Cost of living comparison
Mali is 38.0% cheaper than Singapore.
If you lived in Mali instead of Singapore, you would:
pay 28.7% less for restaurants
Singapore
|
Mali
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.52
SGD10.24
|
$8.00
F CFA4,902
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.77
SGD9.21
|
$4.83
F CFA2,961
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.59
SGD2.16
|
$0.89
F CFA545
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.12
SGD1.52
|
$0.57
F CFA350
|
|
pay 35.8% less for groceries
Singapore
|
Mali
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.08
SGD2.83
|
$0.87
F CFA532
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$9.38
SGD12.77
|
$7.81
F CFA4,788
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$10.93
SGD14.88
|
$8.20
F CFA5,025
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.96
SGD4.03
|
$1.90
F CFA1,162
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.13
SGD5.62
|
$3.43
F CFA2,103
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.77
SGD2.41
|
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Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.23
SGD1.68
|
$0.48
F CFA292
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.77
SGD2.40
|
$1.07
F CFA654
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.37
SGD1.86
|
$1.27
F CFA778
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.04
SGD1.42
|
$0.46
F CFA283
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.03
SGD1.41
|
$0.61
F CFA371
|
|
pay 50.2% less for transportation
Singapore
|
Mali
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.83
SGD12.02
|
$4.89
F CFA2,996
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$96.26
SGD131.02
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$112,798.92
SGD153,535.12
|
$50,000.00
F CFA30,636,655
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.02
SGD12.28
|
?? | |
pay 21.2% less for housing
Singapore
|
Mali
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$36.32
SGD49.44
|
$35.94
F CFA22,022
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$3,603.58
SGD4,904.98
|
$1,000.00
F CFA612,733
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$2,425.90
SGD3,301.99
|
$538.39
F CFA329,890
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$123.15
SGD167.62
|
$204.36
F CFA125,219
|
|
pay 56.2% less for childcare
Singapore
|
Mali
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,261.73
SGD1,717.39
|
?? | |
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$27,366.80
SGD37,250.05
|
$12,000.00
F CFA7,352,797
|
|
pay 60.1% less for entertainment and sports
Singapore
|
Mali
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.52
SGD10.24
|
$2.00
F CFA1,225
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.69
SGD6.39
|
$2.01
F CFA1,235
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.28
SGD15.35
|
$1.50
F CFA919
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$113.03
SGD153.85
|
$69.94
F CFA42,856
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.90
SGD14.84
|
$6.00
F CFA3,676
|
|
pay 14.1% less for clothing
Singapore
|
Mali
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$74.80
SGD101.81
|
?? | |
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.62
SGD56.64
|
$25.00
F CFA15,318
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$107.10
SGD145.78
|
?? | |
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$111.86
SGD152.26
|
$125.00
F CFA76,592
|
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