Cost of living comparison

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Mali vs. Moldova Cost of Living Summary

Mali is 17.6% cheaper than Moldova overall.

Restaurants
pay 7.2% less in Mali
Groceries
pay 2.0 times more in Mali
Transportation
pay 31.7% less in Mali
Housing
pay 55.5% less in Mali
Entertainment and Sports
pay 53.9% more in Mali

The cost of groceries and entertainment and sports in Mali are more expensive than in Moldova. Expenses including housing, transportation, and restaurants are lower in Mali. Notably, groceries is significantly more expensive in Mali.

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Mali vs. Moldova Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Mali instead of Moldova, you would:

pay 7.2% less for restaurants

 
Moldova
Mali
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $9.35
MDL167.15
$8.50
F CFA4,978
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
 $8.74
MDL156.28
$8.18
F CFA4,792
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $1.02
MDL18.23
$0.93
F CFA542
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pay 2.0 times more for groceries

 
Moldova
Mali
Bread
1 loaf
 $0.51
MDL9.08
$3.84
F CFA2,247
Local cheese (8 oz) $3.87
MDL69.24
$8.91
F CFA5,218
Milk (1 gallon) $4.41
MDL78.82
$7.22
F CFA4,228
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pay 31.7% less for transportation

 
Moldova
Mali
Gasoline (1 gallon) $6.15
MDL109.96
$4.20
F CFA2,460
Monthly public transit pass $17.07
MDL305.22
??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $32,274.90
MDL577K
??
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pay 55.5% less for housing

 
Moldova
Mali
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
 $10.64
MDL190.16
$65.00
F CFA38,071
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $414.42
MDL7,408.91
$175.00
F CFA102K
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $301.91
MDL5,397.46
$80.00
F CFA46,856
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pay (unknown) more for childcare

 
Moldova
Mali
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $219.48
MDL3,923.84
??
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $5,438.11
MDL97,220.90
??
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pay 53.9% more for entertainment and sports

 
Moldova
Mali
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $1.50
MDL26.74
$2.39
F CFA1,398
Cappuccino in mid-range area $1.77
MDL31.61
$1.67
F CFA977
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
 $3.38
MDL60.51
??
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pay (unknown) more for clothing

 
Moldova
Mali
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
 $52.78
MDL943.56
??
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
 $38.13
MDL681.64
??
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
 $92.27
MDL1,649.64
??
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We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Sources: MyLifeElsewhere's cost-of-living dataset (prices updated November 2026). How we calculate this

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