Cost of living comparison

 Mali
compared to
 Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico vs. Mali Cost of Living Summary

Puerto Rico is 83.6% more expensive than Mali overall.

Restaurants
pay 2.1 times more in Puerto Rico
Groceries
pay 64.4% more in Puerto Rico
Transportation
pay 31.8% less in Puerto Rico
Housing
pay 43.3% more in Puerto Rico
Entertainment and Sports
pay 3.4 times more in Puerto Rico

The cost of entertainment and sports, restaurants, groceries, and housing in Puerto Rico are more expensive than in Mali. Notably, entertainment and sports and restaurants are significantly more expensive in Puerto Rico.

Puerto Rico vs. Mali Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Puerto Rico instead of Mali, you would:

pay 2.1 times more for restaurants

 
Mali
Puerto Rico
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $6.70
F CFA4,013
$15.81
 
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$6.42
F CFA3,845
$9.53
 
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $0.77
F CFA462
$1.60
 

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pay 64.4% more for groceries

 
Mali
Puerto Rico
Bread
1 loaf
$1.10
F CFA660
$3.14
 
Local cheese (8 oz) ?? $4.23
 
Milk (1 gallon) $9.46
F CFA5,664
$7.64
 

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pay 31.8% less for transportation

 
Mali
Puerto Rico
Gasoline (1 gallon) $5.48
F CFA3,282
$3.74
 
Monthly public transit pass ?? $49.80
 
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) ?? $31,875.00
 

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pay 43.3% more for housing

 
Mali
Puerto Rico
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$41.27
F CFA24,699
$59.13
 
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area ?? $830.95
 
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center ?? $536.89
 

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pay (unknown) more for childcare

 
Mali
Puerto Rico
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly ?? $421.25
 
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters ?? $9,550.00
 

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pay 3.4 times more for entertainment and sports

 
Mali
Puerto Rico
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $2.39
F CFA1,428
$2.72
 
Cappuccino in mid-range area $1.89
F CFA1,131
$3.36
 
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$0.93
F CFA559
$10.94
 

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pay (unknown) more for clothing

 
Mali
Puerto Rico
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
?? $40.66
 
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
?? $46.06
 
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
?? $77.78
 

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: April 2025
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