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
€14.85
|
$6.70
F CFA4,044
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.06
€9.25
|
$6.42
F CFA3,875
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.55
€2.34
|
$0.77
F CFA466
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.22
€1.12
|
$0.58
F CFA350
|
|
pay 3.5% less for groceries
|
Italy
|
Mali
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.04
€1.88
|
$1.10
F CFA665
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.83
€6.28
|
?? | |
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.53
€5.09
|
$9.46
F CFA5,708
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.41
€3.13
|
$3.13
F CFA1,886
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.05
€4.64
|
$6.00
F CFA3,619
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.97
€0.89
|
?? | |
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.85
€0.78
|
$0.50
F CFA302
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.04
€0.96
|
$1.00
F CFA603
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.31
€1.21
|
$1.00
F CFA603
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.76
€0.70
|
?? | |
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.71
€0.65
|
$0.75
F CFA452
|
|
pay 24.1% less for transportation
|
Italy
|
Mali
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.22
€6.64
|
$5.48
F CFA3,308
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$38.81
€35.69
|
?? | |
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,223.13
€25,953.51
|
?? | |
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$19.13
€17.59
|
?? | |
pay 42.9% more for housing
|
Italy
|
Mali
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$28.87
€26.55
|
$41.27
F CFA24,893
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$656.19
€603.42
|
?? | |
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$511.91
€470.75
|
?? | |
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$150.39
€138.30
|
?? | |
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Italy
|
Mali
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$508.72
€467.81
|
?? | |
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,465.55
€8,704.36
|
?? |
pay 27.1% less for entertainment and sports
|
Italy
|
Mali
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.01
€4.61
|
$2.39
F CFA1,439
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.69
€1.55
|
$1.89
F CFA1,140
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.20
€5.70
|
$0.93
F CFA563
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$52.12
€47.93
|
$67.41
F CFA40,664
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.39
€8.63
|
$5.67
F CFA3,422
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
|
Italy
|
Mali
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$78.41
€72.11
|
?? | |
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.87
€31.14
|
?? | |
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$86.07
€79.15
|
?? | |
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$115.43
€106.15
|
?? |
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