Cost of living comparison
Greece is 43.4% more expensive than Mali.
If you lived in Greece instead of Mali, you would:
pay 77.5% more for restaurants
|
Mali
|
Greece
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.70
F CFA4,216
|
$13.17
€12.63
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.42
F CFA4,040
|
$9.11
€8.73
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.77
F CFA486
|
$2.07
€1.99
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.58
F CFA365
|
$0.60
€0.57
|
|
pay 3.3% less for groceries
|
Mali
|
Greece
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.10
F CFA693
|
$1.33
€1.28
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$6.30
€6.04
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.46
F CFA5,952
|
$5.99
€5.75
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.13
F CFA1,966
|
$4.02
€3.86
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.00
F CFA3,773
|
$4.23
€4.05
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.88
€0.85
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.50
F CFA314
|
$0.85
€0.82
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.00
F CFA629
|
$0.58
€0.55
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.00
F CFA629
|
$0.87
€0.84
|
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| Potatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.51
€0.49
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.75
F CFA472
|
$0.57
€0.54
|
|
pay 37.7% more for transportation
|
Mali
|
Greece
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.48
F CFA3,449
|
$7.55
€7.24
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$40.19
€38.53
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$28,316.80
€27,149.39
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$13.82
€13.25
|
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pay 20.5% less for housing
|
Mali
|
Greece
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$41.27
F CFA25,954
|
$32.82
€31.46
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area | ?? |
$524.36
€502.75
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center | ?? |
$392.21
€376.04
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$175.68
€168.43
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Mali
|
Greece
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$413.12
€396.09
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$6,332.60
€6,071.52
|
pay 2.3 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Mali
|
Greece
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.39
F CFA1,501
|
$4.40
€4.22
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.89
F CFA1,188
|
$3.49
€3.35
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$0.93
F CFA587
|
$4.94
€4.74
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$67.41
F CFA42,397
|
$48.72
€46.71
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.67
F CFA3,567
|
$8.82
€8.46
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
|
Mali
|
Greece
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$83.64
€80.19
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$37.83
€36.27
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$83.15
€79.72
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$93.42
€89.57
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