Cost of living comparison
Cyprus is 41.9% more expensive than Mali.
If you lived in Cyprus instead of Mali, you would:
pay 89.2% more for restaurants
|
Mali
|
Cyprus
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.70
F CFA4,171
|
$15.56
€14.76
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.42
F CFA3,996
|
$8.31
€7.88
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.77
F CFA480
|
$1.68
€1.59
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.58
F CFA361
|
$1.03
€0.98
|
|
pay 9.4% more for groceries
|
Mali
|
Cyprus
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.10
F CFA686
|
$1.77
€1.68
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$6.32
€5.99
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.46
F CFA5,887
|
$6.39
€6.06
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.13
F CFA1,945
|
$3.86
€3.66
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.00
F CFA3,733
|
$3.79
€3.59
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.18
€1.12
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.50
F CFA311
|
$0.84
€0.80
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.00
F CFA622
|
$0.92
€0.88
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.00
F CFA622
|
$1.25
€1.19
|
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| Potatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.59
€0.56
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.75
F CFA467
|
$0.57
€0.54
|
|
pay 1.0% more for transportation
|
Mali
|
Cyprus
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.48
F CFA3,411
|
$5.54
€5.25
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$42.87
€40.66
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$26,716.67
€25,337.08
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$20.31
€19.26
|
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pay 18.4% less for housing
|
Mali
|
Cyprus
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$41.27
F CFA25,672
|
$33.66
€31.93
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area | ?? |
$862.00
€817.49
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center | ?? |
$707.00
€670.49
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$139.26
€132.07
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Mali
|
Cyprus
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$417.93
€396.35
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$7,282.83
€6,906.76
|
pay 2.3 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Mali
|
Cyprus
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.39
F CFA1,484
|
$3.45
€3.28
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.89
F CFA1,176
|
$3.61
€3.43
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$0.93
F CFA580
|
$4.90
€4.65
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$67.41
F CFA41,937
|
$59.44
€56.37
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.67
F CFA3,529
|
$10.85
€10.29
|
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pay (unknown) more for clothing
|
Mali
|
Cyprus
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$81.33
€77.13
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$46.86
€44.44
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$112.61
€106.79
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$107.65
€102.09
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