Cost of living comparison
Mali is 23.2% cheaper than Austria overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 61.8% less in Mali
- Groceries
-
pay 17.4% less in Mali
- Transportation
-
pay 13.0% less in Mali
- Housing
-
pay 14.5% more in Mali
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 38.1% less in Mali
Expenses including restaurants, entertainment and sports, groceries, and transportation are lower in Mali.
If you lived in Mali instead of Austria, you would:
pay 61.8% less for restaurants
|
Austria
|
Mali
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.38
€13.54
|
$6.70
F CFA3,872
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.63
€9.36
|
$6.42
F CFA3,710
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.11
€2.74
|
$0.77
F CFA446
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.40
€2.11
|
$0.58
F CFA335
|
|
pay 17.4% less for groceries
|
Austria
|
Mali
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.51
€2.21
|
$1.10
F CFA637
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.15
€7.18
|
?? | |
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.62
€4.94
|
$9.46
F CFA5,465
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.05
€3.56
|
$3.13
F CFA1,806
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.06
€5.34
|
$6.00
F CFA3,465
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.15
€1.01
|
?? | |
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.97
€0.85
|
$0.50
F CFA289
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.36
€1.20
|
$1.00
F CFA578
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.88
€1.66
|
$1.00
F CFA578
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.87
€0.77
|
?? | |
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.80
€0.71
|
$0.75
F CFA433
|
|
pay 13.0% less for transportation
|
Austria
|
Mali
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.30
€5.55
|
$5.48
F CFA3,167
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$48.89
€43.04
|
?? | |
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,790.93
€23,587.72
|
?? | |
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$20.20
€17.79
|
?? | |
pay 14.5% more for housing
|
Austria
|
Mali
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$36.05
€31.74
|
$41.27
F CFA23,833
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$834.31
€734.56
|
?? | |
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$704.76
€620.50
|
?? | |
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$275.88
€242.90
|
?? | |
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Austria
|
Mali
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$436.40
€384.22
|
?? | |
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$14,173.71
€12,479.06
|
?? |
pay 38.1% less for entertainment and sports
|
Austria
|
Mali
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.65
€4.09
|
$2.39
F CFA1,378
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.63
€3.19
|
$1.89
F CFA1,091
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.56
€5.77
|
$0.93
F CFA539
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$45.89
€40.41
|
$67.41
F CFA38,933
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.58
€11.07
|
$5.67
F CFA3,276
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
|
Austria
|
Mali
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$85.11
€74.93
|
?? | |
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$43.90
€38.65
|
?? | |
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$88.16
€77.62
|
?? | |
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$118.74
€104.54
|
?? |
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