Cost of living comparison
Spain is 44.8% more expensive than Mali.
If you lived in Spain instead of Mali, you would:
pay 2.2 times more for restaurants
Mali
|
Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.70
F CFA4,171
|
$13.87
€13.15
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.42
F CFA3,996
|
$9.22
€8.74
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.77
F CFA480
|
$2.13
€2.02
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.58
F CFA361
|
$1.58
€1.50
|
|
pay 3.3% less for groceries
Mali
|
Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.10
F CFA686
|
$1.30
€1.23
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$6.37
€6.04
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.46
F CFA5,887
|
$4.16
€3.94
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.13
F CFA1,945
|
$2.66
€2.52
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.00
F CFA3,733
|
$3.36
€3.19
|
|
Apples (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.99
€0.94
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.50
F CFA311
|
$0.81
€0.77
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.00
F CFA622
|
$0.87
€0.82
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.00
F CFA622
|
$1.13
€1.07
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.72
€0.69
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.75
F CFA467
|
$0.81
€0.77
|
|
pay 16.4% more for transportation
Mali
|
Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.48
F CFA3,411
|
$6.38
€6.05
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$34.26
€32.49
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$33,643.92
€31,906.62
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$14.57
€13.82
|
|
pay 22.8% less for housing
Mali
|
Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$41.27
F CFA25,672
|
$31.87
€30.22
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area | ?? |
$872.36
€827.31
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center | ?? |
$692.13
€656.39
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$103.97
€98.60
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Mali
|
Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$385.97
€366.04
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$7,352.21
€6,972.55
|
pay 2.1 times more for entertainment and sports
Mali
|
Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.39
F CFA1,484
|
$2.84
€2.70
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.89
F CFA1,176
|
$1.98
€1.88
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$0.93
F CFA580
|
$5.66
€5.36
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$67.41
F CFA41,937
|
$42.87
€40.65
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.67
F CFA3,529
|
$8.63
€8.19
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Mali
|
Spain
|
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---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$75.89
€71.97
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$32.12
€30.46
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$77.96
€73.93
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$91.38
€86.67
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