Cost of living comparison
Mali is 4.8 times more expensive than Sri Lanka.
If you lived in Mali instead of Sri Lanka, you would:
pay 2.4 times more for restaurants
|
Sri Lanka
|
Mali
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.75
LKR517.65
|
$8.00
F CFA4,873
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.38
LKR1,298.37
|
$4.83
F CFA2,944
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.59
LKR174.58
|
$0.89
F CFA542
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.23
LKR69.16
|
$0.57
F CFA348
|
|
pay 68.7% more for groceries
|
Sri Lanka
|
Mali
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.52
LKR152.94
|
$0.87
F CFA528
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.18
LKR1,239.04
|
$7.81
F CFA4,760
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.78
LKR1,415.48
|
$8.20
F CFA4,996
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.54
LKR455.72
|
$1.90
F CFA1,155
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.66
LKR491.58
|
$3.43
F CFA2,091
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.35
LKR401.17
|
?? | |
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.31
LKR92.82
|
$0.48
F CFA290
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.99
LKR293.02
|
$1.07
F CFA650
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.51
LKR149.70
|
$1.27
F CFA774
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.39
LKR116.10
|
$0.46
F CFA281
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.30
LKR89.59
|
$0.61
F CFA369
|
|
pay 49.6% more for transportation
|
Sri Lanka
|
Mali
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.78
LKR1,119.08
|
$4.89
F CFA2,978
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$3.26
LKR966.14
|
?? | |
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,467.74
LKR8,734,608.47
|
$50,000.00
F CFA30,457,723
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.65
LKR786.68
|
?? | |
pay 6.2 times more for housing
|
Sri Lanka
|
Mali
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$10.65
LKR3,156.24
|
$35.94
F CFA21,894
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$140.37
LKR41,607.47
|
$1,000.00
F CFA609,154
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$70.41
LKR20,871.38
|
$538.39
F CFA327,963
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$29.97
LKR8,884.28
|
$204.36
F CFA124,488
|
|
pay 16.0 times more for childcare
|
Sri Lanka
|
Mali
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$30.93
LKR9,166.99
|
?? | |
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$751.48
LKR222,747.81
|
$12,000.00
F CFA7,309,854
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Sri Lanka
|
Mali
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.66
LKR490.77
|
$2.00
F CFA1,218
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.50
LKR444.68
|
$2.01
F CFA1,227
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.56
LKR1,647.57
|
$1.50
F CFA914
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$9.58
LKR2,839.84
|
$69.94
F CFA42,606
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.40
LKR712.70
|
$6.00
F CFA3,655
|
|
pay 3.3 times more for clothing
|
Sri Lanka
|
Mali
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$19.97
LKR5,918.15
|
?? | |
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$13.20
LKR3,913.50
|
$25.00
F CFA15,229
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$44.09
LKR13,067.50
|
?? | |
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$26.84
LKR7,955.30
|
$125.00
F CFA76,144
|
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