Cost of living comparison
Mali is 2.1 times more expensive than Laos overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 84.3% more in Mali
- Groceries
-
pay 39.3% more in Mali
- Transportation
-
pay 19.1% more in Mali
- Housing
-
pay 4.6 times more in Mali
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 35.5% more in Mali
The cost of housing, restaurants, groceries, entertainment and sports, and transportation in Mali are more expensive than in Laos. Notably, housing and restaurants are significantly more expensive in Mali.
If you lived in Mali instead of Laos, you would:
pay 84.3% more for restaurants
|
Laos
|
Mali
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.90
LAK41,112
|
$6.70
F CFA4,044
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.20
LAK91,113
|
$6.42
F CFA3,874
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.69
LAK14,961
|
$0.77
F CFA466
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.49
LAK10,522
|
$0.58
F CFA350
|
|
pay 39.3% more for groceries
|
Laos
|
Mali
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.00
LAK21,721
|
$1.10
F CFA665
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$13.03
LAK282,392
|
?? | |
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.40
LAK138,699
|
$9.46
F CFA5,708
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.06
LAK44,745
|
$3.13
F CFA1,886
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.07
LAK44,859
|
$6.00
F CFA3,619
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.75
LAK16,146
|
?? | |
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.74
LAK16,075
|
$0.50
F CFA302
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.96
LAK20,745
|
$1.00
F CFA603
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.29
LAK27,937
|
$1.00
F CFA603
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.70
LAK15,062
|
?? | |
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.45
LAK9,796
|
$0.75
F CFA452
|
|
pay 19.1% more for transportation
|
Laos
|
Mali
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.61
LAK99,800
|
$5.48
F CFA3,307
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$53.85
LAK1,166,949
|
?? | |
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,167.89
LAK610,380,007
|
?? | |
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.57
LAK229,122
|
?? | |
pay 4.6 times more for housing
|
Laos
|
Mali
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$8.98
LAK194,666
|
$41.27
F CFA24,891
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$993.83
LAK21,535,611
|
?? | |
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$809.30
LAK17,537,087
|
?? | |
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$58.85
LAK1,275,144
|
?? | |
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Laos
|
Mali
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$291.32
LAK6,312,816
|
?? | |
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,140.14
LAK198,061,034
|
?? |
pay 35.5% more for entertainment and sports
|
Laos
|
Mali
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.11
LAK23,965
|
$2.39
F CFA1,439
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.62
LAK35,083
|
$1.89
F CFA1,140
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.78
LAK38,667
|
$0.93
F CFA563
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$66.31
LAK1,436,934
|
$67.41
F CFA40,660
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.97
LAK64,401
|
$5.67
F CFA3,421
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
|
Laos
|
Mali
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$78.60
LAK1,703,174
|
?? | |
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$61.45
LAK1,331,521
|
?? | |
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$65.22
LAK1,413,263
|
?? | |
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$46.67
LAK1,011,309
|
?? |
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