Cost of living comparison
Mali is 87.2% more expensive than Kuwait.
If you lived in Mali instead of Kuwait, you would:
pay 23.1% more for restaurants
|
Kuwait
|
Mali
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.87
KWD2.410
|
$4.91
F CFA2,979
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.84
KWD2.100
|
$6.59
F CFA4,000
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.53
KWD0.160
|
$0.78
F CFA471
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.35
KWD0.110
|
$0.64
F CFA391
|
|
pay 62.4% more for groceries
|
Kuwait
|
Mali
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.88
KWD0.270
|
$1.05
F CFA638
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.26
KWD0.690
|
$9.62
F CFA5,840
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.48
KWD1.680
|
$9.46
F CFA5,744
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.25
KWD0.690
|
$2.57
F CFA1,561
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.58
KWD0.790
|
$3.57
F CFA2,168
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.99
KWD0.300
|
?? | |
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.79
KWD0.240
|
$0.50
F CFA303
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.72
KWD0.220
|
$1.00
F CFA607
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.65
KWD0.200
|
$1.27
F CFA771
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.51
KWD0.150
|
$0.46
F CFA280
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.37
KWD0.110
|
$0.61
F CFA368
|
|
pay 4.5 times more for transportation
|
Kuwait
|
Mali
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.21
KWD0.370
|
$5.48
F CFA3,328
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$47.40
KWD14.530
|
?? | |
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,976.19
KWD6,431.400
|
?? | |
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$27.95
KWD8.570
|
?? | |
pay 34.2% more for housing
|
Kuwait
|
Mali
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$27.63
KWD8.470
|
$34.18
F CFA20,745
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$773.68
KWD237.210
|
$500.00
F CFA303,479
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$650.71
KWD199.510
|
$307.59
F CFA186,692
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$38.06
KWD11.670
|
$114.71
F CFA69,622
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Kuwait
|
Mali
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$347.73
KWD106.620
|
?? | |
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,860.53
KWD1,796.870
|
?? |
pay 35.1% less for entertainment and sports
|
Kuwait
|
Mali
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.95
KWD0.600
|
$2.64
F CFA1,600
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.07
KWD1.550
|
$1.98
F CFA1,205
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.14
KWD0.960
|
$0.93
F CFA566
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$107.69
KWD33.020
|
$69.94
F CFA42,452
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.80
KWD3.310
|
$6.00
F CFA3,642
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
|
Kuwait
|
Mali
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$42.49
KWD13.030
|
?? | |
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$50.63
KWD15.520
|
?? | |
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.68
KWD27.800
|
?? | |
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$84.84
KWD26.010
|
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