Cost of living comparison
Colombia is 21.4% cheaper than Mali.
If you lived in Colombia instead of Mali, you would:
pay 0.5% less for restaurants
Mali
|
Colombia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.91
F CFA3,004
|
$4.62
COP19,123.18
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.59
F CFA4,034
|
$6.70
COP27,748.58
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.78
F CFA475
|
$0.81
COP3,335.95
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.64
F CFA394
|
$0.63
COP2,619.68
|
|
pay 26.2% less for groceries
Mali
|
Colombia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.05
F CFA643
|
$1.38
COP5,720.34
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$9.62
F CFA5,889
|
$2.35
COP9,748.36
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.46
F CFA5,792
|
$4.16
COP17,214.35
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.57
F CFA1,575
|
$2.15
COP8,909.61
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.57
F CFA2,186
|
$2.31
COP9,568.02
|
|
Apples (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.13
COP4,672.37
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.50
F CFA306
|
$0.46
COP1,914.08
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.00
F CFA612
|
$0.57
COP2,362.28
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.27
F CFA777
|
$0.54
COP2,230.39
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.46
F CFA283
|
$0.54
COP2,238.01
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.61
F CFA371
|
$0.49
COP2,035.35
|
|
pay 39.2% less for transportation
Mali
|
Colombia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.48
F CFA3,356
|
$3.34
COP13,813.71
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$35.05
COP145,093.07
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$19,262.76
COP79,749,084.22
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$15.84
COP65,588.14
|
|
pay 34.4% less for housing
Mali
|
Colombia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$34.18
F CFA20,919
|
$24.33
COP100,741.98
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$500.00
F CFA306,021
|
$281.86
COP1,166,938.69
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$307.59
F CFA188,256
|
$220.38
COP912,379.82
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$114.71
F CFA70,205
|
$72.51
COP300,208.63
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Mali
|
Colombia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$184.82
COP765,169.68
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$4,560.16
COP18,879,375.78
|
pay 6.6% less for entertainment and sports
Mali
|
Colombia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.64
F CFA1,614
|
$1.16
COP4,815.21
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.98
F CFA1,215
|
$1.50
COP6,220.39
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$0.93
F CFA571
|
$2.30
COP9,534.82
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$69.94
F CFA42,808
|
$23.55
COP97,510.40
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.00
F CFA3,672
|
$4.00
COP16,570.73
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Mali
|
Colombia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$55.27
COP228,816.57
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$38.92
COP161,139.09
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$80.53
COP333,415.70
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$70.84
COP293,288.33
|
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