Cost of living comparison
Mali is 5.4% more expensive than Uruguay.
If you lived in Mali instead of Uruguay, you would:
pay 56.7% less for restaurants
Uruguay
|
Mali
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$14.85
$570.26
|
$8.00
CFA4,922
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.53
$404.14
|
$4.83
CFA2,973
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.29
$87.91
|
$0.89
CFA547
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.66
$63.86
|
$0.57
CFA352
|
|
pay 5.2% less for groceries
Uruguay
|
Mali
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.03
$78.04
|
$0.87
CFA534
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.05
$194.03
|
$7.81
CFA4,807
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.04
$155.25
|
$8.20
CFA5,046
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.14
$120.46
|
$1.90
CFA1,167
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.93
$189.32
|
$3.43
CFA2,112
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.08
$41.56
|
?? | |
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.39
$53.35
|
$0.48
CFA293
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.73
$28.17
|
$1.07
CFA656
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.20
$45.91
|
$1.27
CFA781
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.80
$30.74
|
$0.46
CFA284
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.81
$31.10
|
$0.61
CFA373
|
|
pay 2.5% more for transportation
Uruguay
|
Mali
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.10
$272.74
|
$4.89
CFA3,008
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$48.05
$1,844.65
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$36,679.53
$1,408,283.31
|
$50,000.00
CFA30,760,001
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.61
$637.64
|
?? | |
pay 62.0% more for housing
Uruguay
|
Mali
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$37.95
$1,457.22
|
$35.94
CFA22,111
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$510.80
$19,611.93
|
$1,000.00
CFA615,200
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$384.82
$14,774.95
|
$538.39
CFA331,218
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$93.98
$3,608.43
|
$204.36
CFA125,723
|
|
pay 79.6% more for childcare
Uruguay
|
Mali
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$389.18
$14,942.35
|
?? | |
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,681.58
$256,534.43
|
$12,000.00
CFA7,382,400
|
|
pay 31.6% less for entertainment and sports
Uruguay
|
Mali
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.62
$138.84
|
$2.00
CFA1,230
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.84
$147.24
|
$2.01
CFA1,240
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.82
$185.13
|
$1.50
CFA923
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$49.95
$1,917.76
|
$69.94
CFA43,028
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.51
$364.96
|
$6.00
CFA3,691
|
|
pay 13.0% less for clothing
Uruguay
|
Mali
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$92.12
$3,537.03
|
?? | |
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.63
$1,598.42
|
$25.00
CFA15,380
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$107.70
$4,135.20
|
?? | |
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$109.72
$4,212.45
|
$125.00
CFA76,900
|
|
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