Cost of living comparison
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Mali vs. Zambia Cost of Living Summary
Mali is 42.1% more expensive than Zambia overall.
Mali vs. Zambia Cost Breakdown
If you lived in Mali instead of Zambia, you would:
pay 61.2% more for restaurants
|
Zambia
|
Mali
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.35
ZMW144.15
|
$6.70
F CFA3,907
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.72
ZMW72.88
|
$6.42
F CFA3,743
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.49
ZMW9.61
|
$0.77
F CFA450
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.26
ZMW5.09
|
$0.58
F CFA338
|
|
Zambia vs. Mali - Cost of restaurants
pay 2.2 times more for groceries
|
Zambia
|
Mali
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.77
ZMW15.05
|
$3.84
F CFA2,236
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.76
ZMW73.76
|
$8.91
F CFA5,192
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.89
ZMW95.90
|
$8.86
F CFA5,162
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.53
ZMW30.06
|
$5.50
F CFA3,205
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.78
ZMW34.98
|
$7.08
F CFA4,127
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.90
ZMW17.58
|
$1.81
F CFA1,057
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.73
ZMW14.28
|
$0.48
F CFA278
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.22
ZMW23.98
|
$1.28
F CFA748
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.50
ZMW9.80
|
$0.95
F CFA555
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.89
ZMW17.37
|
$0.56
F CFA325
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.67
ZMW13.12
|
$0.64
F CFA371
|
|
Zambia vs. Mali - Cost of groceries
pay 3.6% less for transportation
|
Zambia
|
Mali
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.58
ZMW89.73
|
$4.41
F CFA2,572
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$38.52
ZMW755.20
|
?? | |
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$8,004.53
ZMW157K
|
?? | |
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.53
ZMW226.12
|
?? | |
Zambia vs. Mali - Cost of transportation
pay 8.6% more for housing
|
Zambia
|
Mali
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$118.37
ZMW2,320.82
|
$57.51
F CFA33,513
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$176.52
ZMW3,460.98
|
$175.00
F CFA102K
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$115.74
ZMW2,269.17
|
$80.00
F CFA46,617
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$52.70
ZMW1,033.34
|
$114.71
F CFA66,840
|
|
Zambia vs. Mali - Cost of housing
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Zambia
|
Mali
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$176.79
ZMW3,466.23
|
?? | |
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,677.88
ZMW229K
|
?? |
Zambia vs. Mali - Cost of childcare
pay 26.3% more for entertainment and sports
|
Zambia
|
Mali
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.98
ZMW19.15
|
$2.39
F CFA1,391
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.05
ZMW40.14
|
$1.89
F CFA1,101
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.67
ZMW72.05
|
$0.93
F CFA544
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$50.47
ZMW989.51
|
$67.41
F CFA39,282
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.18
ZMW82.04
|
$5.67
F CFA3,305
|
|
Zambia vs. Mali - Cost of entertainment and sports
pay (unknown) more for clothing
|
Zambia
|
Mali
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$18.93
ZMW371.10
|
?? | |
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$16.99
ZMW333.12
|
?? | |
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$84.33
ZMW1,653.40
|
?? | |
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$73.12
ZMW1,433.70
|
?? |
Zambia vs. Mali - Cost of clothing
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We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world.
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