Cost of living comparison

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

Comoros is 86.2% more expensive than Mali overall.

Restaurants
pay 34.4% more in Comoros
Groceries
pay 3.3% more in Comoros
Transportation
pay 99.0% more in Comoros
Housing
pay 3.8 times more in Comoros
Entertainment and Sports
pay 16.7% more in Comoros

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

Comoros vs. Mali Cost Breakdown

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

pay 34.4% more for restaurants

 
Mali
Comoros
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $6.70
F CFA4,044
$1.61
KMF734
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$6.42
F CFA3,874
$7.62
KMF3,479
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $0.77
F CFA466
$1.55
KMF707

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pay 3.3% more for groceries

 
Mali
Comoros
Bread
1 loaf
$1.10
F CFA665
$0.61
KMF278
Local cheese (8 oz) ?? $5.14
KMF2,345
Milk (1 gallon) $9.46
F CFA5,708
$15.61
KMF7,124

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pay 99.0% more for transportation

 
Mali
Comoros
Gasoline (1 gallon) $5.48
F CFA3,307
$10.91
KMF4,982
Monthly public transit pass ?? $30.95
KMF14,127
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) ?? $18,241.41
KMF8,327,209

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pay 3.8 times more for housing

 
Mali
Comoros
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$41.27
F CFA24,891
$155.86
KMF71,152
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area ?? $696.65
KMF318,019
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center ?? $578.75
KMF264,201

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pay (unknown) more for childcare

 
Mali
Comoros
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly ?? $381.55
KMF174,177
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters ?? $13,464.56
KMF6,146,576

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pay 16.7% more for entertainment and sports

 
Mali
Comoros
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $2.39
F CFA1,439
$1.57
KMF717
Cappuccino in mid-range area $1.89
F CFA1,140
$2.98
KMF1,363
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$0.93
F CFA563
$1.88
KMF856

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pay (unknown) more for clothing

 
Mali
Comoros
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
?? $57.88
KMF26,420
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
?? $57.88
KMF26,420
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
?? $105.03
KMF47,948

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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: March 2025
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