Cost of living comparison
Mali is 28.9% more expensive than Lebanon overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 30.1% less in Mali
- Groceries
-
pay 92.0% more in Mali
- Transportation
-
pay 57.1% more in Mali
- Housing
-
pay 29.5% more in Mali
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 3.9% less in Mali
The cost of groceries, transportation, and housing in Mali are more expensive than in Lebanon. Expenses including restaurants and entertainment and sports are lower in Mali. Notably, groceries is significantly more expensive in Mali.
If you lived in Mali instead of Lebanon, you would:
pay 30.1% less for restaurants
|
Lebanon
|
Mali
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.00
LBP627,239
|
$6.70
F CFA4,044
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.64
LBP684,497
|
$6.42
F CFA3,874
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.59
LBP142,409
|
$0.77
F CFA466
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.13
LBP101,254
|
$0.58
F CFA350
|
|
pay 92.0% more for groceries
|
Lebanon
|
Mali
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.62
LBP55,813
|
$1.10
F CFA665
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.15
LBP372,237
|
?? | |
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.55
LBP497,702
|
$9.46
F CFA5,708
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.17
LBP193,998
|
$3.13
F CFA1,886
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.28
LBP293,792
|
$6.00
F CFA3,619
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.57
LBP51,313
|
?? | |
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.40
LBP36,067
|
$0.50
F CFA302
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.31
LBP27,880
|
$1.00
F CFA603
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.44
LBP39,865
|
$1.00
F CFA603
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.32
LBP28,383
|
?? | |
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.39
LBP35,230
|
$0.75
F CFA452
|
|
pay 57.1% more for transportation
|
Lebanon
|
Mali
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.49
LBP312,782
|
$5.48
F CFA3,307
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$75.00
LBP6,720,418
|
?? | |
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,250.00
LBP2,352,146,472
|
?? | |
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.75
LBP1,142,471
|
?? | |
pay 29.5% more for housing
|
Lebanon
|
Mali
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$31.88
LBP2,856,178
|
$41.27
F CFA24,891
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$494.12
LBP44,275,698
|
?? | |
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$254.69
LBP22,821,421
|
?? | |
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$161.18
LBP14,442,897
|
?? | |
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Lebanon
|
Mali
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$209.17
LBP18,742,500
|
?? | |
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,055.56
LBP273,794,827
|
?? |
pay 3.9% less for entertainment and sports
|
Lebanon
|
Mali
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.00
LBP268,817
|
$2.39
F CFA1,439
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.90
LBP170,251
|
$1.89
F CFA1,140
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.00
LBP179,211
|
$0.93
F CFA563
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$39.42
LBP3,531,953
|
$67.41
F CFA40,660
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.75
LBP604,838
|
$5.67
F CFA3,421
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
|
Lebanon
|
Mali
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$56.56
LBP5,068,316
|
?? | |
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$57.86
LBP5,184,323
|
?? | |
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$93.23
LBP8,353,854
|
?? | |
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$92.86
LBP8,320,518
|
?? |
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