Cost of living comparison
compared to
Mali vs. Panama Cost of Living Summary
Mali is 44.0% cheaper than Panama overall.
Mali vs. Panama Cost Breakdown
If you lived in Mali instead of Panama, you would:
pay 11.4% less for restaurants
|
Panama
|
Mali
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.20
PAB8.20
|
$8.50
F CFA4,963
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.90
PAB8.90
|
$8.18
F CFA4,777
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.41
PAB1.41
|
$0.93
F CFA540
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.30
PAB1.30
|
$0.68
F CFA394
|
|
Panama vs. Mali - Cost of restaurants
pay 0.9% less for groceries
|
Panama
|
Mali
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.28
PAB2.28
|
$3.84
F CFA2,240
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.18
PAB6.18
|
$8.91
F CFA5,201
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.09
PAB7.09
|
$7.22
F CFA4,214
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.56
PAB2.56
|
$5.92
F CFA3,454
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.42
PAB3.42
|
$7.08
F CFA4,135
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.86
PAB1.86
|
$1.81
F CFA1,059
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.59
PAB0.59
|
$0.48
F CFA278
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.76
PAB1.76
|
$1.28
F CFA749
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.67
PAB1.67
|
$0.95
F CFA557
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.09
PAB1.09
|
$0.56
F CFA326
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.14
PAB1.14
|
$0.52
F CFA305
|
|
Panama vs. Mali - Cost of groceries
pay 3.2% less for transportation
|
Panama
|
Mali
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.34
PAB4.34
|
$4.20
F CFA2,452
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$23.00
PAB23.00
|
?? | |
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,920.67
PAB23,920.67
|
?? | |
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.62
PAB16.62
|
?? | |
Panama vs. Mali - Cost of transportation
pay 74.8% less for housing
|
Panama
|
Mali
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$49.81
PAB49.81
|
$65.00
F CFA37,949
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$789.50
PAB789.50
|
$175.00
F CFA102K
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$614.84
PAB614.84
|
$80.00
F CFA46,706
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$96.53
PAB96.53
|
$114.71
F CFA66,968
|
|
Panama vs. Mali - Cost of housing
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Panama
|
Mali
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$543.33
PAB543.33
|
?? | |
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,213.83
PAB7,213.83
|
?? |
Panama vs. Mali - Cost of childcare
pay 9.6% less for entertainment and sports
|
Panama
|
Mali
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.21
PAB2.21
|
$2.39
F CFA1,393
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.73
PAB3.73
|
$1.67
F CFA974
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.29
PAB5.29
|
?? | |
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$50.91
PAB50.91
|
$70.00
F CFA40,868
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.13
PAB6.13
|
?? | |
Panama vs. Mali - Cost of entertainment and sports
pay (unknown) more for clothing
|
Panama
|
Mali
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$45.56
PAB45.56
|
?? | |
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.71
PAB36.71
|
?? | |
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$69.81
PAB69.81
|
?? | |
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$88.33
PAB88.33
|
?? |
Panama 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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