Cost of living comparison
Mali is 20.0% cheaper than Greece.
If you lived in Mali instead of Greece, you would:
pay 38.1% less for restaurants
|
Greece
|
Mali
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$14.81
€13.62
|
$4.91
F CFA2,961
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.01
€8.29
|
$6.59
F CFA3,976
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.97
€1.81
|
$0.78
F CFA468
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.63
€0.58
|
$0.64
F CFA388
|
|
pay 11.5% more for groceries
|
Greece
|
Mali
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.36
€1.25
|
$1.05
F CFA634
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.52
€6.00
|
$9.62
F CFA5,804
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.06
€5.57
|
$9.46
F CFA5,708
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.09
€3.76
|
$2.57
F CFA1,552
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.27
€3.93
|
$3.57
F CFA2,154
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.81
€0.75
|
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| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.82
€0.75
|
$0.50
F CFA302
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.57
€0.53
|
$1.00
F CFA603
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.86
€0.79
|
$1.27
F CFA766
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.51
€0.47
|
$0.46
F CFA279
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.54
€0.49
|
$0.61
F CFA366
|
|
pay 29.8% less for transportation
|
Greece
|
Mali
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.81
€7.18
|
$5.48
F CFA3,308
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$41.23
€37.92
|
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| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,791.92
€25,556.98
|
?? | |
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.64
€13.47
|
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pay 14.5% less for housing
|
Greece
|
Mali
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$31.73
€29.18
|
$34.18
F CFA20,617
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$529.13
€486.57
|
$500.00
F CFA301,603
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$406.38
€373.70
|
$307.59
F CFA185,538
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$178.34
€164.00
|
$114.71
F CFA69,191
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Greece
|
Mali
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$350.75
€322.54
|
?? | |
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,658.30
€6,122.86
|
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pay 29.0% less for entertainment and sports
|
Greece
|
Mali
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.23
€3.89
|
$2.64
F CFA1,590
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.51
€3.23
|
$1.98
F CFA1,197
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.98
€4.58
|
$0.93
F CFA563
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$46.53
€42.79
|
$69.94
F CFA42,190
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.93
€8.21
|
$6.00
F CFA3,619
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
|
Greece
|
Mali
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$83.80
€77.06
|
?? | |
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.12
€37.82
|
?? | |
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$86.78
€79.80
|
?? | |
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$96.32
€88.57
|
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