Cost of living comparison
Mali is 3.7 times more expensive than Somalia.
If you lived in Mali instead of Somalia, you would:
pay 43.4% more for restaurants
Somalia
|
Mali
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.00
SOS2,292
|
$8.00
CFA4,906
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.00
SOS2,865
|
$4.83
CFA2,964
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.62
SOS358
|
$0.89
CFA546
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.42
SOS243
|
$0.57
CFA351
|
|
pay 49.1% more for groceries
Somalia
|
Mali
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.16
SOS667
|
$0.87
CFA532
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.48
SOS1,420
|
$7.81
CFA4,792
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.32
SOS3,050
|
$8.20
CFA5,030
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.27
SOS1,299
|
$1.90
CFA1,163
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.89
SOS1,081
|
$3.43
CFA2,105
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.68
SOS964
|
?? | |
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.67
SOS381
|
$0.48
CFA292
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.27
SOS728
|
$1.07
CFA654
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.42
SOS239
|
$1.27
CFA779
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.48
SOS274
|
$0.46
CFA283
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.48
SOS277
|
$0.61
CFA372
|
|
pay 3.6 times more for transportation
Somalia
|
Mali
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.85
SOS2,205
|
$4.89
CFA2,998
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$42.50
SOS24,349
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$8,375.00
SOS4,798,125
|
$50,000.00
CFA30,662,227
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.60
SOS5,500
|
?? | |
pay 3.8 times more for housing
Somalia
|
Mali
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$41.00
SOS23,489
|
$35.94
CFA22,041
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$197.57
SOS113,191
|
$1,000.00
CFA613,245
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$86.54
SOS49,581
|
$538.39
CFA330,165
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$71.50
SOS40,963
|
$204.36
CFA125,324
|
|
pay 12.6 times more for childcare
Somalia
|
Mali
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$51.88
SOS29,720
|
?? | |
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$950.00
SOS544,265
|
$12,000.00
CFA7,358,934
|
|
pay 41.2% more for entertainment and sports
Somalia
|
Mali
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$8.00
SOS4,583
|
$2.00
CFA1,226
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.12
SOS641
|
$2.01
CFA1,236
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.93
SOS1,103
|
$1.50
CFA920
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$25.62
SOS14,681
|
$69.94
CFA42,892
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.00
SOS2,292
|
$6.00
CFA3,679
|
|
pay 83.2% more for clothing
Somalia
|
Mali
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$18.04
SOS10,336
|
?? | |
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$20.50
SOS11,745
|
$25.00
CFA15,331
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$21.33
SOS12,222
|
?? | |
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$51.17
SOS29,314
|
$125.00
CFA76,656
|
|
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