Cost of living comparison
Spain is 58.5% more expensive than Mali.
If you lived in Spain instead of Mali, you would:
pay 2.3 times more for restaurants
Mali
|
Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.91
F CFA2,966
|
$13.31
€12.26
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.59
F CFA3,982
|
$8.95
€8.24
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.78
F CFA469
|
$2.06
€1.90
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.64
F CFA389
|
$1.53
€1.41
|
|
pay 2.1% more for groceries
Mali
|
Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.05
F CFA635
|
$1.27
€1.17
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$9.62
F CFA5,813
|
$6.20
€5.71
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.46
F CFA5,718
|
$4.19
€3.86
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.57
F CFA1,554
|
$2.53
€2.33
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.57
F CFA2,158
|
$3.26
€3.00
|
|
Apples (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.97
€0.89
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.50
F CFA302
|
$0.82
€0.76
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.00
F CFA604
|
$0.83
€0.76
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.27
F CFA767
|
$1.08
€1.00
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.46
F CFA279
|
$0.66
€0.61
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.61
F CFA366
|
$0.77
€0.71
|
|
pay 19.2% more for transportation
Mali
|
Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.48
F CFA3,313
|
$6.53
€6.02
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$35.45
€32.65
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$33,659.33
€31,003.84
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$14.39
€13.25
|
|
pay 43.5% more for housing
Mali
|
Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$34.18
F CFA20,651
|
$33.81
€31.14
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$500.00
F CFA302,103
|
$828.43
€763.07
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$307.59
F CFA185,846
|
$665.31
€612.82
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$114.71
F CFA69,306
|
$106.67
€98.25
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Mali
|
Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$381.14
€351.07
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$7,410.38
€6,825.75
|
pay 2.0 times more for entertainment and sports
Mali
|
Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.64
F CFA1,593
|
$2.76
€2.54
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.98
F CFA1,199
|
$1.92
€1.77
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$0.93
F CFA564
|
$5.57
€5.13
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$69.94
F CFA42,260
|
$43.03
€39.63
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.00
F CFA3,625
|
$8.46
€7.80
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Mali
|
Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$73.08
€67.31
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$31.46
€28.98
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$75.09
€69.17
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$91.97
€84.71
|
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