Cost of living comparison
compared to
Mali vs. Nigeria Cost of Living Summary
Mali is 17.1% more expensive than Nigeria overall.
Mali vs. Nigeria Cost Breakdown
If you lived in Mali instead of Nigeria, you would:
pay 2.6 times more for restaurants
|
Nigeria
|
Mali
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.19
NGN2,908.76
|
$8.50
F CFA4,963
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.09
NGN6,780.76
|
$8.18
F CFA4,777
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.36
NGN473.34
|
$0.93
F CFA540
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.32
NGN419.49
|
$0.68
F CFA394
|
|
Nigeria vs. Mali - Cost of restaurants
pay 84.8% more for groceries
|
Nigeria
|
Mali
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.95
NGN1,262.10
|
$3.84
F CFA2,240
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.24
NGN2,979.24
|
$8.91
F CFA5,201
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.26
NGN12,329.33
|
$7.22
F CFA4,214
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.49
NGN1,978.89
|
$5.92
F CFA3,454
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.76
NGN2,340.96
|
$7.08
F CFA4,135
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.88
NGN1,167.11
|
$1.81
F CFA1,059
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.66
NGN872.87
|
$0.48
F CFA278
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.53
NGN709.16
|
$1.28
F CFA749
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.67
NGN890.29
|
$0.95
F CFA557
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.62
NGN819.78
|
$0.56
F CFA326
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.57
NGN763.60
|
$0.52
F CFA305
|
|
Nigeria vs. Mali - Cost of groceries
pay 74.4% more for transportation
|
Nigeria
|
Mali
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.41
NGN3,205.09
|
$4.20
F CFA2,452
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$21.22
NGN28,254.69
|
?? | |
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$18,156.84
NGN24M
|
?? | |
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.88
NGN9,164.43
|
?? | |
Nigeria vs. Mali - Cost of transportation
pay 47.1% less for housing
|
Nigeria
|
Mali
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$18.12
NGN24,120.18
|
$65.00
F CFA37,949
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$372.59
NGN496K
|
$175.00
F CFA102K
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$284.75
NGN379K
|
$80.00
F CFA46,706
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$55.52
NGN73,907.84
|
$114.71
F CFA66,968
|
|
Nigeria vs. Mali - Cost of housing
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Nigeria
|
Mali
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$219.45
NGN292K
|
?? | |
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,089.03
NGN5M
|
?? |
Nigeria vs. Mali - Cost of childcare
pay 2.1 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Nigeria
|
Mali
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.74
NGN982.05
|
$2.39
F CFA1,393
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.31
NGN3,070.30
|
$1.67
F CFA974
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.13
NGN1,506.57
|
?? | |
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$19.01
NGN25,311.31
|
$70.00
F CFA40,868
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.40
NGN5,854.04
|
?? | |
Nigeria vs. Mali - Cost of entertainment and sports
pay (unknown) more for clothing
|
Nigeria
|
Mali
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$13.41
NGN17,851.33
|
?? | |
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$20.94
NGN27,874.19
|
?? | |
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$34.35
NGN45,733.44
|
?? | |
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$40.18
NGN53,488.77
|
?? |
Nigeria vs. Mali - Cost of clothing
We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Sources: MyLifeElsewhere's cost-of-living dataset (prices updated October 2026). How we calculate this
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