Cost of living comparison
Mali is 14.1% cheaper than Cabo Verde overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 13.0% less in Mali
- Groceries
-
pay 2.7% less in Mali
- Transportation
-
pay 15.0% less in Mali
- Housing
-
pay 27.9% less in Mali
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 11.9% less in Mali
Expenses including housing, transportation, restaurants, entertainment and sports, and groceries are lower in Mali.
If you lived in Mali instead of Cabo Verde, you would:
pay 13.0% less for restaurants
|
Cabo Verde
|
Mali
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.10
CVE497.28
|
$6.70
F CFA3,891
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.86
CVE473.60
|
$6.42
F CFA3,728
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.16
CVE210.21
|
$0.77
F CFA448
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.19
CVE116.06
|
$0.58
F CFA336
|
|
pay 2.7% less for groceries
|
Cabo Verde
|
Mali
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.51
CVE244.72
|
$1.10
F CFA640
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.73
CVE655.31
|
?? | |
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.01
CVE488.53
|
$9.46
F CFA5,492
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.80
CVE273.26
|
$3.13
F CFA1,815
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.29
CVE320.62
|
$6.00
F CFA3,482
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.61
CVE156.85
|
?? | |
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.17
CVE113.59
|
$0.50
F CFA290
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.40
CVE136.05
|
$1.00
F CFA580
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.96
CVE191.01
|
$1.00
F CFA580
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.07
CVE104.19
|
?? | |
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.87
CVE84.50
|
$0.75
F CFA435
|
|
pay 15.0% less for transportation
|
Cabo Verde
|
Mali
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.45
CVE628.72
|
$5.48
F CFA3,182
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$25.28
CVE2,462.70
|
?? | |
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,166.78
CVE2,841,573.55
|
?? | |
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$21.51
CVE2,095.66
|
?? | |
pay 27.9% less for housing
|
Cabo Verde
|
Mali
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$57.24
CVE5,576.59
|
$41.27
F CFA23,950
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$475.70
CVE46,345.08
|
?? | |
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$350.12
CVE34,110.53
|
?? | |
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$96.76
CVE9,426.38
|
?? | |
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Cabo Verde
|
Mali
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$136.23
CVE13,272.11
|
?? | |
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,824.32
CVE275,159.04
|
?? |
pay 11.9% less for entertainment and sports
|
Cabo Verde
|
Mali
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.70
CVE262.85
|
$2.39
F CFA1,385
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.80
CVE175.13
|
$1.89
F CFA1,097
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.38
CVE426.24
|
$0.93
F CFA542
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$44.16
CVE4,301.83
|
$67.41
F CFA39,124
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.78
CVE757.75
|
$5.67
F CFA3,292
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
|
Cabo Verde
|
Mali
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$46.18
CVE4,499.16
|
?? | |
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$43.75
CVE4,262.36
|
?? | |
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$92.36
CVE8,998.32
|
?? | |
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$145.83
CVE14,207.87
|
?? |
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