Cost of living comparison
Sweden is 80.6% more expensive than Mali.
If you lived in Sweden instead of Mali, you would:
pay 2.3 times more for restaurants
Mali
|
Sweden
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.91
F CFA3,004
|
$11.31
SEK120.29
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.59
F CFA4,034
|
$9.30
SEK98.85
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.78
F CFA475
|
$1.93
SEK20.48
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.64
F CFA394
|
$1.88
SEK20.03
|
|
pay 37.5% more for groceries
Mali
|
Sweden
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.05
F CFA643
|
$2.55
SEK27.09
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$9.62
F CFA5,889
|
$5.31
SEK56.44
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.46
F CFA5,792
|
$5.59
SEK59.42
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.57
F CFA1,575
|
$3.82
SEK40.62
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.57
F CFA2,186
|
$4.89
SEK51.95
|
|
Apples (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.22
SEK12.94
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.50
F CFA306
|
$1.07
SEK11.36
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.00
F CFA612
|
$1.14
SEK12.10
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.27
F CFA777
|
$1.80
SEK19.17
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.46
F CFA283
|
$0.67
SEK7.08
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.61
F CFA371
|
$0.72
SEK7.69
|
|
pay 24.1% more for transportation
Mali
|
Sweden
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.48
F CFA3,356
|
$6.80
SEK72.32
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$68.13
SEK724.38
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$27,059.79
SEK287,695.60
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$21.32
SEK226.67
|
|
pay 33.0% more for housing
Mali
|
Sweden
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$34.18
F CFA20,919
|
$29.04
SEK308.71
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$500.00
F CFA306,021
|
$873.36
SEK9,285.38
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$307.59
F CFA188,256
|
$653.04
SEK6,943.00
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$114.71
F CFA70,205
|
$69.04
SEK734.05
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Mali
|
Sweden
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$121.10
SEK1,287.52
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$2,856.48
SEK30,369.66
|
pay 2.8 times more for entertainment and sports
Mali
|
Sweden
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.64
F CFA1,614
|
$6.81
SEK72.45
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.98
F CFA1,215
|
$3.75
SEK39.82
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$0.93
F CFA571
|
$6.25
SEK66.42
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$69.94
F CFA42,808
|
$39.42
SEK419.07
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.00
F CFA3,672
|
$13.75
SEK146.16
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Mali
|
Sweden
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$80.13
SEK851.98
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$34.51
SEK366.86
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$82.17
SEK873.60
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$117.97
SEK1,254.25
|
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