Cost of living comparison
Denmark is 2.4 times more expensive than Mali.
If you lived in Denmark instead of Mali, you would:
pay 3.7 times more for restaurants
Mali
|
Denmark
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.91
F CFA3,004
|
$20.33
DKK141.61
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.59
F CFA4,034
|
$12.43
DKK86.59
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.78
F CFA475
|
$3.60
DKK25.09
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.64
F CFA394
|
$2.70
DKK18.81
|
|
pay 57.7% more for groceries
Mali
|
Denmark
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.05
F CFA643
|
$2.82
DKK19.66
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$9.62
F CFA5,889
|
$5.62
DKK39.17
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.46
F CFA5,792
|
$7.34
DKK51.15
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.57
F CFA1,575
|
$4.30
DKK29.95
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.57
F CFA2,186
|
$4.87
DKK33.95
|
|
Apples (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.28
DKK8.91
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.50
F CFA306
|
$1.35
DKK9.38
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.00
F CFA612
|
$1.40
DKK9.73
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.27
F CFA777
|
$1.87
DKK13.02
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.46
F CFA283
|
$0.87
DKK6.06
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.61
F CFA371
|
$0.76
DKK5.28
|
|
pay 42.0% more for transportation
Mali
|
Denmark
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.48
F CFA3,356
|
$7.79
DKK54.24
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$81.04
DKK564.53
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$42,527.90
DKK296,236.57
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$24.34
DKK169.53
|
|
pay 66.8% more for housing
Mali
|
Denmark
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$34.18
F CFA20,919
|
$33.82
DKK235.60
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$500.00
F CFA306,021
|
$983.28
DKK6,849.21
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$307.59
F CFA188,256
|
$707.32
DKK4,926.99
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$114.71
F CFA70,205
|
$162.10
DKK1,129.15
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Mali
|
Denmark
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$478.97
DKK3,336.38
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$6,720.13
DKK46,810.40
|
pay 3.7 times more for entertainment and sports
Mali
|
Denmark
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.64
F CFA1,614
|
$7.38
DKK51.44
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.98
F CFA1,215
|
$5.48
DKK38.17
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$0.93
F CFA571
|
$8.73
DKK60.79
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$69.94
F CFA42,808
|
$38.46
DKK267.89
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.00
F CFA3,672
|
$16.97
DKK118.22
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Mali
|
Denmark
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$92.71
DKK645.76
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$37.82
DKK263.46
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$103.89
DKK723.65
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$145.14
DKK1,010.97
|
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