Mali is 8.5% cheaper than Finland.

If you lived in Mali instead of Finland, you would:

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pay 57.5% less for restaurants

 
Finland
Mali
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $14.18
€13.45
$6.70
F CFA4,171
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$10.44
€9.90
$6.42
F CFA3,996
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $2.58
€2.44
$0.77
F CFA480

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pay 1.0% more for groceries

 
Finland
Mali
Bread
1 loaf
$2.29
€2.17
$1.10
F CFA686
Local cheese (8 oz) $3.70
€3.51
??
Milk (1 gallon) $4.27
€4.05
$9.46
F CFA5,887

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pay 28.3% less for transportation

 
Finland
Mali
Gasoline (1 gallon) $7.64
€7.25
$5.48
F CFA3,411
Monthly public transit pass $60.52
€57.39
??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $31,800.37
€30,158.27
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pay 85.5% more for housing

 
Finland
Mali
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$22.24
€21.10
$41.27
F CFA25,672
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $734.49
€696.56
??
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $604.75
€573.53
??

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pay (unknown) more for childcare

 
Finland
Mali
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $291.42
€276.37
??
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $8,693.67
€8,244.75
??

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pay 43.1% less for entertainment and sports

 
Finland
Mali
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $7.29
€6.91
$2.39
F CFA1,484
Cappuccino in mid-range area $4.21
€3.99
$1.89
F CFA1,176
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$10.54
€9.99
$0.93
F CFA580

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pay (unknown) more for clothing

 
Finland
Mali
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$75.15
€71.27
??
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$31.18
€29.57
??
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$82.09
€77.85
??

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