Cost of living comparison
Mali is 46.6% more expensive than Brunei overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 9.1% more in Mali
- Groceries
-
pay 11.2% less in Mali
- Transportation
-
pay 3.8 times more in Mali
- Housing
-
pay 20.4% less in Mali
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 23.0% less in Mali
The cost of transportation and restaurants in Mali are more expensive than in Brunei. Expenses including entertainment and sports, housing, and groceries are lower in Mali. Notably, transportation is significantly more expensive in Mali.
If you lived in Mali instead of Brunei, you would:
pay 9.1% more for restaurants
Brunei
|
Mali
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.37
BND6.84
|
$6.70
F CFA3,734
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.27
BND6.71
|
$6.42
F CFA3,577
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.83
BND1.06
|
$0.77
F CFA430
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.60
BND0.77
|
$0.58
F CFA323
|
|
pay 11.2% less for groceries
Brunei
|
Mali
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.15
BND2.74
|
$1.10
F CFA614
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.31
BND6.76
|
?? | |
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.83
BND9.97
|
$9.46
F CFA5,270
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.44
BND3.11
|
$3.13
F CFA1,741
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.44
BND4.38
|
$6.00
F CFA3,341
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.75
BND2.22
|
?? | |
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.02
BND1.30
|
$0.50
F CFA278
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.71
BND2.18
|
$1.00
F CFA557
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.17
BND2.76
|
$1.00
F CFA557
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.01
BND1.28
|
?? | |
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.92
BND1.17
|
$0.75
F CFA418
|
|
pay 3.8 times more for transportation
Brunei
|
Mali
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.45
BND1.84
|
$5.48
F CFA3,054
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$22.57
BND28.74
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,698.11
BND30,171.25
|
?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$25.61
BND32.61
|
?? | |
pay 20.4% less for housing
Brunei
|
Mali
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$51.84
BND66.00
|
$41.27
F CFA22,982
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$666.46
BND848.51
|
?? | |
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$603.58
BND768.45
|
?? | |
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$41.62
BND52.98
|
?? | |
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Brunei
|
Mali
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$127.91
BND162.85
|
?? | |
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,282.88
BND14,364.80
|
?? |
pay 23.0% less for entertainment and sports
Brunei
|
Mali
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.35
BND2.99
|
$2.39
F CFA1,329
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.74
BND4.76
|
$1.89
F CFA1,052
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.29
BND14.37
|
$0.93
F CFA520
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$67.77
BND86.28
|
$67.41
F CFA37,543
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.53
BND5.77
|
$5.67
F CFA3,159
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Brunei
|
Mali
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$59.09
BND75.24
|
?? | |
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$64.04
BND81.53
|
?? | |
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$103.31
BND131.53
|
?? | |
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$87.96
BND111.99
|
?? |
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