Cost of living comparison
Mali is 27.1% cheaper than New Jersey.
If you lived in Mali instead of New Jersey, you would:
pay 61.1% less for restaurants
New Jersey
|
Mali
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$17.47
|
$4.91
F CFA2,987
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.47
|
$6.59
F CFA4,011
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.43
|
$0.78
F CFA472
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.97
|
$0.64
F CFA392
|
|
pay 27.0% less for groceries
New Jersey
|
Mali
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.92
|
$1.05
F CFA640
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.66
|
$9.62
F CFA5,855
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.73
|
$9.46
F CFA5,759
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.71
|
$2.57
F CFA1,566
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.28
|
$3.57
F CFA2,174
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.30
|
?? | |
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.85
|
$0.50
F CFA304
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.23
|
$1.00
F CFA609
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.56
|
$1.27
F CFA773
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.33
|
$0.46
F CFA281
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.66
|
$0.61
F CFA369
|
|
pay 54.8% more for transportation
New Jersey
|
Mali
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.54
|
$5.48
F CFA3,337
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$153.50
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,455.20
|
?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$17.18
|
?? | |
pay 51.9% less for housing
New Jersey
|
Mali
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$56.73
|
$34.18
F CFA20,800
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,135.47
|
$500.00
F CFA304,282
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,746.67
|
$307.59
F CFA187,186
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$125.49
|
$114.71
F CFA69,806
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
New Jersey
|
Mali
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,594.12
|
?? | |
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$27,975.00
|
?? |
pay 50.2% less for entertainment and sports
New Jersey
|
Mali
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.49
|
$2.64
F CFA1,604
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.86
|
$1.98
F CFA1,208
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$12.70
|
$0.93
F CFA568
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$56.62
|
$69.94
F CFA42,564
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$16.25
|
$6.00
F CFA3,651
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
New Jersey
|
Mali
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$48.37
|
?? | |
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$42.76
|
?? | |
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$77.46
|
?? | |
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$106.78
|
?? |
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