Cost of living comparison
Mali is 55.5% more expensive than Bolivia.
If you lived in Mali instead of Bolivia, you would:
pay 18.4% more for restaurants
|
Bolivia
|
Mali
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.05
BOB21.14
|
$6.70
F CFA4,171
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.91
BOB47.88
|
$6.42
F CFA3,996
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.94
BOB6.51
|
$0.77
F CFA480
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.74
BOB5.10
|
$0.58
F CFA361
|
|
pay 88.5% more for groceries
|
Bolivia
|
Mali
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.27
BOB8.77
|
$1.10
F CFA686
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.34
BOB16.23
|
?? | |
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.62
BOB25.10
|
$9.46
F CFA5,887
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.94
BOB13.43
|
$3.13
F CFA1,945
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.55
BOB10.71
|
$6.00
F CFA3,733
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.95
BOB6.60
|
?? | |
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.45
BOB3.09
|
$0.50
F CFA311
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.54
BOB3.73
|
$1.00
F CFA622
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
BOB4.36
|
$1.00
F CFA622
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.62
BOB4.30
|
?? | |
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.49
BOB3.39
|
$0.75
F CFA467
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for transportation
|
Bolivia
|
Mali
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.00
BOB13.88
|
$5.48
F CFA3,411
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$25.96
BOB179.92
|
?? | |
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$16,221.21
BOB112,427.85
|
?? | |
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.22
BOB91.66
|
?? | |
pay 8.5% less for housing
|
Bolivia
|
Mali
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$45.11
BOB312.67
|
$41.27
F CFA25,672
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$339.61
BOB2,353.78
|
?? | |
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$201.58
BOB1,397.13
|
?? | |
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$29.25
BOB202.72
|
?? | |
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Bolivia
|
Mali
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$177.46
BOB1,229.99
|
?? | |
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,275.34
BOB22,701.14
|
?? |
pay 5.4% more for entertainment and sports
|
Bolivia
|
Mali
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.78
BOB12.31
|
$2.39
F CFA1,484
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.57
BOB17.84
|
$1.89
F CFA1,176
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.60
BOB18.03
|
$0.93
F CFA580
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.68
BOB240.36
|
$67.41
F CFA41,937
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.37
BOB44.15
|
$5.67
F CFA3,529
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
|
Bolivia
|
Mali
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$41.88
BOB290.27
|
?? | |
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$48.40
BOB335.48
|
?? | |
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$61.94
BOB429.32
|
?? | |
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$54.65
BOB378.75
|
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