Cost of living comparison
Finland is 2.1 times more expensive than Mali.
If you lived in Finland instead of Mali, you would:
pay 2.7 times more for restaurants
Mali
|
Finland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.91
F CFA3,004
|
$13.85
€12.92
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.59
F CFA4,034
|
$9.97
€9.30
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.78
F CFA475
|
$2.57
€2.40
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.64
F CFA394
|
$1.92
€1.79
|
|
pay 18.6% more for groceries
Mali
|
Finland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.05
F CFA643
|
$2.30
€2.14
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$9.62
F CFA5,889
|
$3.73
€3.48
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.46
F CFA5,792
|
$4.21
€3.93
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.57
F CFA1,575
|
$2.94
€2.74
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.57
F CFA2,186
|
$5.06
€4.72
|
|
Apples (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.00
€0.93
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.50
F CFA306
|
$0.81
€0.76
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.00
F CFA612
|
$0.93
€0.86
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.27
F CFA777
|
$1.65
€1.54
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.46
F CFA283
|
$0.56
€0.52
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.61
F CFA371
|
$0.74
€0.69
|
|
pay 43.6% more for transportation
Mali
|
Finland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.48
F CFA3,356
|
$7.87
€7.35
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$60.62
€56.56
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$30,056.21
€28,044.03
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$18.81
€17.55
|
|
pay 25.6% more for housing
Mali
|
Finland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$34.18
F CFA20,919
|
$22.06
€20.59
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$500.00
F CFA306,021
|
$746.03
€696.08
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$307.59
F CFA188,256
|
$620.54
€579.00
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$114.71
F CFA70,205
|
$99.79
€93.11
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Mali
|
Finland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$310.89
€290.07
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$7,564.54
€7,058.11
|
pay 3.9 times more for entertainment and sports
Mali
|
Finland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.64
F CFA1,614
|
$7.16
€6.68
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.98
F CFA1,215
|
$4.25
€3.97
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$0.93
F CFA571
|
$10.60
€9.89
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$69.94
F CFA42,808
|
$43.05
€40.16
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.00
F CFA3,672
|
$15.48
€14.44
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Mali
|
Finland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$76.46
€71.34
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$32.66
€30.47
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$83.52
€77.93
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$107.88
€100.65
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