Cost of living comparison
Mali is 2.4 times more expensive than Turkey.
If you lived in Mali instead of Turkey, you would:
pay 2.0 times more for restaurants
Turkey
|
Mali
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.01
₺97.89
|
$8.00
CFA4,922
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.65
₺118.47
|
$4.83
CFA2,973
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.62
₺20.15
|
$0.89
CFA547
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.22
₺7.08
|
$0.57
CFA352
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for groceries
Turkey
|
Mali
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.39
₺12.75
|
$0.87
CFA534
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.61
₺84.95
|
$7.81
CFA4,807
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.07
₺99.84
|
$8.20
CFA5,046
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.40
₺45.54
|
$1.90
CFA1,167
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.59
₺51.67
|
$3.43
CFA2,112
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.30
₺9.83
|
?? | |
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.52
₺16.96
|
$0.48
CFA293
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.31
₺9.97
|
$1.07
CFA656
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.42
₺13.73
|
$1.27
CFA781
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.22
₺7.13
|
$0.46
CFA284
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.19
₺6.30
|
$0.61
CFA373
|
|
pay 29.1% more for transportation
Turkey
|
Mali
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.34
₺140.89
|
$4.89
CFA3,008
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$15.27
₺496.13
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$34,350.89
₺1,115,909.11
|
$50,000.00
CFA30,760,001
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.33
₺140.50
|
?? | |
pay 4.2 times more for housing
Turkey
|
Mali
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$8.38
₺272.16
|
$35.94
CFA22,111
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$218.27
₺7,090.66
|
$1,000.00
CFA615,200
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$144.02
₺4,678.68
|
$538.39
CFA331,218
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$49.50
₺1,608.02
|
$204.36
CFA125,723
|
|
pay 3.5 times more for childcare
Turkey
|
Mali
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$165.99
₺5,392.36
|
?? | |
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,471.33
₺112,768.20
|
$12,000.00
CFA7,382,400
|
|
pay 83.2% more for entertainment and sports
Turkey
|
Mali
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.90
₺61.86
|
$2.00
CFA1,230
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.55
₺50.26
|
$2.01
CFA1,240
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.64
₺53.13
|
$1.50
CFA923
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$20.05
₺651.26
|
$69.94
CFA43,028
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.50
₺81.19
|
$6.00
CFA3,691
|
|
pay 95.2% more for clothing
Turkey
|
Mali
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$29.99
₺974.17
|
?? | |
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$25.86
₺840.03
|
$25.00
CFA15,380
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$62.92
₺2,044.08
|
?? | |
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$42.57
₺1,382.78
|
$125.00
CFA76,900
|
|
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