Cost of living comparison
Mali is 2.2 times more expensive than Moldova.
If you lived in Mali instead of Moldova, you would:
pay 55.1% more for restaurants
Moldova
|
Mali
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.31
MDL58.55
|
$8.00
F CFA4,902
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.86
MDL68.31
|
$4.83
F CFA2,961
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.67
MDL11.84
|
$0.89
F CFA545
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.48
MDL8.42
|
$0.57
F CFA350
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for groceries
Moldova
|
Mali
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.38
MDL6.71
|
$0.87
F CFA532
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.61
MDL63.96
|
$7.81
F CFA4,788
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.00
MDL53.16
|
$8.20
F CFA5,025
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.53
MDL27.06
|
$1.90
F CFA1,162
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.73
MDL30.58
|
$3.43
F CFA2,103
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.30
MDL5.29
|
?? | |
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.57
MDL10.15
|
$0.48
F CFA292
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.55
MDL9.72
|
$1.07
F CFA654
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.59
MDL10.40
|
$1.27
F CFA778
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.22
MDL3.92
|
$0.46
F CFA283
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.20
MDL3.54
|
$0.61
F CFA371
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for transportation
Moldova
|
Mali
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.01
MDL88.63
|
$4.89
F CFA2,996
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$15.20
MDL269.08
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$15,888.83
MDL281,293.00
|
$50,000.00
F CFA30,636,655
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.20
MDL56.74
|
?? | |
pay 3.5 times more for housing
Moldova
|
Mali
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$9.47
MDL167.63
|
$35.94
F CFA22,022
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$226.53
MDL4,010.45
|
$1,000.00
F CFA612,733
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$155.30
MDL2,749.32
|
$538.39
F CFA329,890
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$83.16
MDL1,472.17
|
$204.36
F CFA125,219
|
|
pay 3.3 times more for childcare
Moldova
|
Mali
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$225.45
MDL3,991.30
|
?? | |
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,677.02
MDL65,097.33
|
$12,000.00
F CFA7,352,797
|
|
pay 71.6% more for entertainment and sports
Moldova
|
Mali
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.01
MDL17.89
|
$2.00
F CFA1,225
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.15
MDL20.31
|
$2.01
F CFA1,235
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.14
MDL37.82
|
$1.50
F CFA919
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$24.94
MDL441.45
|
$69.94
F CFA42,856
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.49
MDL79.51
|
$6.00
F CFA3,676
|
|
pay 11.6% more for clothing
Moldova
|
Mali
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$42.37
MDL750.16
|
?? | |
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.63
MDL542.27
|
$25.00
F CFA15,318
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$77.19
MDL1,366.53
|
?? | |
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$88.31
MDL1,563.45
|
$125.00
F CFA76,592
|
|
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