Cost of living comparison

Sudan

compared to

Mali

Mali vs. Sudan Cost of Living Summary

Mali is 4.3% more expensive than Sudan overall.

Restaurants: pay 3.0 times more in Mali
Groceries: pay 56.7% more in Mali
Transportation: pay 2.1% less in Mali
Housing: pay 45.5% less in Mali
Entertainment and Sports: pay 96.8% more in Mali

The cost of restaurants, entertainment and sports, and groceries in Mali are more expensive than in Sudan. Expenses including housing and transportation are lower in Mali. Notably, restaurants and entertainment and sports are significantly more expensive in Mali.

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Mali vs. Sudan Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Mali instead of Sudan, you would:

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pay 3.0 times more for restaurants

	Sudan	Mali
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$2.36 SDG1,418.54	$8.50 F CFA4,963	+260.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$2.71 SDG1,627.06	$8.18 F CFA4,777	+202.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.51 SDG308.57	$0.93 F CFA540	+80.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.37 SDG222.64	$0.68 F CFA394	+82.4%
Average			+195.5%

Sudan vs. Mali - Cost of restaurants

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pay 56.7% more for groceries

	Sudan	Mali
Bread 1 loaf	$1.40 SDG842.10	$3.84 F CFA2,240	+174.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	??	$8.91 F CFA5,201
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.13 SDG3,083.40	$7.22 F CFA4,214	+40.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.60 SDG2,164.24	$5.92 F CFA3,454	+64.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.00 SDG1,204.41	$7.08 F CFA4,135	+253.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.99 SDG1,197.70	$1.81 F CFA1,059	-8.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.45 SDG272.84	$0.48 F CFA278	+5.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.70 SDG423.87	$1.28 F CFA749	+82.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.74 SDG447.82	$0.95 F CFA557	+28.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.47 SDG280.14	$0.56 F CFA326	+19.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.35 SDG211.93	$0.52 F CFA305	+48.3%
Average			+56.7%

Sudan vs. Mali - Cost of groceries

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pay 2.1% less for transportation

	Sudan	Mali
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.29 SDG2,581.72	$4.20 F CFA2,452	-2.1%
Monthly public transit pass	??	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$5,000.00 SDG3M	??
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	??	??
Average			-2.1%

Sudan vs. Mali - Cost of transportation

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pay 45.5% less for housing

	Sudan	Mali
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$32.29 SDG19,423.33	$65.00 F CFA37,949	+101.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$537.26 SDG323K	$175.00 F CFA102K	-67.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$171.67 SDG103K	$80.00 F CFA46,706	-53.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$54.17 SDG32,585.77	$114.71 F CFA66,968	+111.7%
Average			-45.5%

Sudan vs. Mali - Cost of housing

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pay (unknown) more for childcare

	Sudan	Mali
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$112.29 SDG67,544.64	??
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$2,702.37 SDG2M	??

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pay 96.8% more for entertainment and sports

	Sudan	Mali
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.38 SDG1,430.34	$2.39 F CFA1,393	+0.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.79 SDG1,678.29	$1.67 F CFA974	-40.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.81 SDG1,088.74	??
Monthly membership at local gym	$8.00 SDG4,812.00	$70.00 F CFA40,868	+775.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.00 SDG2,406.00	??
Average			+96.8%

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pay (unknown) more for clothing

	Sudan	Mali
Regular jeans Levi's brand	??	??
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$8.70 SDG5,233.05	??
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	??	??
Men's business shoes (leather)	??	??

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