Cost of living comparison
Mali is 14.9% cheaper than Texas.
If you lived in Mali instead of Texas, you would:
pay 58.8% less for restaurants
|
Texas
|
Mali
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.66
|
$4.91
F CFA2,987
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.60
|
$6.59
F CFA4,011
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.36
|
$0.78
F CFA472
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.88
|
$0.64
F CFA392
|
|
pay 10.2% less for groceries
|
Texas
|
Mali
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.97
|
$1.05
F CFA640
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.07
|
$9.62
F CFA5,855
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.74
|
$9.46
F CFA5,759
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.10
|
$2.57
F CFA1,566
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.08
|
$3.57
F CFA2,174
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.07
|
?? | |
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.64
|
$0.50
F CFA304
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.94
|
$1.00
F CFA609
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.61
|
$1.27
F CFA773
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.22
|
$0.46
F CFA281
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.18
|
$0.61
F CFA369
|
|
pay 85.8% more for transportation
|
Texas
|
Mali
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.95
|
$5.48
F CFA3,337
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$60.50
|
?? | |
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,182.43
|
?? | |
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$19.04
|
?? | |
pay 54.7% less for housing
|
Texas
|
Mali
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$74.80
|
$34.18
F CFA20,800
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,365.53
|
$500.00
F CFA304,282
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,173.17
|
$307.59
F CFA187,186
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$157.90
|
$114.71
F CFA69,806
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Texas
|
Mali
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,230.12
|
?? | |
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$19,408.62
|
?? |
pay 36.7% less for entertainment and sports
|
Texas
|
Mali
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.10
|
$2.64
F CFA1,604
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.98
|
$1.98
F CFA1,208
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.41
|
$0.93
F CFA568
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$42.15
|
$69.94
F CFA42,564
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.51
|
$6.00
F CFA3,651
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
|
Texas
|
Mali
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$51.24
|
?? | |
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.55
|
?? | |
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$84.95
|
?? | |
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$120.82
|
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