Cost of living comparison

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

Mali is 96.4% more expensive than Kyrgyzstan overall.

Restaurants
pay 29.4% more in Mali
Groceries
pay 92.1% more in Mali
Transportation
pay 88.8% more in Mali
Housing
pay 3.4 times more in Mali
Entertainment and Sports
pay 28.9% more in Mali

The cost of housing, groceries, transportation, restaurants, and entertainment and sports in Mali are more expensive than in Kyrgyzstan. Notably, housing, groceries, and transportation are significantly more expensive in Mali.

Mali vs. Kyrgyzstan Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Mali instead of Kyrgyzstan, you would:

pay 29.4% more for restaurants

 
Kyrgyzstan
Mali
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $5.80
KGS507.25
$6.70
F CFA3,909
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$5.68
KGS497.11
$6.42
F CFA3,745
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $0.68
KGS59.14
$0.77
F CFA450

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pay 92.1% more for groceries

 
Kyrgyzstan
Mali
Bread
1 loaf
$0.48
KGS41.78
$1.10
F CFA643
Local cheese (8 oz) $5.14
KGS449.42
??
Milk (1 gallon) $3.25
KGS283.83
$9.46
F CFA5,518

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pay 88.8% more for transportation

 
Kyrgyzstan
Mali
Gasoline (1 gallon) $2.90
KGS254.01
$5.48
F CFA3,197
Monthly public transit pass $7.54
KGS659.43
??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $39,443.16
KGS3,449,303.94
??

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pay 3.4 times more for housing

 
Kyrgyzstan
Mali
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$12.05
KGS1,053.48
$41.27
F CFA24,061
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $474.69
KGS41,511.27
??
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $353.07
KGS30,875.68
??

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pay (unknown) more for childcare

 
Kyrgyzstan
Mali
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $230.15
KGS20,126.58
??
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $6,168.50
KGS539,435.63
??

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pay 28.9% more for entertainment and sports

 
Kyrgyzstan
Mali
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $1.16
KGS101.45
$2.39
F CFA1,391
Cappuccino in mid-range area $2.06
KGS179.79
$1.89
F CFA1,102
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$1.56
KGS136.45
$0.93
F CFA544

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pay (unknown) more for clothing

 
Kyrgyzstan
Mali
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$40.60
KGS3,550.75
??
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$38.86
KGS3,398.58
??
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$103.88
KGS9,084.40
??

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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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