Cost of living comparison
Mali is 76.1% more expensive than Tanzania.
If you lived in Mali instead of Tanzania, you would:
pay 43.7% more for restaurants
Tanzania
|
Mali
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.76
TZS9,674
|
$8.00
CFA4,924
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.91
TZS17,793
|
$4.83
CFA2,974
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.67
TZS1,728
|
$0.89
CFA548
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.36
TZS922
|
$0.57
CFA352
|
|
pay 51.1% more for groceries
Tanzania
|
Mali
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.92
TZS2,378
|
$0.87
CFA534
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.85
TZS20,212
|
$7.81
CFA4,809
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.31
TZS13,666
|
$8.20
CFA5,048
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.95
TZS5,023
|
$1.90
CFA1,167
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.83
TZS7,284
|
$3.43
CFA2,112
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.32
TZS3,405
|
?? | |
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.44
TZS1,140
|
$0.48
CFA293
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.35
TZS908
|
$1.07
CFA657
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.44
TZS1,121
|
$1.27
CFA782
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.35
TZS902
|
$0.46
CFA284
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.55
TZS1,403
|
$0.61
CFA373
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for transportation
Tanzania
|
Mali
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.28
TZS11,012
|
$4.89
CFA3,009
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$8.54
TZS21,986
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$17,084.05
TZS43,971,274
|
$50,000.00
CFA30,772,583
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.84
TZS35,617
|
?? | |
pay 2.6 times more for housing
Tanzania
|
Mali
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$65.54
TZS168,679
|
$35.94
CFA22,120
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$274.47
TZS706,449
|
$1,000.00
CFA615,452
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$231.44
TZS595,678
|
$538.39
CFA331,353
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$54.35
TZS139,893
|
$204.36
CFA125,775
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for childcare
Tanzania
|
Mali
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$296.62
TZS763,441
|
?? | |
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,678.53
TZS14,615,522
|
$12,000.00
CFA7,385,420
|
|
pay 21.1% more for entertainment and sports
Tanzania
|
Mali
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.20
TZS3,078
|
$2.00
CFA1,231
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.03
TZS5,236
|
$2.01
CFA1,240
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.79
TZS4,603
|
$1.50
CFA923
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$45.98
TZS118,356
|
$69.94
CFA43,046
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.82
TZS14,978
|
$6.00
CFA3,693
|
|
pay 45.0% more for clothing
Tanzania
|
Mali
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$20.27
TZS52,159
|
?? | |
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$44.40
TZS114,280
|
$25.00
CFA15,386
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$54.01
TZS139,013
|
?? | |
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$53.48
TZS137,639
|
$125.00
CFA76,931
|
|
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