Cost of living comparison

 Italy
compared to
Mali vs. Italy Cost of Living Summary

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.

Mali vs. Italy Cost Breakdown

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

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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

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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
??

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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
??

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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
??

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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

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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
??

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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: May 2025
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