Cost of living comparison

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Mali vs. Romania Cost of Living Summary

Mali is 19.9% cheaper than Romania overall.

Restaurants
pay 16.1% less in Mali
Groceries
pay 82.3% more in Mali
Transportation
pay 35.9% less in Mali
Housing
pay 50.0% less in Mali
Entertainment and Sports
pay 14.8% more in Mali

The cost of groceries and entertainment and sports in Mali are more expensive than in Romania. Expenses including housing, transportation, and restaurants are lower in Mali. Notably, groceries is significantly more expensive in Mali.

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Mali vs. Romania Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Mali instead of Romania, you would:

pay 16.1% less for restaurants

 
Romania
Mali
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $9.82
RON46.44
$8.50
F CFA4,963
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
 $7.22
RON34.13
$8.18
F CFA4,777
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $1.87
RON8.86
$0.93
F CFA540
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pay 82.3% more for groceries

 
Romania
Mali
Bread
1 loaf
 $1.10
RON5.19
$3.84
F CFA2,240
Local cheese (8 oz) $3.76
RON17.78
$8.91
F CFA5,201
Milk (1 gallon) $5.36
RON25.36
$7.22
F CFA4,214
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pay 35.9% less for transportation

 
Romania
Mali
Gasoline (1 gallon) $6.55
RON30.98
$4.20
F CFA2,452
Monthly public transit pass $23.38
RON110.58
??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $27,083.66
RON128K
??
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pay 50.0% less for housing

 
Romania
Mali
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
 $8.56
RON40.50
$65.00
F CFA37,949
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $371.73
RON1,758.50
$175.00
F CFA102K
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $281.26
RON1,330.53
$80.00
F CFA46,706
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pay (unknown) more for childcare

 
Romania
Mali
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $482.75
RON2,283.68
??
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $7,125.14
RON33,706.19
??
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pay 14.8% more for entertainment and sports

 
Romania
Mali
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $2.18
RON10.31
$2.39
F CFA1,393
Cappuccino in mid-range area $2.45
RON11.57
$1.67
F CFA974
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
 $5.71
RON27.03
??
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pay (unknown) more for clothing

 
Romania
Mali
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
 $62.00
RON293.30
??
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
 $35.53
RON168.09
??
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
 $77.18
RON365.11
??
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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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