Cost of living comparison
Mali is 20.6% cheaper than Costa Rica overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 45.8% less in Mali
- Groceries
-
pay 7.5% less in Mali
- Transportation
-
pay 2.6% less in Mali
- Housing
-
pay 14.9% less in Mali
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 32.2% less in Mali
Expenses including restaurants, entertainment and sports, housing, groceries, and transportation are lower in Mali.
If you lived in Mali instead of Costa Rica, you would:
pay 45.8% less for restaurants
|
Costa Rica
|
Mali
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.75
CRC4,914.81
|
$6.70
F CFA3,762
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.08
CRC4,579.02
|
$6.42
F CFA3,605
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.01
CRC1,013.78
|
$0.77
F CFA433
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.49
CRC752.06
|
$0.58
F CFA325
|
|
pay 7.5% less for groceries
|
Costa Rica
|
Mali
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.53
CRC1,276.77
|
$1.10
F CFA619
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.76
CRC1,897.23
|
?? | |
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.98
CRC3,517.37
|
$9.46
F CFA5,311
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.21
CRC1,619.65
|
$3.13
F CFA1,755
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.97
CRC2,002.20
|
$6.00
F CFA3,367
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.79
CRC902.23
|
?? | |
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.62
CRC311.05
|
$0.50
F CFA281
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.22
CRC613.33
|
$1.00
F CFA561
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.22
CRC615.98
|
$1.00
F CFA561
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.09
CRC551.77
|
?? | |
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.11
CRC561.56
|
$0.75
F CFA421
|
|
pay 2.6% less for transportation
|
Costa Rica
|
Mali
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.63
CRC2,837.24
|
$5.48
F CFA3,077
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$49.00
CRC24,706.13
|
?? | |
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$35,063.37
CRC17,679,564.44
|
?? | |
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.62
CRC7,877.00
|
?? | |
pay 14.9% less for housing
|
Costa Rica
|
Mali
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$48.50
CRC24,454.77
|
$41.27
F CFA23,158
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$778.04
CRC392,300.18
|
?? | |
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$547.50
CRC276,060.73
|
?? | |
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$68.26
CRC34,416.73
|
?? | |
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Costa Rica
|
Mali
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$519.07
CRC261,722.93
|
?? | |
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,987.74
CRC5,540,212.02
|
?? |
pay 32.2% less for entertainment and sports
|
Costa Rica
|
Mali
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.73
CRC1,375.08
|
$2.39
F CFA1,339
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.65
CRC1,842.53
|
$1.89
F CFA1,060
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.58
CRC2,310.48
|
$0.93
F CFA524
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$59.46
CRC29,981.06
|
$67.41
F CFA37,830
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.63
CRC4,349.34
|
$5.67
F CFA3,183
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
|
Costa Rica
|
Mali
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$65.32
CRC32,937.33
|
?? | |
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$44.54
CRC22,458.02
|
?? | |
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$110.39
CRC55,658.31
|
?? | |
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$97.22
CRC49,018.44
|
?? |
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