Cost of living comparison
Mali is 24.0% more expensive than Benin overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 40.8% more in Mali
- Groceries
-
pay 46.2% more in Mali
- Transportation
-
pay 46.1% more in Mali
- Housing
-
pay 20.8% less in Mali
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 7.5% more in Mali
The cost of groceries, transportation, restaurants, and entertainment and sports in Mali are more expensive than in Benin.
If you lived in Mali instead of Benin, you would:
pay 40.8% more for restaurants
|
Benin
|
Mali
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.27
F CFA2,090
|
$6.70
F CFA4,289
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.90
F CFA3,135
|
$6.42
F CFA4,109
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.69
F CFA439
|
$0.77
F CFA494
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.51
F CFA324
|
$0.58
F CFA371
|
|
pay 46.2% more for groceries
|
Benin
|
Mali
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.25
F CFA801
|
$1.10
F CFA705
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.36
F CFA2,787
|
?? | |
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.11
F CFA4,550
|
$9.46
F CFA6,054
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.93
F CFA1,235
|
$3.13
F CFA2,000
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.43
F CFA1,553
|
$6.00
F CFA3,838
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.17
F CFA751
|
?? | |
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.59
F CFA379
|
$0.50
F CFA320
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.49
F CFA316
|
$1.00
F CFA640
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.69
F CFA442
|
$1.00
F CFA640
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.62
F CFA395
|
?? | |
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.69
F CFA442
|
$0.75
F CFA480
|
|
pay 46.1% more for transportation
|
Benin
|
Mali
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.75
F CFA2,400
|
$5.48
F CFA3,508
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? | ?? | |
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? | ?? | |
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.76
F CFA7,525
|
?? | |
pay 20.8% less for housing
|
Benin
|
Mali
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$52.08
F CFA33,315
|
$41.27
F CFA26,398
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$178.09
F CFA113,923
|
?? | |
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$130.71
F CFA83,613
|
?? | |
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$187.42
F CFA119,886
|
?? | |
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Benin
|
Mali
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$204.24
F CFA130,645
|
?? | |
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,990.94
F CFA3,832,266
|
?? |
pay 7.5% more for entertainment and sports
|
Benin
|
Mali
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.98
F CFA627
|
$2.39
F CFA1,526
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.08
F CFA2,613
|
$1.89
F CFA1,209
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.12
F CFA1,359
|
$0.93
F CFA597
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$55.14
F CFA35,274
|
$67.41
F CFA43,123
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.94
F CFA4,442
|
$5.67
F CFA3,628
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
|
Benin
|
Mali
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$16.34
F CFA10,452
|
?? | |
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$8.17
F CFA5,226
|
?? | |
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$8.17
F CFA5,226
|
?? | |
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$44.93
F CFA28,742
|
?? |
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