Cost of living comparison
Mali is 29.3% more expensive than Senegal.
If you lived in Mali instead of Senegal, you would:
pay 26.0% less for restaurants
Senegal
|
Mali
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.38
CFA5,156
|
$8.00
CFA4,922
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.38
CFA5,156
|
$4.83
CFA2,973
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.07
CFA660
|
$0.89
CFA547
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.96
CFA589
|
$0.57
CFA352
|
|
pay 16.5% more for groceries
Senegal
|
Mali
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.59
CFA361
|
$0.87
CFA534
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.20
CFA3,815
|
$7.81
CFA4,807
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.61
CFA4,684
|
$8.20
CFA5,046
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.22
CFA1,368
|
$1.90
CFA1,167
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.84
CFA2,980
|
$3.43
CFA2,112
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.02
CFA628
|
?? | |
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.64
CFA395
|
$0.48
CFA293
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.91
CFA558
|
$1.07
CFA656
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.62
CFA381
|
$1.27
CFA781
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.51
CFA316
|
$0.46
CFA284
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.43
CFA266
|
$0.61
CFA373
|
|
pay 36.9% more for transportation
Senegal
|
Mali
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.26
CFA3,234
|
$4.89
CFA3,008
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$20.95
CFA12,889
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,655.66
CFA17,013,763
|
$50,000.00
CFA30,760,001
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$22.63
CFA13,920
|
?? | |
pay 40.5% more for housing
Senegal
|
Mali
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$47.86
CFA29,446
|
$35.94
CFA22,111
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$820.04
CFA504,486
|
$1,000.00
CFA615,200
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$465.09
CFA286,123
|
$538.39
CFA331,218
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$82.00
CFA50,444
|
$204.36
CFA125,723
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for childcare
Senegal
|
Mali
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$246.76
CFA151,806
|
?? | |
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,061.82
CFA3,114,034
|
$12,000.00
CFA7,382,400
|
|
pay 16.2% less for entertainment and sports
Senegal
|
Mali
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.51
CFA1,547
|
$2.00
CFA1,230
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.64
CFA2,237
|
$2.01
CFA1,240
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.34
CFA825
|
$1.50
CFA923
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$69.56
CFA42,792
|
$69.94
CFA43,028
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.38
CFA5,156
|
$6.00
CFA3,691
|
|
pay 16.4% more for clothing
Senegal
|
Mali
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$53.64
CFA32,996
|
?? | |
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.32
CFA22,341
|
$25.00
CFA15,380
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$83.53
CFA51,386
|
?? | |
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$76.26
CFA46,917
|
$125.00
CFA76,900
|
|
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