Cost of living comparison
Mali is 15.0% cheaper than South Carolina.
If you lived in Mali instead of South Carolina, you would:
pay 61.1% less for restaurants
South Carolina
|
Mali
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$19.39
|
$4.91
F CFA2,981
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.28
|
$6.59
F CFA4,003
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.13
|
$0.78
F CFA471
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.82
|
$0.64
F CFA391
|
|
pay 9.4% less for groceries
South Carolina
|
Mali
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.12
|
$1.05
F CFA638
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.25
|
$9.62
F CFA5,844
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.40
|
$9.46
F CFA5,748
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.01
|
$2.57
F CFA1,562
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.62
|
$3.57
F CFA2,169
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.63
|
?? | |
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.81
|
$0.50
F CFA304
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.31
|
$1.00
F CFA607
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.05
|
$1.27
F CFA771
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.34
|
$0.46
F CFA281
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.30
|
$0.61
F CFA368
|
|
pay 74.1% more for transportation
South Carolina
|
Mali
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.15
|
$5.48
F CFA3,330
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$49.00
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,719.77
|
?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$19.66
|
?? | |
pay 51.9% less for housing
South Carolina
|
Mali
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$63.16
|
$34.18
F CFA20,758
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,418.44
|
$500.00
F CFA303,667
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,353.33
|
$307.59
F CFA186,807
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$142.73
|
$114.71
F CFA69,665
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
South Carolina
|
Mali
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,435.24
|
?? | |
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$22,437.28
|
?? |
pay 26.9% less for entertainment and sports
South Carolina
|
Mali
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.93
|
$2.64
F CFA1,601
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.02
|
$1.98
F CFA1,205
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$7.17
|
$0.93
F CFA567
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$33.54
|
$69.94
F CFA42,478
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.80
|
$6.00
F CFA3,644
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
South Carolina
|
Mali
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$43.56
|
?? | |
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$42.39
|
?? | |
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$84.09
|
?? | |
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$113.36
|
?? |
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