switzerland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$2,253.56
CHF2,054.69
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,000.00
F CFA7,352,797
|
$28,390.10
CHF25,884.71
|
|
pay 3.4 times more for entertainment and sports
Mali
|
Switzerland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.00
F CFA1,225
|
$6.80
CHF6.20
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.01
F CFA1,235
|
$5.05
CHF4.60
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.50
F CFA919
|
$9.54
CHF8.70
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$69.94
F CFA42,856
|
$88.43
CHF80.63
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.00
F CFA3,676
|
$20.14
CHF18.37
|
|
pay 80.5% more for clothing
Mali
|
Switzerland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$111.16
CHF101.35
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$25.00
F CFA15,318
|
$56.12
CHF51.17
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$131.83
CHF120.20
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$125.00
F CFA76,592
|
$170.76
CHF155.69
|
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