Cost of living comparison
Nepal is 36.5% cheaper than Mali overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 47.8% less in Nepal
- Groceries
-
pay 58.4% less in Nepal
- Transportation
-
pay 11.7% less in Nepal
- Housing
-
pay 77.5% less in Nepal
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 12.7% more in Nepal
Expenses including housing, groceries, restaurants, and transportation are lower in Nepal.
If you lived in Nepal instead of Mali, you would:
pay 47.8% less for restaurants
Mali
|
Nepal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.70
F CFA3,734
|
$1.57
NPR214.62
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.42
F CFA3,577
|
$6.71
NPR915.34
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.77
F CFA430
|
$0.42
NPR56.69
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.58
F CFA323
|
$0.16
NPR21.48
|
|
pay 58.4% less for groceries
Mali
|
Nepal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.10
F CFA614
|
$0.46
NPR63.39
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$3.21
NPR437.55
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.46
F CFA5,270
|
$2.81
NPR383.58
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.13
F CFA1,741
|
$1.50
NPR204.65
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.00
F CFA3,341
|
$1.41
NPR192.83
|
|
Apples (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.99
NPR134.58
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.50
F CFA278
|
$0.40
NPR55.03
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.00
F CFA557
|
$0.48
NPR64.89
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.00
F CFA557
|
$0.27
NPR36.41
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.18
NPR25.25
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.75
F CFA418
|
$0.26
NPR35.60
|
|
pay 11.7% less for transportation
Mali
|
Nepal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.48
F CFA3,054
|
$4.84
NPR660.58
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$15.93
NPR2,173.85
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$30,847.90
NPR4,210,882.02
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$9.11
NPR1,243.24
|
|
pay 77.5% less for housing
Mali
|
Nepal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$41.27
F CFA22,982
|
$9.30
NPR1,269.32
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area | ?? |
$83.84
NPR11,444.94
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center | ?? |
$52.73
NPR7,198.01
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$20.72
NPR2,828.65
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Mali
|
Nepal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$51.59
NPR7,041.63
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$2,839.32
NPR387,579.86
|
pay 12.7% more for entertainment and sports
Mali
|
Nepal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.39
F CFA1,329
|
$2.21
NPR301.07
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.89
F CFA1,052
|
$1.57
NPR213.81
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$0.93
F CFA520
|
$2.90
NPR396.52
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$67.41
F CFA37,543
|
$16.62
NPR2,269.26
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.67
F CFA3,159
|
$2.96
NPR403.61
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Mali
|
Nepal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$21.36
NPR2,916.00
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$27.01
NPR3,686.90
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$40.30
NPR5,501.10
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$30.56
NPR4,171.64
|
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