Cost of living comparison
Mali is 66.9% more expensive than Philippines.
If you lived in Mali instead of Philippines, you would:
pay 64.7% more for restaurants
Philippines
|
Mali
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.36
₱193.21
|
$8.00
CFA4,922
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.06
₱176.45
|
$4.83
CFA2,973
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.71
₱41.15
|
$0.89
CFA547
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.41
₱23.83
|
$0.57
CFA352
|
|
pay 19.8% more for groceries
Philippines
|
Mali
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.23
₱70.61
|
$0.87
CFA534
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.26
₱187.43
|
$7.81
CFA4,807
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.76
₱389.17
|
$8.20
CFA5,046
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.82
₱104.81
|
$1.90
CFA1,167
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.91
₱110.10
|
$3.43
CFA2,112
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.17
₱67.09
|
?? | |
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.68
₱38.99
|
$0.48
CFA293
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.06
₱61.13
|
$1.07
CFA656
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.65
₱37.49
|
$1.27
CFA781
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.81
₱46.45
|
$0.46
CFA284
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.02
₱58.94
|
$0.61
CFA373
|
|
pay 49.0% more for transportation
Philippines
|
Mali
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.92
₱283.12
|
$4.89
CFA3,008
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$12.10
₱696.42
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,173.37
₱1,449,306.18
|
$50,000.00
CFA30,760,001
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.86
₱222.14
|
?? | |
pay 2.6 times more for housing
Philippines
|
Mali
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$38.43
₱2,212.25
|
$35.94
CFA22,111
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$288.35
₱16,601.02
|
$1,000.00
CFA615,200
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$172.40
₱9,925.72
|
$538.39
CFA331,218
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$74.91
₱4,312.92
|
$204.36
CFA125,723
|
|
pay 99.8% more for childcare
Philippines
|
Mali
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$170.74
₱9,830.26
|
?? | |
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,005.00
₱345,725.84
|
$12,000.00
CFA7,382,400
|
|
pay 20.7% more for entertainment and sports
Philippines
|
Mali
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.30
₱74.86
|
$2.00
CFA1,230
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.36
₱135.63
|
$2.01
CFA1,240
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.45
₱141.03
|
$1.50
CFA923
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.83
₱2,177.86
|
$69.94
CFA43,028
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.08
₱292.19
|
$6.00
CFA3,691
|
|
pay 58.0% more for clothing
Philippines
|
Mali
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$37.79
₱2,175.56
|
?? | |
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$22.95
₱1,321.11
|
$25.00
CFA15,380
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$67.45
₱3,883.39
|
?? | |
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$60.35
₱3,474.56
|
$125.00
CFA76,900
|
|
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