Cost of living comparison
compared to
United Kingdom vs. Mali Cost of Living Summary
United Kingdom is 2.6 times more expensive than Mali overall.
United Kingdom vs. Mali Cost Breakdown
If you lived in United Kingdom instead of Mali, you would:
pay 99.6% more for restaurants
|
Mali
|
United Kingdom
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.50
F CFA4,963
|
$21.32
£15.99
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.18
F CFA4,777
|
$10.25
£7.69
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.93
F CFA540
|
$2.54
£1.91
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.68
F CFA394
|
$1.79
£1.35
|
|
Mali vs. United Kingdom - Cost of restaurants
pay 13.0% less for groceries
|
Mali
|
United Kingdom
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.84
F CFA2,240
|
$1.67
£1.26
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.91
F CFA5,201
|
$4.62
£3.47
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.22
F CFA4,214
|
$6.01
£4.51
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.92
F CFA3,454
|
$3.96
£2.97
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$7.08
F CFA4,135
|
$3.93
£2.95
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.81
F CFA1,059
|
$1.32
£0.99
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.48
F CFA278
|
$0.73
£0.54
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.28
F CFA749
|
$1.21
£0.90
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.95
F CFA557
|
$1.51
£1.13
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.56
F CFA326
|
$0.76
£0.57
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.52
F CFA305
|
$0.72
£0.54
|
|
Mali vs. United Kingdom - Cost of groceries
pay 80.7% more for transportation
|
Mali
|
United Kingdom
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.20
F CFA2,452
|
$7.59
£5.69
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$99.20
£74.43
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$37,629.43
£28,233.36
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$23.43
£17.58
|
|
Mali vs. United Kingdom - Cost of transportation
pay 6.9 times more for housing
|
Mali
|
United Kingdom
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$65.00
F CFA37,949
|
$41.42
£31.08
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$175.00
F CFA102K
|
$1,299.59
£975.08
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$80.00
F CFA46,706
|
$1,069.01
£802.08
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$114.71
F CFA66,968
|
$239.96
£180.04
|
|
Mali vs. United Kingdom - Cost of housing
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Mali
|
United Kingdom
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$1,589.10
£1,192.30
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$23,025.39
£17,275.95
|
Mali vs. United Kingdom - Cost of childcare
pay 63.7% more for entertainment and sports
|
Mali
|
United Kingdom
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.39
F CFA1,393
|
$6.50
£4.88
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.67
F CFA974
|
$4.66
£3.50
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
?? |
$22.34
£16.76
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$70.00
F CFA40,868
|
$49.72
£37.30
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$14.11
£10.58
|
|
Mali vs. United Kingdom - Cost of entertainment and sports
pay (unknown) more for clothing
|
Mali
|
United Kingdom
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$85.37
£64.05
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$44.93
£33.71
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$95.35
£71.54
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$98.21
£73.68
|
Mali vs. United Kingdom - Cost of clothing
We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Sources: MyLifeElsewhere's cost-of-living dataset (prices updated October 2026). How we calculate this
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