Cost of living comparison
Mali is 15.9% more expensive than Dominican Republic overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 12.2% less in Mali
- Groceries
-
pay 53.3% more in Mali
- Transportation
-
pay 18.2% more in Mali
- Housing
-
pay 14.4% more in Mali
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 5.6% more in Mali
The cost of groceries, transportation, housing, and entertainment and sports in Mali are more expensive than in Dominican Republic.
If you lived in Mali instead of Dominican Republic, you would:
pay 12.2% less for restaurants
|
Dominican Republic
|
Mali
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.20
DOP446.01
|
$6.70
F CFA4,192
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.54
DOP405.10
|
$6.42
F CFA4,016
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.97
DOP60.21
|
$0.77
F CFA483
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.72
DOP44.89
|
$0.58
F CFA362
|
|
pay 53.3% more for groceries
|
Dominican Republic
|
Mali
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.52
DOP94.09
|
$1.10
F CFA689
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.28
DOP203.42
|
?? | |
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.35
DOP269.60
|
$9.46
F CFA5,917
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.69
DOP104.82
|
$3.13
F CFA1,955
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.22
DOP137.30
|
$6.00
F CFA3,751
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.07
DOP66.50
|
?? | |
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.35
DOP21.78
|
$0.50
F CFA313
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.97
DOP59.97
|
$1.00
F CFA625
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.66
DOP40.89
|
$1.00
F CFA625
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.66
DOP40.64
|
?? | |
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.90
DOP55.83
|
$0.75
F CFA469
|
|
pay 18.2% more for transportation
|
Dominican Republic
|
Mali
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.64
DOP287.61
|
$5.48
F CFA3,428
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$56.13
DOP3,478.70
|
?? | |
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,137.07
DOP1,619,983.13
|
?? | |
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$22.92
DOP1,420.78
|
?? | |
pay 14.4% more for housing
|
Dominican Republic
|
Mali
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$36.09
DOP2,236.59
|
$41.27
F CFA25,802
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$624.27
DOP38,692.43
|
?? | |
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$355.68
DOP22,044.87
|
?? | |
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$49.67
DOP3,078.56
|
?? | |
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Dominican Republic
|
Mali
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$250.80
DOP15,544.53
|
?? | |
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,459.64
DOP276,409.67
|
?? |
pay 5.6% more for entertainment and sports
|
Dominican Republic
|
Mali
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.61
DOP161.79
|
$2.39
F CFA1,492
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.03
DOP125.59
|
$1.89
F CFA1,182
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.25
DOP263.46
|
$0.93
F CFA583
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$30.73
DOP1,904.50
|
$67.41
F CFA42,149
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.58
DOP345.63
|
$5.67
F CFA3,546
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
|
Dominican Republic
|
Mali
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$46.15
DOP2,860.67
|
?? | |
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$46.61
DOP2,889.09
|
?? | |
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$80.84
DOP5,010.69
|
?? | |
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$88.22
DOP5,467.64
|
?? |
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