Cost of living comparison

 Ireland
compared to
 Mali
Mali vs. Ireland Cost of Living Summary

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.

Mali vs. Ireland Cost Breakdown

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
€16.28
$6.70
F CFA4,044
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$9.75
€8.96
$6.42
F CFA3,875
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $2.15
€1.98
$0.77
F CFA466

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pay 0.7% less for groceries

 
Ireland
Mali
Bread
1 loaf
$1.78
€1.64
$1.10
F CFA665
Local cheese (8 oz) $4.12
€3.79
??
Milk (1 gallon) $5.05
€4.64
$9.46
F CFA5,708

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pay 22.9% less for transportation

 
Ireland
Mali
Gasoline (1 gallon) $7.11
€6.54
$5.48
F CFA3,308
Monthly public transit pass $119.47
€109.87
??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $37,943.34
€34,892.05
??

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pay 12.0% less for housing

 
Ireland
Mali
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$46.92
€43.15
$41.27
F CFA24,893
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $1,406.76
€1,293.63
??
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $1,187.82
€1,092.30
??

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pay (unknown) more for childcare

 
Ireland
Mali
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $996.31
€916.19
??
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $6,771.62
€6,227.07
??

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pay 47.4% less for entertainment and sports

 
Ireland
Mali
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $5.94
€5.46
$2.39
F CFA1,439
Cappuccino in mid-range area $3.80
€3.50
$1.89
F CFA1,140
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$16.44
€15.12
$0.93
F CFA563

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pay (unknown) more for clothing

 
Ireland
Mali
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$77.94
€71.67
??
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$37.83
€34.78
??
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$85.63
€78.74
??

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: March 2025
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