Cost of living comparison
Mali is 40.7% more expensive than Mozambique.
If you lived in Mali instead of Mozambique, you would:
pay 22.9% less for restaurants
Mozambique
|
Mali
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$14.88
MZN950.74
|
$8.00
F CFA4,873
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.31
MZN275.22
|
$4.83
F CFA2,944
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.12
MZN71.31
|
$0.89
F CFA542
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.91
MZN58.38
|
$0.57
F CFA348
|
|
pay 38.8% more for groceries
Mozambique
|
Mali
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.17
MZN74.88
|
$0.87
F CFA528
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.77
MZN560.44
|
$7.81
F CFA4,760
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.80
MZN370.42
|
$8.20
F CFA4,996
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.88
MZN120.39
|
$1.90
F CFA1,155
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.38
MZN152.07
|
$3.43
F CFA2,091
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.87
MZN55.32
|
?? | |
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.36
MZN22.95
|
$0.48
F CFA290
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.58
MZN37.07
|
$1.07
F CFA650
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.46
MZN29.13
|
$1.27
F CFA774
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.38
MZN24.40
|
$0.46
F CFA281
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.50
MZN31.78
|
$0.61
F CFA369
|
|
pay 30.6% more for transportation
Mozambique
|
Mali
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.48
MZN286.19
|
$4.89
F CFA2,978
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$13.18
MZN841.96
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,889.58
MZN2,101,644.48
|
$50,000.00
F CFA30,457,723
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$34.85
MZN2,226.74
|
?? | |
pay 73.8% more for housing
Mozambique
|
Mali
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$123.73
MZN7,906.19
|
$35.94
F CFA21,894
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$989.04
MZN63,199.45
|
$1,000.00
F CFA609,154
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$242.40
MZN15,489.26
|
$538.39
F CFA327,963
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$59.57
MZN3,806.59
|
$204.36
F CFA124,488
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for childcare
Mozambique
|
Mali
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$282.02
MZN18,021.19
|
?? | |
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,429.85
MZN283,067.13
|
$12,000.00
F CFA7,309,854
|
|
pay 11.4% more for entertainment and sports
Mozambique
|
Mali
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.17
MZN75.06
|
$2.00
F CFA1,218
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.85
MZN118.09
|
$2.01
F CFA1,227
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.35
MZN150.12
|
$1.50
F CFA914
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$59.25
MZN3,786.30
|
$69.94
F CFA42,606
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.26
MZN400.31
|
$6.00
F CFA3,655
|
|
pay 17.5% less for clothing
Mozambique
|
Mali
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$24.54
MZN1,567.89
|
?? | |
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$70.22
MZN4,486.84
|
$25.00
F CFA15,229
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$74.39
MZN4,753.72
|
?? | |
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$96.58
MZN6,171.50
|
$125.00
F CFA76,144
|
|
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