Cost of living comparison
Mali is 16.0% cheaper than United States.
If you lived in Mali instead of United States, you would:
pay 58.0% less for restaurants
United States
|
Mali
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.15
|
$8.00
F CFA4,873
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.28
|
$4.83
F CFA2,944
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.24
|
$0.89
F CFA542
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.77
|
$0.57
F CFA348
|
|
pay 25.1% less for groceries
United States
|
Mali
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.17
|
$0.87
F CFA528
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.93
|
$7.81
F CFA4,760
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.83
|
$8.20
F CFA4,996
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.01
|
$1.90
F CFA1,155
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.32
|
$3.43
F CFA2,091
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.19
|
?? | |
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.76
|
$0.48
F CFA290
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.93
|
$1.07
F CFA650
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.05
|
$1.27
F CFA774
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.29
|
$0.46
F CFA281
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.27
|
$0.61
F CFA369
|
|
pay 65.2% more for transportation
United States
|
Mali
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.72
|
$4.89
F CFA2,978
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$63.08
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,096.27
|
$50,000.00
F CFA30,457,723
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.64
|
?? | |
pay 23.6% less for housing
United States
|
Mali
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$70.73
|
$35.94
F CFA21,894
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,528.07
|
$1,000.00
F CFA609,154
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,282.97
|
$538.39
F CFA327,963
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$138.81
|
$204.36
F CFA124,488
|
|
pay 24.7% less for childcare
United States
|
Mali
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,137.97
|
?? | |
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$15,943.15
|
$12,000.00
F CFA7,309,854
|
|
pay 37.2% less for entertainment and sports
United States
|
Mali
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.19
|
$2.00
F CFA1,218
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.51
|
$2.01
F CFA1,227
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.57
|
$1.50
F CFA914
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$42.79
|
$69.94
F CFA42,606
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.04
|
$6.00
F CFA3,655
|
|
pay 8.9% less for clothing
United States
|
Mali
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$45.40
|
?? | |
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.73
|
$25.00
F CFA15,229
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$79.51
|
?? | |
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$109.59
|
$125.00
F CFA76,144
|
|
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