Cost of living comparison
Mali is 7.1% more expensive than Japan.
If you lived in Mali instead of Japan, you would:
pay 1.8% less for restaurants
|
Japan
|
Mali
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.44
¥997
|
$6.70
F CFA4,221
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.94
¥765
|
$6.42
F CFA4,045
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.97
¥150
|
$0.77
F CFA486
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.73
¥113
|
$0.58
F CFA365
|
|
pay 6.1% more for groceries
|
Japan
|
Mali
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.52
¥236
|
$1.10
F CFA694
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.72
¥885
|
?? | |
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.46
¥845
|
$9.46
F CFA5,959
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.02
¥312
|
$3.13
F CFA1,969
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.73
¥422
|
$6.00
F CFA3,778
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.17
¥336
|
?? | |
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.02
¥158
|
$0.50
F CFA315
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.64
¥254
|
$1.00
F CFA630
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.04
¥315
|
$1.00
F CFA630
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.26
¥196
|
?? | |
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.08
¥168
|
$0.75
F CFA472
|
|
pay 29.8% more for transportation
|
Japan
|
Mali
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.22
¥654
|
$5.48
F CFA3,453
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$57.82
¥8,948
|
?? | |
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,042.19
¥3,411,470
|
?? | |
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$25.42
¥3,935
|
?? | |
pay 32.7% more for housing
|
Japan
|
Mali
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$31.09
¥4,812
|
$41.27
F CFA25,984
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$500.38
¥77,443
|
?? | |
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$325.42
¥50,365
|
?? | |
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$113.04
¥17,495
|
?? | |
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Japan
|
Mali
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$288.10
¥44,590
|
?? | |
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,095.30
¥1,717,220
|
?? |
pay 31.3% less for entertainment and sports
|
Japan
|
Mali
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.71
¥419
|
$2.39
F CFA1,502
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.78
¥430
|
$1.89
F CFA1,190
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.98
¥617
|
$0.93
F CFA588
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$57.72
¥8,933
|
$67.41
F CFA42,446
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.97
¥1,853
|
$5.67
F CFA3,572
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
|
Japan
|
Mali
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$40.54
¥6,275
|
?? | |
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$26.82
¥4,150
|
?? | |
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$54.08
¥8,370
|
?? | |
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$81.66
¥12,639
|
?? |
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