Cost of living comparison
Greece is 56.3% more expensive than Mali.
If you lived in Greece instead of Mali, you would:
pay 97.5% more for restaurants
|
Mali
|
Greece
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.91
F CFA2,961
|
$14.81
€13.62
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.59
F CFA3,976
|
$9.01
€8.29
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.78
F CFA468
|
$1.97
€1.81
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.64
F CFA388
|
$0.63
€0.58
|
|
pay 2.7% more for groceries
|
Mali
|
Greece
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.05
F CFA634
|
$1.36
€1.25
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$9.62
F CFA5,804
|
$6.52
€6.00
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.46
F CFA5,708
|
$6.06
€5.57
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.57
F CFA1,552
|
$4.09
€3.76
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.57
F CFA2,154
|
$4.27
€3.93
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.81
€0.75
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.50
F CFA302
|
$0.82
€0.75
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.00
F CFA603
|
$0.57
€0.53
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.27
F CFA766
|
$0.86
€0.79
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.46
F CFA279
|
$0.51
€0.47
|
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| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.61
F CFA366
|
$0.54
€0.49
|
|
pay 42.4% more for transportation
|
Mali
|
Greece
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.48
F CFA3,308
|
$7.81
€7.18
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$41.23
€37.92
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$27,791.92
€25,556.98
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$14.64
€13.47
|
|
pay 21.6% more for housing
|
Mali
|
Greece
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$34.18
F CFA20,617
|
$31.73
€29.18
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$500.00
F CFA301,603
|
$529.13
€486.57
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$307.59
F CFA185,538
|
$406.38
€373.70
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$114.71
F CFA69,191
|
$178.34
€164.00
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Mali
|
Greece
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$350.75
€322.54
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$6,658.30
€6,122.86
|
pay 2.2 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Mali
|
Greece
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.64
F CFA1,590
|
$4.23
€3.89
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.98
F CFA1,197
|
$3.51
€3.23
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$0.93
F CFA563
|
$4.98
€4.58
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$69.94
F CFA42,190
|
$46.53
€42.79
|
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| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.00
F CFA3,619
|
$8.93
€8.21
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
|
Mali
|
Greece
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$83.80
€77.06
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$41.12
€37.82
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$86.78
€79.80
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$96.32
€88.57
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