Cost of living comparison
Mali is 9.5% cheaper than Michigan.
If you lived in Mali instead of Michigan, you would:
pay 55.2% less for restaurants
Michigan
|
Mali
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.48
|
$8.00
F CFA4,869
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.84
|
$4.83
F CFA2,941
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.17
|
$0.89
F CFA541
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.79
|
$0.57
F CFA348
|
|
pay 16.9% less for groceries
Michigan
|
Mali
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.78
|
$0.87
F CFA528
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.41
|
$7.81
F CFA4,756
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.20
|
$8.20
F CFA4,991
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.90
|
$1.90
F CFA1,154
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.72
|
$3.43
F CFA2,089
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.30
|
?? | |
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.71
|
$0.48
F CFA290
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.94
|
$1.07
F CFA649
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.83
|
$1.27
F CFA773
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.26
|
$0.46
F CFA281
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.23
|
$0.61
F CFA369
|
|
pay 67.1% more for transportation
Michigan
|
Mali
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.57
|
$4.89
F CFA2,975
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$48.43
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,342.55
|
$50,000.00
F CFA30,428,205
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$17.62
|
?? | |
pay 8.4% less for housing
Michigan
|
Mali
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$64.13
|
$35.94
F CFA21,872
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,107.04
|
$1,000.00
F CFA608,564
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$934.45
|
$538.39
F CFA327,645
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$125.73
|
$204.36
F CFA124,367
|
|
pay 26.5% less for childcare
Michigan
|
Mali
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$963.48
|
?? | |
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$16,333.33
|
$12,000.00
F CFA7,302,769
|
|
pay 32.6% less for entertainment and sports
Michigan
|
Mali
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.66
|
$2.00
F CFA1,217
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.32
|
$2.01
F CFA1,226
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$7.84
|
$1.50
F CFA913
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.32
|
$69.94
F CFA42,564
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.13
|
$6.00
F CFA3,651
|
|
pay 6.3% more for clothing
Michigan
|
Mali
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$45.07
|
?? | |
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.70
|
$25.00
F CFA15,214
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$74.63
|
?? | |
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$87.66
|
$125.00
F CFA76,071
|
|
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