Cost of living comparison
Mali is 32.8% cheaper than Seychelles.
If you lived in Mali instead of Seychelles, you would:
pay 57.5% less for restaurants
Seychelles
|
Mali
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$14.76
SCR203.34
|
$4.91
F CFA2,966
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.13
SCR125.71
|
$6.59
F CFA3,982
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.34
SCR32.20
|
$0.78
F CFA469
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.04
SCR28.11
|
$0.64
F CFA389
|
|
pay 13.0% less for groceries
Seychelles
|
Mali
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.49
SCR20.55
|
$1.05
F CFA635
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$10.83
SCR149.17
|
$9.62
F CFA5,813
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.05
SCR97.18
|
$9.46
F CFA5,718
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.73
SCR51.43
|
$2.57
F CFA1,554
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.08
SCR42.43
|
$3.57
F CFA2,158
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.89
SCR12.30
|
?? | |
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.30
SCR17.87
|
$0.50
F CFA302
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.90
SCR12.34
|
$1.00
F CFA604
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.80
SCR38.62
|
$1.27
F CFA767
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.61
SCR8.36
|
$0.46
F CFA279
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.51
SCR6.98
|
$0.61
F CFA366
|
|
pay 10.0% less for transportation
Seychelles
|
Mali
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.09
SCR83.96
|
$5.48
F CFA3,313
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$20.66
SCR284.67
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,466.86
SCR364,600.41
|
?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$41.70
SCR574.43
|
?? | |
pay 41.7% less for housing
Seychelles
|
Mali
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$179.59
SCR2,473.97
|
$34.18
F CFA20,651
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,001.63
SCR13,798.13
|
$500.00
F CFA302,103
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$822.03
SCR11,324.04
|
$307.59
F CFA185,846
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$90.30
SCR1,243.98
|
$114.71
F CFA69,306
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Seychelles
|
Mali
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$166.06
SCR2,287.53
|
?? | |
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,207.19
SCR85,508.63
|
?? |
pay 41.8% less for entertainment and sports
Seychelles
|
Mali
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.46
SCR88.96
|
$2.64
F CFA1,593
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.81
SCR66.32
|
$1.98
F CFA1,199
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$13.10
SCR180.46
|
$0.93
F CFA564
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$74.88
SCR1,031.55
|
$69.94
F CFA42,260
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.54
SCR76.25
|
$6.00
F CFA3,625
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Seychelles
|
Mali
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$67.83
SCR934.46
|
?? | |
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$26.36
SCR363.12
|
?? | |
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$72.67
SCR1,001.02
|
?? | |
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$75.65
SCR1,042.13
|
?? |
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