Cost of living comparison
United Kingdom is 57.2% more expensive than Mali.
If you lived in United Kingdom instead of Mali, you would:
pay 2.0 times more for restaurants
Mali
|
United Kingdom
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.00
CFA4,833
|
$17.09
£13.56
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.83
CFA2,920
|
$7.46
£5.92
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.89
CFA538
|
$1.84
£1.46
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.57
CFA345
|
$1.36
£1.08
|
|
pay 2.4% more for groceries
Mali
|
United Kingdom
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.87
CFA524
|
$1.25
£0.99
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.81
CFA4,721
|
$3.60
£2.86
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.20
CFA4,955
|
$4.68
£3.71
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.90
CFA1,146
|
$2.58
£2.05
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.43
CFA2,073
|
$3.16
£2.51
|
|
Apples (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.05
£0.83
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.48
CFA288
|
$0.63
£0.50
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.07
CFA645
|
$0.99
£0.79
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.27
CFA767
|
$1.17
£0.93
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.46
CFA279
|
$0.63
£0.50
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.61
CFA366
|
$0.58
£0.46
|
|
pay 0.2% more for transportation
Mali
|
United Kingdom
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.89
CFA2,954
|
$7.31
£5.80
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$91.63
£72.72
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$50,000.00
CFA30,205,180
|
$25,486.21
£20,225.55
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$16.30
£12.93
|
|
pay 13.8% more for housing
Mali
|
United Kingdom
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$35.94
CFA21,712
|
$37.72
£29.94
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,000.00
CFA604,104
|
$1,053.04
£835.68
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$538.39
CFA325,244
|
$836.18
£663.59
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$204.36
CFA123,456
|
$183.29
£145.46
|
|
pay 37.9% more for childcare
Mali
|
United Kingdom
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$1,186.33
£941.46
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,000.00
CFA7,249,243
|
$16,551.73
£13,135.25
|
|
pay 3.3 times more for entertainment and sports
Mali
|
United Kingdom
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.00
CFA1,208
|
$4.95
£3.93
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.01
CFA1,217
|
$3.59
£2.85
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.50
CFA906
|
$14.82
£11.76
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$69.94
CFA42,252
|
$41.78
£33.15
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.00
CFA3,625
|
$11.97
£9.50
|
|
pay 8.4% more for clothing
Mali
|
United Kingdom
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$73.74
£58.52
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$25.00
CFA15,103
|
$38.00
£30.16
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$79.51
£63.10
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$125.00
CFA75,513
|
$80.83
£64.15
|
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