Cost of living comparison
Mali is 4.1% more expensive than South Korea.
If you lived in Mali instead of South Korea, you would:
pay 7.1% less for restaurants
South Korea
|
Mali
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.13
₩8,447
|
$8.00
F CFA4,902
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.18
₩7,137
|
$4.83
F CFA2,961
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.41
₩1,938
|
$0.89
F CFA545
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.67
₩930
|
$0.57
F CFA350
|
|
pay 37.7% less for groceries
South Korea
|
Mali
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.74
₩3,780
|
$0.87
F CFA532
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.12
₩11,188
|
$7.81
F CFA4,788
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.20
₩9,922
|
$8.20
F CFA5,025
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.73
₩3,764
|
$1.90
F CFA1,162
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.58
₩4,940
|
$3.43
F CFA2,103
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.90
₩3,991
|
?? | |
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.51
₩2,080
|
$0.48
F CFA292
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.66
₩3,667
|
$1.07
F CFA654
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.29
₩3,159
|
$1.27
F CFA778
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.40
₩1,925
|
$0.46
F CFA283
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.08
₩1,494
|
$0.61
F CFA371
|
|
pay 36.9% more for transportation
South Korea
|
Mali
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.92
₩6,786
|
$4.89
F CFA2,996
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$43.73
₩60,258
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,660.56
₩39,493,672
|
$50,000.00
F CFA30,636,655
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.34
₩12,865
|
?? | |
pay 96.8% more for housing
South Korea
|
Mali
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$21.09
₩29,060
|
$35.94
F CFA22,022
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$392.42
₩540,750
|
$1,000.00
F CFA612,733
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$302.43
₩416,742
|
$538.39
F CFA329,890
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$111.18
₩153,199
|
$204.36
F CFA125,219
|
|
pay 36.8% less for childcare
South Korea
|
Mali
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$342.96
₩472,586
|
?? | |
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$18,987.50
₩26,164,395
|
$12,000.00
F CFA7,352,797
|
|
pay 20.1% less for entertainment and sports
South Korea
|
Mali
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.92
₩4,021
|
$2.00
F CFA1,225
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.29
₩4,533
|
$2.01
F CFA1,235
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.45
₩4,754
|
$1.50
F CFA919
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$44.03
₩60,668
|
$69.94
F CFA42,856
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.93
₩12,299
|
$6.00
F CFA3,676
|
|
pay 3.3% less for clothing
South Korea
|
Mali
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$48.44
₩66,752
|
?? | |
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$44.60
₩61,457
|
$25.00
F CFA15,318
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$75.46
₩103,978
|
?? | |
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$91.03
₩125,443
|
$125.00
F CFA76,592
|
|
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