Cost of living comparison
Kenya is 18.9% cheaper than Mali.
If you lived in Kenya instead of Mali, you would:
pay 24.5% less for restaurants
Mali
|
Kenya
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.91
F CFA2,961
|
$3.08
KES396.73
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.59
F CFA3,976
|
$5.77
KES743.70
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.78
F CFA468
|
$0.60
KES77.79
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.64
F CFA388
|
$0.48
KES61.30
|
|
pay 45.4% less for groceries
Mali
|
Kenya
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.05
F CFA634
|
$0.50
KES64.82
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$9.62
F CFA5,804
|
$4.28
KES551.59
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.46
F CFA5,708
|
$2.86
KES368.69
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.57
F CFA1,552
|
$1.62
KES208.92
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.57
F CFA2,154
|
$2.32
KES298.54
|
|
Apples (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.01
KES130.18
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.50
F CFA302
|
$0.42
KES53.49
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.00
F CFA603
|
$0.60
KES77.66
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.27
F CFA766
|
$0.33
KES42.97
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.46
F CFA279
|
$0.29
KES37.59
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.61
F CFA366
|
$0.38
KES48.82
|
|
pay 2.8% more for transportation
Mali
|
Kenya
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.48
F CFA3,308
|
$5.64
KES726.48
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$33.59
KES4,327.91
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$16,982.90
KES2,188,119.89
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$8.89
KES1,146.01
|
|
pay 48.5% less for housing
Mali
|
Kenya
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$34.18
F CFA20,617
|
$39.22
KES5,053.65
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$500.00
F CFA301,603
|
$184.65
KES23,791.42
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$307.59
F CFA185,538
|
$112.87
KES14,542.15
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$114.71
F CFA69,191
|
$20.03
KES2,580.86
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Mali
|
Kenya
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$120.67
KES15,547.46
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$6,188.65
KES797,360.93
|
pay 21.1% more for entertainment and sports
Mali
|
Kenya
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.64
F CFA1,590
|
$1.94
KES250.45
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.98
F CFA1,197
|
$2.12
KES273.64
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$0.93
F CFA563
|
$2.66
KES343.10
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$69.94
F CFA42,190
|
$30.22
KES3,894.17
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.00
F CFA3,619
|
$5.77
KES744.06
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Mali
|
Kenya
|
||
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$13.35
KES1,720.25
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$20.55
KES2,648.31
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$30.06
KES3,872.84
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$39.30
KES5,063.81
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