Cost of living comparison
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.
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
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.58
F CFA347
|
$1.33
|
|
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
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.13
F CFA1,871
|
$4.96
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.00
F CFA3,591
|
$3.79
|
|
Apples (1 lb) | ?? |
$2.16
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.50
F CFA299
|
$1.10
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.00
F CFA599
|
$1.37
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.00
F CFA599
|
$2.18
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.53
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.75
F CFA449
|
$1.14
|
|
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
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$20.18
|
|
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
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$215.17
|
|
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
|
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
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$67.41
F CFA40,348
|
$28.20
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.67
F CFA3,395
|
$10.17
|
|
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
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$95.00
|
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