Cost of living comparison
Slovakia is 26.8% more expensive than Mali overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 72.5% more in Slovakia
- Groceries
-
pay 1.5% more in Slovakia
- Transportation
-
pay 15.6% more in Slovakia
- Housing
-
pay 50.1% less in Slovakia
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 94.6% more in Slovakia
The cost of entertainment and sports, restaurants, transportation, and groceries in Slovakia are more expensive than in Mali. Notably, entertainment and sports is significantly more expensive in Slovakia.
If you lived in Slovakia instead of Mali, you would:
pay 72.5% more for restaurants
|
Mali
|
Slovakia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.70
F CFA4,013
|
$8.14
€7.43
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.42
F CFA3,845
|
$7.98
€7.28
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.77
F CFA462
|
$1.58
€1.44
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.58
F CFA347
|
$1.39
€1.27
|
|
pay 1.5% more for groceries
|
Mali
|
Slovakia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.10
F CFA660
|
$1.35
€1.23
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$6.03
€5.51
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.46
F CFA5,664
|
$3.89
€3.55
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.13
F CFA1,871
|
$3.43
€3.13
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.00
F CFA3,591
|
$3.12
€2.84
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.73
€0.66
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.50
F CFA299
|
$0.79
€0.72
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.00
F CFA599
|
$0.96
€0.88
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.00
F CFA599
|
$1.51
€1.38
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.58
€0.53
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.75
F CFA449
|
$0.61
€0.56
|
|
pay 15.6% more for transportation
|
Mali
|
Slovakia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.48
F CFA3,282
|
$6.34
€5.79
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$26.69
€24.35
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$24,429.89
€22,290.72
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$11.64
€10.62
|
|
pay 50.1% less for housing
|
Mali
|
Slovakia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$41.27
F CFA24,699
|
$20.60
€18.79
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area | ?? |
$566.87
€517.24
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center | ?? |
$468.12
€427.13
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$171.07
€156.09
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Mali
|
Slovakia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$400.86
€365.76
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$8,069.66
€7,363.05
|
pay 94.6% more for entertainment and sports
|
Mali
|
Slovakia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.39
F CFA1,428
|
$1.99
€1.81
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.89
F CFA1,131
|
$2.35
€2.14
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$0.93
F CFA559
|
$5.24
€4.78
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$67.41
F CFA40,348
|
$40.04
€36.53
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.67
F CFA3,395
|
$8.21
€7.50
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
|
Mali
|
Slovakia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$63.57
€58.01
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$29.21
€26.65
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$78.92
€72.01
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$92.27
€84.19
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