Cost of living comparison

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Mali vs. Uganda Cost of Living Summary

Mali is 1.1% more expensive than Uganda overall.

Restaurants
pay 2.2 times more in Mali
Groceries
pay 2.1 times more in Mali
Transportation
pay 20.9% less in Mali
Housing
pay 42.5% less in Mali
Entertainment and Sports
pay 18.2% more in Mali

The cost of restaurants, groceries, and entertainment and sports in Mali are more expensive than in Uganda. Expenses including housing and transportation are lower in Mali. Notably, restaurants and groceries are significantly more expensive in Mali.

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Mali vs. Uganda Cost Breakdown

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

pay 2.2 times more for restaurants

 
Uganda
Mali
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $2.45
UGX10,151
$8.50
F CFA4,963
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
 $7.36
UGX30,452
$8.18
F CFA4,777
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $0.37
UGX1,523
$0.93
F CFA540
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pay 2.1 times more for groceries

 
Uganda
Mali
Bread
1 loaf
 $0.91
UGX3,747
$3.84
F CFA2,240
Local cheese (8 oz) $2.18
UGX9,009
$8.91
F CFA5,201
Milk (1 gallon) $2.90
UGX11,976
$7.22
F CFA4,214
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pay 20.9% less for transportation

 
Uganda
Mali
Gasoline (1 gallon) $5.31
UGX21,961
$4.20
F CFA2,452
Monthly public transit pass $42.68
UGX177K
??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $7,361.98
UGX30M
??
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pay 42.5% less for housing

 
Uganda
Mali
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
 $34.66
UGX143K
$65.00
F CFA37,949
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $482.64
UGX2M
$175.00
F CFA102K
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $167.36
UGX692K
$80.00
F CFA46,706
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pay (unknown) more for childcare

 
Uganda
Mali
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $251.43
UGX1M
??
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $8,279.19
UGX34M
??
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pay 18.2% more for entertainment and sports

 
Uganda
Mali
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $1.23
UGX5,075
$2.39
F CFA1,393
Cappuccino in mid-range area $2.53
UGX10,471
$1.67
F CFA974
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
 $2.45
UGX10,151
??
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pay (unknown) more for clothing

 
Uganda
Mali
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
 $13.80
UGX57,098
??
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
 $12.88
UGX53,292
??
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
 $31.90
UGX132K
??
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We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Sources: MyLifeElsewhere's cost-of-living dataset (prices updated October 2026). How we calculate this

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