Cost of living comparison
Mali is 34.9% cheaper than Virgin Islands.
If you lived in Mali instead of Virgin Islands, you would:
pay 65.7% less for restaurants
|
Virgin Islands
|
Mali
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$26.70
|
$8.00
CFA4,922
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.29
|
$4.83
CFA2,973
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.82
|
$0.89
CFA547
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.42
|
$0.57
CFA352
|
|
pay 56.6% less for groceries
|
Virgin Islands
|
Mali
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$5.49
|
$0.87
CFA534
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.11
|
$7.81
CFA4,807
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.60
|
$8.20
CFA5,046
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.69
|
$1.90
CFA1,167
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$7.49
|
$3.43
CFA2,112
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$4.89
|
?? | |
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$2.12
|
$0.48
CFA293
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.67
|
$1.07
CFA656
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$4.02
|
$1.27
CFA781
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$2.57
|
$0.46
CFA284
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.94
|
$0.61
CFA373
|
|
pay 19.0% more for transportation
|
Virgin Islands
|
Mali
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.60
|
$4.89
CFA3,008
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$140.00
|
?? | |
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$38,000.00
|
$50,000.00
CFA30,760,001
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$41.44
|
?? | |
pay 43.0% less for housing
|
Virgin Islands
|
Mali
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$103.03
|
$35.94
CFA22,111
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,617.67
|
$1,000.00
CFA615,200
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,371.00
|
$538.39
CFA331,218
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$222.67
|
$204.36
CFA125,723
|
|
pay 35.8% less for childcare
|
Virgin Islands
|
Mali
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,020.62
|
?? | |
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$18,687.50
|
$12,000.00
CFA7,382,400
|
|
pay 54.1% less for entertainment and sports
|
Virgin Islands
|
Mali
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.90
|
$2.00
CFA1,230
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.56
|
$2.01
CFA1,240
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.75
|
$1.50
CFA923
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$110.93
|
$69.94
CFA43,028
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.35
|
$6.00
CFA3,691
|
|
pay 7.8% less for clothing
|
Virgin Islands
|
Mali
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$71.00
|
?? | |
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$60.40
|
$25.00
CFA15,380
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$87.67
|
?? | |
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$87.33
|
$125.00
CFA76,900
|
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