Mali is 17.2% cheaper than France.

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

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pay 59.6% less for restaurants

 
France
Mali
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $15.64
€14.99
$6.70
F CFA4,216
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$10.86
€10.41
$6.42
F CFA4,040
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $2.73
€2.62
$0.77
F CFA486

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pay 8.2% less for groceries

 
France
Mali
Bread
1 loaf
$1.71
€1.64
$1.10
F CFA693
Local cheese (8 oz) $8.46
€8.11
??
Milk (1 gallon) $4.52
€4.33
$9.46
F CFA5,952

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pay 24.4% less for transportation

 
France
Mali
Gasoline (1 gallon) $7.25
€6.95
$5.48
F CFA3,449
Monthly public transit pass $50.39
€48.31
??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $31,262.62
€29,973.75
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pay 37.2% more for housing

 
France
Mali
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$30.07
€28.83
$41.27
F CFA25,954
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $750.17
€719.24
??
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $604.38
€579.47
??

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pay (unknown) more for childcare

 
France
Mali
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $690.26
€661.81
??
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $9,163.56
€8,785.78
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pay 31.2% less for entertainment and sports

 
France
Mali
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $6.20
€5.95
$2.39
F CFA1,501
Cappuccino in mid-range area $3.01
€2.89
$1.89
F CFA1,188
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$11.83
€11.34
$0.93
F CFA587

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pay (unknown) more for clothing

 
France
Mali
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$89.62
€85.93
??
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$37.76
€36.20
??
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$91.52
€87.75
??

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