Cost of living comparison
Mali is 10.8% cheaper than Greece.
If you lived in Mali instead of Greece, you would:
pay 36.1% less for restaurants
|
Greece
|
Mali
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.17
€12.49
|
$6.70
F CFA4,171
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.11
€8.64
|
$6.42
F CFA3,996
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.07
€1.96
|
$0.77
F CFA480
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.60
€0.57
|
$0.58
F CFA361
|
|
pay 17.5% more for groceries
|
Greece
|
Mali
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.33
€1.26
|
$1.10
F CFA686
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.30
€5.97
|
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| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.99
€5.68
|
$9.46
F CFA5,887
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.02
€3.82
|
$3.13
F CFA1,945
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.23
€4.01
|
$6.00
F CFA3,733
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.88
€0.84
|
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| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.85
€0.81
|
$0.50
F CFA311
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.58
€0.55
|
$1.00
F CFA622
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.87
€0.83
|
$1.00
F CFA622
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.51
€0.49
|
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| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.57
€0.54
|
$0.75
F CFA467
|
|
pay 27.4% less for transportation
|
Greece
|
Mali
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.55
€7.16
|
$5.48
F CFA3,411
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$40.19
€38.12
|
?? | |
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,316.80
€26,854.58
|
?? | |
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.82
€13.10
|
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pay 25.8% more for housing
|
Greece
|
Mali
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$32.82
€31.12
|
$41.27
F CFA25,672
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$524.36
€497.29
|
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| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$392.21
€371.95
|
?? | |
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$175.68
€166.60
|
?? | |
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Greece
|
Mali
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$413.12
€391.79
|
?? | |
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,332.60
€6,005.60
|
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pay 34.0% less for entertainment and sports
|
Greece
|
Mali
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.40
€4.18
|
$2.39
F CFA1,484
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.49
€3.31
|
$1.89
F CFA1,176
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.94
€4.69
|
$0.93
F CFA580
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$48.72
€46.21
|
$67.41
F CFA41,937
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.82
€8.36
|
$5.67
F CFA3,529
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
|
Greece
|
Mali
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$83.64
€79.32
|
?? | |
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.83
€35.88
|
?? | |
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$83.15
€78.85
|
?? | |
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$93.42
€88.60
|
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