Cost of living comparison
United Arab Emirates is 28.3% more expensive than Mali.
If you lived in United Arab Emirates instead of Mali, you would:
pay 9.1% more for restaurants
Mali
|
United Arab Emirates
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.00
CFA4,922
|
$6.94
AED25.50
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.83
CFA2,973
|
$7.49
AED27.50
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.89
CFA547
|
$0.94
AED3.47
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.57
CFA352
|
$0.51
AED1.86
|
|
pay 1.8% less for groceries
Mali
|
United Arab Emirates
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.87
CFA534
|
$1.26
AED4.65
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.81
CFA4,807
|
$4.56
AED16.75
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.20
CFA5,046
|
$6.78
AED24.91
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.90
CFA1,167
|
$2.59
AED9.50
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.43
CFA2,112
|
$3.24
AED11.92
|
|
Apples (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.97
AED3.58
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.48
CFA293
|
$0.72
AED2.65
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.07
CFA656
|
$0.88
AED3.24
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.27
CFA781
|
$0.58
AED2.13
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.46
CFA284
|
$0.51
AED1.86
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.61
CFA373
|
$0.45
AED1.67
|
|
pay 43.0% less for transportation
Mali
|
United Arab Emirates
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.89
CFA3,008
|
$3.41
AED12.51
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$72.17
AED265.06
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$50,000.00
CFA30,760,001
|
$22,194.32
AED81,513.09
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$9.50
AED34.90
|
|
pay 63.5% more for housing
Mali
|
United Arab Emirates
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$35.94
CFA22,111
|
$94.07
AED345.50
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,000.00
CFA615,200
|
$1,372.29
AED5,040.00
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$538.39
CFA331,218
|
$1,058.72
AED3,888.35
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$204.36
CFA125,723
|
$119.25
AED437.97
|
|
pay 44.0% less for childcare
Mali
|
United Arab Emirates
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$504.83
AED1,854.09
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,000.00
CFA7,382,400
|
$6,720.09
AED24,680.87
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for entertainment and sports
Mali
|
United Arab Emirates
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.00
CFA1,230
|
$9.51
AED34.92
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.01
CFA1,240
|
$4.65
AED17.08
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.50
CFA923
|
$6.01
AED22.08
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$69.94
CFA43,028
|
$63.87
AED234.58
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.00
CFA3,691
|
$11.25
AED41.33
|
|
pay 37.0% more for clothing
Mali
|
United Arab Emirates
|
||
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$49.99
AED183.61
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$25.00
CFA15,380
|
$49.06
AED180.18
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$83.85
AED307.97
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$125.00
CFA76,900
|
$97.09
AED356.58
|
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