Cost of living comparison
Mali is 13.2% cheaper than Italy overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 54.2% less in Mali
- Groceries
-
pay 3.5% less in Mali
- Transportation
-
pay 24.1% less in Mali
- Housing
-
pay 42.9% more in Mali
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 27.1% less in Mali
Expenses including restaurants, entertainment and sports, transportation, and groceries are lower in Mali.
If you lived in Mali instead of Italy, you would:
pay 54.2% less for restaurants
Italy
|
Mali
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.15
€14.29
|
$6.70
F CFA3,891
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.06
€8.90
|
$6.42
F CFA3,728
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.55
€2.26
|
$0.77
F CFA448
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.22
€1.08
|
$0.58
F CFA336
|
|
pay 3.5% less for groceries
Italy
|
Mali
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.04
€1.81
|
$1.10
F CFA640
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.83
€6.04
|
?? | |
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.53
€4.89
|
$9.46
F CFA5,492
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.41
€3.01
|
$3.13
F CFA1,815
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.05
€4.47
|
$6.00
F CFA3,482
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.97
€0.86
|
?? | |
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.85
€0.75
|
$0.50
F CFA290
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.04
€0.92
|
$1.00
F CFA580
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.31
€1.16
|
$1.00
F CFA580
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.76
€0.67
|
?? | |
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.71
€0.63
|
$0.75
F CFA435
|
|
pay 24.1% less for transportation
Italy
|
Mali
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.22
€6.39
|
$5.48
F CFA3,182
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$38.81
€34.34
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,223.13
€24,970.42
|
?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$19.13
€16.92
|
?? | |
pay 42.9% more for housing
Italy
|
Mali
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$28.87
€25.54
|
$41.27
F CFA23,950
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$656.19
€580.56
|
?? | |
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$511.91
€452.91
|
?? | |
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$150.39
€133.06
|
?? | |
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Italy
|
Mali
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$508.72
€450.09
|
?? | |
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,465.55
€8,374.64
|
?? |
pay 27.1% less for entertainment and sports
Italy
|
Mali
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.01
€4.43
|
$2.39
F CFA1,385
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.69
€1.49
|
$1.89
F CFA1,097
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.20
€5.48
|
$0.93
F CFA542
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$52.12
€46.11
|
$67.41
F CFA39,124
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.39
€8.31
|
$5.67
F CFA3,292
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Italy
|
Mali
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$78.41
€69.38
|
?? | |
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.87
€29.96
|
?? | |
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$86.07
€76.15
|
?? | |
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$115.43
€102.13
|
?? |
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