Cost of living comparison

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Mali vs. Saudi Arabia Cost of Living Summary

Mali is 23.3% cheaper than Saudi Arabia overall.

Restaurants
pay 30.8% more in Mali
Groceries
pay 49.3% more in Mali
Transportation
pay 78.6% more in Mali
Housing
pay 68.5% less in Mali
Entertainment and Sports
pay 24.7% less in Mali

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

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Mali vs. Saudi Arabia Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Mali instead of Saudi Arabia, you would:

pay 30.8% more for restaurants

 
Saudi Arabia
Mali
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $6.43
SAR24.15
$8.50
F CFA4,963
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
 $7.60
SAR28.53
$8.18
F CFA4,777
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $0.77
SAR2.90
$0.93
F CFA540
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pay 49.3% more for groceries

 
Saudi Arabia
Mali
Bread
1 loaf
 $0.98
SAR3.69
$3.84
F CFA2,240
Local cheese (8 oz) $3.80
SAR14.25
$8.91
F CFA5,201
Milk (1 gallon) $6.70
SAR25.16
$7.22
F CFA4,214
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pay 78.6% more for transportation

 
Saudi Arabia
Mali
Gasoline (1 gallon) $2.35
SAR8.83
$4.20
F CFA2,452
Monthly public transit pass $35.96
SAR134.94
??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $44,549.24
SAR167K
??
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pay 68.5% less for housing

 
Saudi Arabia
Mali
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
 $68.86
SAR258.41
$65.00
F CFA37,949
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $633.54
SAR2,377.57
$175.00
F CFA102K
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $465.22
SAR1,745.88
$80.00
F CFA46,706
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pay (unknown) more for childcare

 
Saudi Arabia
Mali
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $419.94
SAR1,575.96
??
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $8,565.65
SAR32,145.50
??
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pay 24.7% less for entertainment and sports

 
Saudi Arabia
Mali
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $1.91
SAR7.18
$2.39
F CFA1,393
Cappuccino in mid-range area $3.43
SAR12.86
$1.67
F CFA974
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
 $6.94
SAR26.04
??
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pay (unknown) more for clothing

 
Saudi Arabia
Mali
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
 $44.17
SAR165.75
??
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
 $55.80
SAR209.42
??
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
 $89.45
SAR335.69
??
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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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