Cost of living comparison
Mali is 25.5% cheaper than Germany overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 59.4% less in Mali
- Groceries
-
pay 1.4% less in Mali
- Transportation
-
pay 22.5% less in Mali
- Housing
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pay 14.4% less in Mali
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 29.9% less in Mali
Expenses including restaurants, entertainment and sports, transportation, housing, and groceries are lower in Mali.
If you lived in Mali instead of Germany, you would:
pay 59.4% less for restaurants
|
Germany
|
Mali
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$14.04
€12.43
|
$6.70
F CFA3,891
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.20
€9.02
|
$6.42
F CFA3,728
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.80
€2.48
|
$0.77
F CFA448
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.41
€2.13
|
$0.58
F CFA336
|
|
pay 1.4% less for groceries
|
Germany
|
Mali
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.03
€1.80
|
$1.10
F CFA640
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.71
€5.93
|
?? | |
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.38
€3.88
|
$9.46
F CFA5,492
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.41
€3.01
|
$3.13
F CFA1,815
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.24
€5.52
|
$6.00
F CFA3,482
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.28
€1.13
|
?? | |
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.70
€0.62
|
$0.50
F CFA290
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.97
€0.86
|
$1.00
F CFA580
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.10
€1.86
|
$1.00
F CFA580
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.66
€0.59
|
?? | |
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.69
€0.61
|
$0.75
F CFA435
|
|
pay 22.5% less for transportation
|
Germany
|
Mali
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.07
€6.26
|
$5.48
F CFA3,182
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$52.96
€46.85
|
?? | |
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,807.86
€25,487.75
|
?? | |
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$23.02
€20.36
|
?? | |
pay 14.4% less for housing
|
Germany
|
Mali
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$48.22
€42.66
|
$41.27
F CFA23,950
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$790.39
€699.30
|
?? | |
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$625.27
€553.21
|
?? | |
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$230.06
€203.55
|
?? | |
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Germany
|
Mali
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$458.39
€405.56
|
?? | |
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,308.95
€10,890.34
|
?? |
pay 29.9% less for entertainment and sports
|
Germany
|
Mali
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.42
€3.91
|
$2.39
F CFA1,385
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.49
€3.08
|
$1.89
F CFA1,097
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.74
€7.73
|
$0.93
F CFA542
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.01
€31.86
|
$67.41
F CFA39,124
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.80
€11.32
|
$5.67
F CFA3,292
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
|
Germany
|
Mali
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$82.34
€72.85
|
?? | |
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.78
€36.08
|
?? | |
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$91.59
€81.04
|
?? | |
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$123.43
€109.20
|
?? |
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