Cost of living comparison
Samoa is 2.1 times more expensive than Mali.
If you lived in Samoa instead of Mali, you would:
pay 4.0 times more for restaurants
|
Mali
|
Samoa
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.70
F CFA4,216
|
$59.13
WST165.55
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.42
F CFA4,040
|
$10.72
WST30.01
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.77
F CFA486
|
$2.14
WST6.00
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.58
F CFA365
|
$1.52
WST4.26
|
|
pay 32.5% less for groceries
|
Mali
|
Samoa
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.10
F CFA693
|
$0.71
WST1.98
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? | ?? | |
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.46
F CFA5,952
|
$6.70
WST18.76
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.13
F CFA1,966
|
?? | |
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.00
F CFA3,773
|
?? | |
| Apples (1 lb) | ?? | ?? | |
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.50
F CFA314
|
?? | |
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.00
F CFA629
|
?? | |
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.00
F CFA629
|
?? | |
| Potatoes (1 lb) | ?? | ?? | |
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.75
F CFA472
|
?? | |
pay (unknown) more for transportation
|
Mali
|
Samoa
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.48
F CFA3,449
|
?? | |
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? | ?? | |
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? | ?? | |
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? | ?? |
pay (unknown) more for housing
|
Mali
|
Samoa
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$41.27
F CFA25,954
|
?? | |
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area | ?? | ?? | |
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center | ?? | ?? | |
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? | ?? |
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Mali
|
Samoa
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? | ?? | |
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? | ?? |
pay 54.8% more for entertainment and sports
|
Mali
|
Samoa
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.39
F CFA1,501
|
$5.36
WST15.00
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.89
F CFA1,188
|
$1.61
WST4.50
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$0.93
F CFA587
|
?? | |
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$67.41
F CFA42,397
|
?? | |
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.67
F CFA3,567
|
?? | |
pay (unknown) more for clothing
|
Mali
|
Samoa
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$45.56
WST127.56
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$36.45
WST102.05
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$68.34
WST191.34
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$91.11
WST255.12
|
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