Cost of living comparison
Mali is 93.4% more expensive than Russia.
If you lived in Mali instead of Russia, you would:
pay 19.6% more for restaurants
Russia
|
Mali
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.85
RUB619.76
|
$4.91
F CFA2,966
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.21
RUB380.42
|
$6.59
F CFA3,982
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.84
RUB76.18
|
$0.78
F CFA469
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.41
RUB36.79
|
$0.64
F CFA389
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for groceries
Russia
|
Mali
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.49
RUB44.03
|
$1.05
F CFA635
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.93
RUB355.47
|
$9.62
F CFA5,813
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.21
RUB289.97
|
$9.46
F CFA5,718
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.21
RUB109.81
|
$2.57
F CFA1,554
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.72
RUB155.83
|
$3.57
F CFA2,158
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.56
RUB50.85
|
?? | |
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.56
RUB50.56
|
$0.50
F CFA302
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.75
RUB67.58
|
$1.00
F CFA604
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.90
RUB81.60
|
$1.27
F CFA767
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.22
RUB19.90
|
$0.46
F CFA279
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.22
RUB19.77
|
$0.61
F CFA366
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for transportation
Russia
|
Mali
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.21
RUB199.88
|
$5.48
F CFA3,313
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$19.07
RUB1,723.85
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,869.86
RUB2,610,294.63
|
?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.42
RUB399.82
|
?? | |
pay 2.5 times more for housing
Russia
|
Mali
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$6.26
RUB566.24
|
$34.18
F CFA20,651
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$317.16
RUB28,676.48
|
$500.00
F CFA302,103
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$217.57
RUB19,671.53
|
$307.59
F CFA185,846
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$68.11
RUB6,158.64
|
$114.71
F CFA69,306
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Russia
|
Mali
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$212.06
RUB19,173.51
|
?? | |
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,562.55
RUB502,942.67
|
?? |
pay 43.8% more for entertainment and sports
Russia
|
Mali
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.50
RUB135.46
|
$2.64
F CFA1,593
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.72
RUB155.26
|
$1.98
F CFA1,199
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.19
RUB198.29
|
$0.93
F CFA564
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$29.01
RUB2,622.58
|
$69.94
F CFA42,260
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.18
RUB377.93
|
$6.00
F CFA3,625
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Russia
|
Mali
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$58.04
RUB5,247.79
|
?? | |
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.63
RUB3,312.22
|
?? | |
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$78.11
RUB7,062.16
|
?? | |
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$78.83
RUB7,127.48
|
?? |
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