Cost of living comparison

 Mali
compared to
 Cote d'Ivoire
Cote d'Ivoire vs. Mali Cost of Living Summary

Cote d'Ivoire is 2.3% more expensive than Mali overall.

Restaurants
pay 10.0% more in Cote d'Ivoire
Groceries
pay 23.4% less in Cote d'Ivoire
Transportation
pay 3.0% less in Cote d'Ivoire
Housing
pay 17.0% more in Cote d'Ivoire
Entertainment and Sports
pay 10.8% more in Cote d'Ivoire

The cost of housing, entertainment and sports, and restaurants in Cote d'Ivoire are more expensive than in Mali. Expenses including groceries and transportation are lower in Cote d'Ivoire.

Cote d'Ivoire vs. Mali Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Cote d'Ivoire instead of Mali, you would:

pay 10.0% more for restaurants

 
Mali
Cote d'Ivoire
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $6.70
F CFA3,734
$3.27
F CFA1,820
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$6.42
F CFA3,577
$10.21
F CFA5,687
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $0.77
F CFA430
$0.75
F CFA420

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pay 23.4% less for groceries

 
Mali
Cote d'Ivoire
Bread
1 loaf
$1.10
F CFA614
$0.62
F CFA346
Local cheese (8 oz) ?? $7.52
F CFA4,186
Milk (1 gallon) $9.46
F CFA5,270
$9.66
F CFA5,382

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pay 3.0% less for transportation

 
Mali
Cote d'Ivoire
Gasoline (1 gallon) $5.48
F CFA3,054
$5.32
F CFA2,962
Monthly public transit pass ?? $44.93
F CFA25,023
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) ?? $29,410.06
F CFA16,378,530

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pay 17.0% more for housing

 
Mali
Cote d'Ivoire
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$41.27
F CFA22,982
$48.27
F CFA26,884
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area ?? $812.41
F CFA452,432
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center ?? $291.38
F CFA162,269

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pay (unknown) more for childcare

 
Mali
Cote d'Ivoire
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly ?? $198.79
F CFA110,707
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters ?? $2,968.24
F CFA1,653,018

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pay 10.8% more for entertainment and sports

 
Mali
Cote d'Ivoire
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $2.39
F CFA1,329
$0.98
F CFA546
Cappuccino in mid-range area $1.89
F CFA1,052
$2.38
F CFA1,324
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$0.93
F CFA520
$1.23
F CFA682

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pay (unknown) more for clothing

 
Mali
Cote d'Ivoire
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
?? $73.53
F CFA40,946
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
?? $51.74
F CFA28,814
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
?? $73.47
F CFA40,916

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