Cost of living comparison
Israel is 96.0% more expensive than Mali.
If you lived in Israel instead of Mali, you would:
pay 3.0 times more for restaurants
|
Mali
|
Israel
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.70
F CFA4,216
|
$18.92
₪69.16
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.42
F CFA4,040
|
$14.73
₪53.83
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.77
F CFA486
|
$2.61
₪9.53
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.58
F CFA365
|
$2.05
₪7.49
|
|
pay 12.4% more for groceries
|
Mali
|
Israel
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.10
F CFA693
|
$2.24
₪8.20
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$6.94
₪25.36
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.46
F CFA5,952
|
$6.77
₪24.73
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.13
F CFA1,966
|
$3.74
₪13.66
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.00
F CFA3,773
|
$4.50
₪16.43
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.39
₪5.08
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.50
F CFA314
|
$0.90
₪3.30
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.00
F CFA629
|
$0.79
₪2.88
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.00
F CFA629
|
$0.90
₪3.28
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.63
₪2.30
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.75
F CFA472
|
$0.60
₪2.20
|
|
pay 30.3% more for transportation
|
Mali
|
Israel
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.48
F CFA3,449
|
$7.15
₪26.12
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$55.86
₪204.12
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$38,349.49
₪140,142.08
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$12.71
₪46.43
|
|
pay 34.8% less for housing
|
Mali
|
Israel
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$41.27
F CFA25,954
|
$26.90
₪98.29
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area | ?? |
$996.96
₪3,643.23
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center | ?? |
$867.88
₪3,171.52
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$164.21
₪600.07
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Mali
|
Israel
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$878.81
₪3,211.47
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$11,812.07
₪43,165.33
|
pay 3.7 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Mali
|
Israel
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.39
F CFA1,501
|
$7.94
₪29.02
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.89
F CFA1,188
|
$3.67
₪13.42
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$0.93
F CFA587
|
$9.64
₪35.21
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$67.41
F CFA42,397
|
$64.13
₪234.37
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.67
F CFA3,567
|
$11.47
₪41.93
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
|
Mali
|
Israel
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$83.32
₪304.47
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$53.42
₪195.20
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$112.69
₪411.80
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$128.71
₪470.35
|
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