Cost of living comparison
Mali is 2.5 times more expensive than Sierra Leone.
If you lived in Mali instead of Sierra Leone, you would:
pay 1.6% more for restaurants
|
Sierra Leone
|
Mali
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.84
SLL80,480
|
$8.00
CFA4,924
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.00
SLL209,695
|
$4.83
CFA2,974
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.00
SLL20,970
|
$0.89
CFA548
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.94
SLL19,711
|
$0.57
CFA352
|
|
pay 7.0% more for groceries
|
Sierra Leone
|
Mali
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.68
SLL14,157
|
$0.87
CFA534
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$7.81
CFA4,809
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.64
SLL181,119
|
$8.20
CFA5,048
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.83
SLL38,299
|
$1.90
CFA1,167
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.40
SLL71,337
|
$3.43
CFA2,112
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.57
SLL32,953
|
?? | |
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.47
SLL9,753
|
$0.48
CFA293
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.47
SLL9,753
|
$1.07
CFA657
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.83
SLL38,409
|
$1.27
CFA782
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.03
SLL21,703
|
$0.46
CFA284
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.68
SLL14,226
|
$0.61
CFA373
|
|
pay 3.1 times more for transportation
|
Sierra Leone
|
Mali
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.91
SLL82,021
|
$4.89
CFA3,009
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$4.50
SLL94,363
|
?? | |
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$10,000.00
SLL209,695,000
|
$50,000.00
CFA30,772,583
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.00
SLL104,848
|
?? | |
pay 2.1 times more for housing
|
Sierra Leone
|
Mali
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$100.00
SLL2,096,950
|
$35.94
CFA22,120
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,438.66
SLL30,168,063
|
$1,000.00
CFA615,452
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$101.90
SLL2,136,862
|
$538.39
CFA331,353
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$99.74
SLL2,091,408
|
$204.36
CFA125,775
|
|
pay 6.0 times more for childcare
|
Sierra Leone
|
Mali
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$20.00
SLL419,390
|
?? | |
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,000.00
SLL41,939,000
|
$12,000.00
CFA7,385,420
|
|
pay 8.2% more for entertainment and sports
|
Sierra Leone
|
Mali
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.25
SLL26,212
|
$2.00
CFA1,231
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.74
SLL36,435
|
$2.01
CFA1,240
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.01
SLL42,205
|
$1.50
CFA923
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$76.27
SLL1,599,321
|
$69.94
CFA43,046
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.08
SLL127,400
|
$6.00
CFA3,693
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for clothing
|
Sierra Leone
|
Mali
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$10.00
SLL209,695
|
?? | |
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$8.00
SLL167,756
|
$25.00
CFA15,386
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$20.00
SLL419,390
|
?? | |
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$50.00
SLL1,048,475
|
$125.00
CFA76,931
|
|
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