Cost of living comparison
Mali is 44.6% more expensive than Saudi Arabia.
If you lived in Mali instead of Saudi Arabia, you would:
pay 26.6% more for restaurants
|
Saudi Arabia
|
Mali
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.42
SAR24.06
|
$8.00
F CFA4,902
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.76
SAR25.37
|
$4.83
F CFA2,961
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.74
SAR2.77
|
$0.89
F CFA545
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.30
SAR1.13
|
$0.57
F CFA350
|
|
pay 23.1% more for groceries
|
Saudi Arabia
|
Mali
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.77
SAR2.87
|
$0.87
F CFA532
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.60
SAR13.51
|
$7.81
F CFA4,788
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.27
SAR23.52
|
$8.20
F CFA5,025
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.60
SAR9.76
|
$1.90
F CFA1,162
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.28
SAR12.30
|
$3.43
F CFA2,103
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.95
SAR3.58
|
?? | |
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.71
SAR2.68
|
$0.48
F CFA292
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.70
SAR2.64
|
$1.07
F CFA654
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.72
SAR2.72
|
$1.27
F CFA778
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.55
SAR2.07
|
$0.46
F CFA283
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.53
SAR1.98
|
$0.61
F CFA371
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for transportation
|
Saudi Arabia
|
Mali
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.23
SAR8.35
|
$4.89
F CFA2,996
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$47.48
SAR178.10
|
?? | |
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,812.24
SAR85,560.02
|
$50,000.00
F CFA30,636,655
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.96
SAR59.86
|
?? | |
pay 88.3% more for housing
|
Saudi Arabia
|
Mali
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$67.28
SAR252.34
|
$35.94
F CFA22,022
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$371.46
SAR1,393.20
|
$1,000.00
F CFA612,733
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$285.86
SAR1,072.16
|
$538.39
F CFA329,890
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$84.36
SAR316.40
|
$204.36
F CFA125,219
|
|
pay 93.3% more for childcare
|
Saudi Arabia
|
Mali
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$283.92
SAR1,064.86
|
?? | |
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,207.10
SAR23,280.47
|
$12,000.00
F CFA7,352,797
|
|
pay 37.2% less for entertainment and sports
|
Saudi Arabia
|
Mali
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.56
SAR5.84
|
$2.00
F CFA1,225
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.57
SAR13.39
|
$2.01
F CFA1,235
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$7.17
SAR26.91
|
$1.50
F CFA919
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$98.93
SAR371.04
|
$69.94
F CFA42,856
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$16.00
SAR59.99
|
$6.00
F CFA3,676
|
|
pay 1.6% less for clothing
|
Saudi Arabia
|
Mali
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$40.71
SAR152.69
|
?? | |
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$65.80
SAR246.80
|
$25.00
F CFA15,318
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$92.30
SAR346.18
|
?? | |
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$78.69
SAR295.13
|
$125.00
F CFA76,592
|
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