Cost of living comparison
Mali is 52.8% more expensive than Uganda.
If you lived in Mali instead of Uganda, you would:
pay 67.0% more for restaurants
Uganda
|
Mali
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.66
UGX10,063
|
$4.91
F CFA2,987
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.99
UGX30,188
|
$6.59
F CFA4,011
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.42
UGX1,593
|
$0.78
F CFA472
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.30
UGX1,118
|
$0.64
F CFA392
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for groceries
Uganda
|
Mali
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.02
UGX3,843
|
$1.05
F CFA640
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.55
UGX5,845
|
$9.62
F CFA5,855
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.78
UGX10,505
|
$9.46
F CFA5,759
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.52
UGX5,739
|
$2.57
F CFA1,566
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.10
UGX7,912
|
$3.57
F CFA2,174
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.24
UGX4,680
|
?? | |
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.67
UGX2,531
|
$0.50
F CFA304
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.78
UGX2,941
|
$1.00
F CFA609
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.60
UGX2,282
|
$1.27
F CFA773
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
UGX1,835
|
$0.46
F CFA281
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.67
UGX2,528
|
$0.61
F CFA369
|
|
pay 1.6% less for transportation
Uganda
|
Mali
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.57
UGX21,040
|
$5.48
F CFA3,337
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$53.30
UGX201,256
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$9,992.84
UGX37,735,465
|
?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.26
UGX16,100
|
?? | |
pay 87.7% more for housing
Uganda
|
Mali
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$82.83
UGX312,780
|
$34.18
F CFA20,800
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$260.55
UGX983,917
|
$500.00
F CFA304,282
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$156.18
UGX589,791
|
$307.59
F CFA187,186
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$35.76
UGX135,030
|
$114.71
F CFA69,806
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Uganda
|
Mali
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$156.55
UGX591,189
|
?? | |
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,882.34
UGX18,436,919
|
?? |
pay 10.4% more for entertainment and sports
Uganda
|
Mali
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.27
UGX4,780
|
$2.64
F CFA1,604
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.52
UGX9,504
|
$1.98
F CFA1,208
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.66
UGX10,063
|
$0.93
F CFA568
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$59.62
UGX225,155
|
$69.94
F CFA42,564
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.33
UGX20,126
|
$6.00
F CFA3,651
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Uganda
|
Mali
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$15.39
UGX58,113
|
?? | |
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$23.49
UGX88,692
|
?? | |
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$36.31
UGX137,106
|
?? | |
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$53.30
UGX201,256
|
?? |
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