Cost of living comparison
Mali is 27.9% cheaper than Ireland overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 56.3% less in Mali
- Groceries
-
pay 0.7% less in Mali
- Transportation
-
pay 22.9% less in Mali
- Housing
-
pay 12.0% less in Mali
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 47.4% less in Mali
Expenses including restaurants, entertainment and sports, transportation, housing, and groceries are lower in Mali.
If you lived in Mali instead of Ireland, you would:
pay 56.3% less for restaurants
|
Ireland
|
Mali
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$17.71
€15.67
|
$6.70
F CFA3,891
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.75
€8.63
|
$6.42
F CFA3,728
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.15
€1.90
|
$0.77
F CFA448
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.66
€1.46
|
$0.58
F CFA336
|
|
pay 0.7% less for groceries
|
Ireland
|
Mali
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.78
€1.58
|
$1.10
F CFA640
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.12
€3.64
|
?? | |
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.05
€4.46
|
$9.46
F CFA5,492
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.71
€3.28
|
$3.13
F CFA1,815
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.48
€3.97
|
$6.00
F CFA3,482
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.22
€1.08
|
?? | |
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.91
€0.80
|
$0.50
F CFA290
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.24
€1.10
|
$1.00
F CFA580
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.58
€1.40
|
$1.00
F CFA580
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.80
€0.71
|
?? | |
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.59
€0.52
|
$0.75
F CFA435
|
|
pay 22.9% less for transportation
|
Ireland
|
Mali
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.11
€6.29
|
$5.48
F CFA3,182
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$119.47
€105.70
|
?? | |
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$37,943.34
€33,570.37
|
?? | |
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$20.48
€18.12
|
?? | |
pay 12.0% less for housing
|
Ireland
|
Mali
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$46.92
€41.51
|
$41.27
F CFA23,950
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,406.76
€1,244.63
|
?? | |
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,187.82
€1,050.92
|
?? | |
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$159.87
€141.45
|
?? | |
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Ireland
|
Mali
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$996.31
€881.48
|
?? | |
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,771.62
€5,991.19
|
?? |
pay 47.4% less for entertainment and sports
|
Ireland
|
Mali
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.94
€5.25
|
$2.39
F CFA1,385
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.80
€3.37
|
$1.89
F CFA1,097
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$16.44
€14.55
|
$0.93
F CFA542
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$55.70
€49.28
|
$67.41
F CFA39,124
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.29
€10.87
|
$5.67
F CFA3,292
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
|
Ireland
|
Mali
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$77.94
€68.96
|
?? | |
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.83
€33.47
|
?? | |
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$85.63
€75.76
|
?? | |
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$89.10
€78.84
|
?? |
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