Cost of living comparison
Mali is 83.5% more expensive than Yemen.
If you lived in Mali instead of Yemen, you would:
pay 12.2% less for restaurants
|
Yemen
|
Mali
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.66
YER1,667
|
$8.00
CFA4,924
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.82
YER2,209
|
$4.83
CFA2,974
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.19
YER297
|
$0.89
CFA548
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.56
YER141
|
$0.57
CFA352
|
|
pay 13.1% less for groceries
|
Yemen
|
Mali
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.39
YER348
|
$0.87
CFA534
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.42
YER857
|
$7.81
CFA4,809
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.58
YER2,148
|
$8.20
CFA5,048
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.60
YER900
|
$1.90
CFA1,167
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.51
YER1,128
|
$3.43
CFA2,112
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.61
YER653
|
?? | |
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.72
YER181
|
$0.48
CFA293
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.14
YER536
|
$1.07
CFA657
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.10
YER276
|
$1.27
CFA782
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.94
YER236
|
$0.46
CFA284
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.83
YER208
|
$0.61
CFA373
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for transportation
|
Yemen
|
Mali
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.63
YER1,910
|
$4.89
CFA3,009
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$60.75
YER15,210
|
?? | |
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$10,651.76
YER2,666,668
|
$50,000.00
CFA30,772,583
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$38.18
YER9,559
|
?? | |
pay 2.9 times more for housing
|
Yemen
|
Mali
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$47.56
YER11,907
|
$35.94
CFA22,120
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$277.44
YER69,456
|
$1,000.00
CFA615,452
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$188.93
YER47,298
|
$538.39
CFA331,353
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$48.61
YER12,169
|
$204.36
CFA125,775
|
|
pay 3.7 times more for childcare
|
Yemen
|
Mali
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$80.78
YER20,223
|
?? | |
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,233.72
YER809,563
|
$12,000.00
CFA7,385,420
|
|
pay 11.5% less for entertainment and sports
|
Yemen
|
Mali
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.35
YER589
|
$2.00
CFA1,231
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.06
YER766
|
$2.01
CFA1,240
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.16
YER1,042
|
$1.50
CFA923
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$57.31
YER14,348
|
$69.94
CFA43,046
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.50
YER1,126
|
$6.00
CFA3,693
|
|
pay 2.2% less for clothing
|
Yemen
|
Mali
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$59.92
YER15,000
|
?? | |
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$78.57
YER19,669
|
$25.00
CFA15,386
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$71.63
YER17,934
|
?? | |
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$76.25
YER19,090
|
$125.00
CFA76,931
|
|
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