Mali vs. Tokelau Cost Breakdown

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

pay (unknown) more for restaurants

 
Tokelau
Mali
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant ?? $6.70
F CFA3,710
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
?? $6.42
F CFA3,555
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) ?? $0.77
F CFA427

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pay (unknown) more for groceries

 
Tokelau
Mali
Bread
1 loaf
?? $3.84
F CFA2,123
Local cheese (8 oz) ?? $8.91
F CFA4,930
Milk (1 gallon) ?? $8.86
F CFA4,902

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pay (unknown) more for transportation

 
Tokelau
Mali
Gasoline (1 gallon) ?? $4.41
F CFA2,442
Monthly public transit pass ?? ??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) ?? ??

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pay (unknown) more for housing

 
Tokelau
Mali
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
?? $57.51
F CFA31,826
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area ?? $175.00
F CFA96,841
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center ?? $80.00
F CFA44,270

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pay (unknown) more for childcare

 
Tokelau
Mali
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly ?? ??
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters ?? ??

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pay (unknown) more for entertainment and sports

 
Tokelau
Mali
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) ?? $2.39
F CFA1,321
Cappuccino in mid-range area ?? $1.89
F CFA1,046
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
?? $0.93
F CFA516

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pay (unknown) more for clothing

 
Tokelau
Mali
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
?? ??
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
?? ??
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
?? ??

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