Cost of living comparison

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

Mali is 25.9% more expensive than Lithuania overall.

Restaurants
pay 44.4% less in Mali
Groceries
pay 27.8% more in Mali
Transportation
pay 8.6% less in Mali
Housing
pay 2.8 times more in Mali
Entertainment and Sports
pay 27.1% less in Mali

The cost of housing and groceries in Mali are more expensive than in Lithuania. Expenses including restaurants, entertainment and sports, and transportation are lower in Mali. Notably, housing is significantly more expensive in Mali.

Mali vs. Lithuania Cost Breakdown

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

pay 44.4% less for restaurants

 
Lithuania
Mali
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $11.85
€10.42
$6.70
F CFA3,867
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$6.93
€6.09
$6.42
F CFA3,705
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $2.08
€1.83
$0.77
F CFA445

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pay 27.8% more for groceries

 
Lithuania
Mali
Bread
1 loaf
$1.62
€1.43
$1.10
F CFA636
Local cheese (8 oz) $5.79
€5.10
??
Milk (1 gallon) $5.11
€4.49
$9.46
F CFA5,459

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pay 8.6% less for transportation

 
Lithuania
Mali
Gasoline (1 gallon) $6.00
€5.28
$5.48
F CFA3,163
Monthly public transit pass $29.98
€26.36
??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $35,162.76
€30,919.35
??

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pay 2.8 times more for housing

 
Lithuania
Mali
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$14.64
€12.87
$41.27
F CFA23,803
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $507.54
€446.29
??
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $347.76
€305.79
??

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pay (unknown) more for childcare

 
Lithuania
Mali
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $477.03
€419.47
??
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $8,723.77
€7,671.00
??

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pay 27.1% less for entertainment and sports

 
Lithuania
Mali
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $4.82
€4.24
$2.39
F CFA1,376
Cappuccino in mid-range area $2.89
€2.54
$1.89
F CFA1,090
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$5.16
€4.53
$0.93
F CFA538

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pay (unknown) more for clothing

 
Lithuania
Mali
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$94.52
€83.12
??
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$37.49
€32.97
??
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$88.84
€78.12
??

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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: April 2025
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