Cost of living comparison
Mali is 30.9% more expensive than Burkina Faso.
If you lived in Mali instead of Burkina Faso, you would:
pay 2.1 times more for restaurants
|
Burkina Faso
|
Mali
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.23
F CFA771
|
$6.70
F CFA4,216
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.35
F CFA4,624
|
$6.42
F CFA4,040
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.76
F CFA480
|
$0.77
F CFA486
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.53
F CFA334
|
$0.58
F CFA365
|
|
pay 24.4% more for groceries
|
Burkina Faso
|
Mali
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.71
F CFA450
|
$1.10
F CFA693
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.17
F CFA5,138
|
?? | |
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.16
F CFA5,762
|
$9.46
F CFA5,952
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.86
F CFA1,800
|
$3.13
F CFA1,966
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$8.89
F CFA5,593
|
$6.00
F CFA3,773
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.48
F CFA932
|
?? | |
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.50
F CFA313
|
$0.50
F CFA314
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.41
F CFA259
|
$1.00
F CFA629
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.04
F CFA656
|
$1.00
F CFA629
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.20
F CFA752
|
?? | |
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.61
F CFA386
|
$0.75
F CFA472
|
|
pay 13.3% more for transportation
|
Burkina Faso
|
Mali
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.84
F CFA3,044
|
$5.48
F CFA3,449
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? | ?? | |
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? | ?? | |
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? | ?? | |
pay 8.0% less for housing
|
Burkina Faso
|
Mali
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$44.85
F CFA28,207
|
$41.27
F CFA25,954
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$408.47
F CFA256,894
|
?? | |
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$285.93
F CFA179,826
|
?? | |
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$89.13
F CFA56,053
|
?? | |
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Burkina Faso
|
Mali
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$122.54
F CFA77,068
|
?? | |
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$15,052.55
F CFA9,466,752
|
?? |
pay 13.7% more for entertainment and sports
|
Burkina Faso
|
Mali
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.14
F CFA719
|
$2.39
F CFA1,501
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.63
F CFA1,028
|
$1.89
F CFA1,188
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.63
F CFA1,028
|
$0.93
F CFA587
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$57.19
F CFA35,965
|
$67.41
F CFA42,397
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.17
F CFA5,138
|
$5.67
F CFA3,567
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
|
Burkina Faso
|
Mali
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? | ?? | |
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? | ?? | |
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? | ?? | |
| Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? | ?? |
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