Cost of living comparison
Mali is 28.7% more expensive than Bosnia and Herzegovina.
If you lived in Mali instead of Bosnia and Herzegovina, you would:
pay 13.4% less for restaurants
|
Bosnia and Herzegovina
|
Mali
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.02
BAM11.17
|
$6.70
F CFA4,171
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.03
BAM9.32
|
$6.42
F CFA3,996
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.57
BAM2.90
|
$0.77
F CFA480
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.00
BAM1.85
|
$0.58
F CFA361
|
|
pay 45.8% more for groceries
|
Bosnia and Herzegovina
|
Mali
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.98
BAM1.81
|
$1.10
F CFA686
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.52
BAM6.53
|
?? | |
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.65
BAM8.63
|
$9.46
F CFA5,887
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.51
BAM4.66
|
$3.13
F CFA1,945
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.05
BAM5.65
|
$6.00
F CFA3,733
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.53
BAM0.99
|
?? | |
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.70
BAM1.29
|
$0.50
F CFA311
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.66
BAM1.23
|
$1.00
F CFA622
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.69
BAM1.27
|
$1.00
F CFA622
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.42
BAM0.78
|
?? | |
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.47
BAM0.87
|
$0.75
F CFA467
|
|
pay 1.0% more for transportation
|
Bosnia and Herzegovina
|
Mali
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.43
BAM10.07
|
$5.48
F CFA3,411
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$35.51
BAM65.85
|
?? | |
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,491.04
BAM45,421.81
|
?? | |
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.78
BAM14.43
|
?? | |
pay 72.7% more for housing
|
Bosnia and Herzegovina
|
Mali
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$23.89
BAM44.31
|
$41.27
F CFA25,672
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$237.10
BAM439.73
|
?? | |
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$180.33
BAM334.44
|
?? | |
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$108.25
BAM200.76
|
?? | |
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Bosnia and Herzegovina
|
Mali
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$139.91
BAM259.49
|
?? | |
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,744.59
BAM5,090.20
|
?? |
pay 37.2% more for entertainment and sports
|
Bosnia and Herzegovina
|
Mali
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.79
BAM3.33
|
$2.39
F CFA1,484
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.34
BAM2.48
|
$1.89
F CFA1,176
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.34
BAM6.20
|
$0.93
F CFA580
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$25.77
BAM47.80
|
$67.41
F CFA41,937
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.65
BAM8.62
|
$5.67
F CFA3,529
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
|
Bosnia and Herzegovina
|
Mali
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$57.86
BAM107.32
|
?? | |
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.34
BAM56.28
|
?? | |
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$83.76
BAM155.34
|
?? | |
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$96.14
BAM178.30
|
?? |
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