Cost of living comparison
Ireland is 2.2 times more expensive than Mali.
If you lived in Ireland instead of Mali, you would:
pay 2.5 times more for restaurants
|
Mali
|
Ireland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.70
F CFA4,216
|
$17.71
€16.98
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.42
F CFA4,040
|
$9.75
€9.35
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.77
F CFA486
|
$2.15
€2.06
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.58
F CFA365
|
$1.66
€1.59
|
|
pay 18.8% more for groceries
|
Mali
|
Ireland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.10
F CFA693
|
$1.78
€1.71
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$4.12
€3.95
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.46
F CFA5,952
|
$5.05
€4.84
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.13
F CFA1,966
|
$3.71
€3.56
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.00
F CFA3,773
|
$4.48
€4.30
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.22
€1.17
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.50
F CFA314
|
$0.91
€0.87
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.00
F CFA629
|
$1.24
€1.19
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.00
F CFA629
|
$1.58
€1.51
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.80
€0.77
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.75
F CFA472
|
$0.59
€0.56
|
|
pay 29.7% more for transportation
|
Mali
|
Ireland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.48
F CFA3,449
|
$7.11
€6.82
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$119.47
€114.55
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$37,943.34
€36,379.05
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$20.48
€19.63
|
|
pay 13.7% more for housing
|
Mali
|
Ireland
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$41.27
F CFA25,954
|
$46.92
€44.99
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area | ?? |
$1,406.76
€1,348.76
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center | ?? |
$1,187.82
€1,138.85
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$159.87
€153.28
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Mali
|
Ireland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$996.31
€955.23
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$6,771.62
€6,492.45
|
pay 5.0 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Mali
|
Ireland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.39
F CFA1,501
|
$5.94
€5.69
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.89
F CFA1,188
|
$3.80
€3.65
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$0.93
F CFA587
|
$16.44
€15.76
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$67.41
F CFA42,397
|
$55.70
€53.41
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.67
F CFA3,567
|
$12.29
€11.78
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
|
Mali
|
Ireland
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$77.94
€74.73
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$37.83
€36.27
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$85.63
€82.10
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$89.10
€85.43
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