Cost of living comparison
Mali is 1.8% cheaper than Montenegro.
If you lived in Mali instead of Montenegro, you would:
pay 49.0% less for restaurants
|
Montenegro
|
Mali
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$11.31
€10.73
|
$6.70
F CFA4,171
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.81
€8.36
|
$6.42
F CFA3,996
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.10
€1.99
|
$0.77
F CFA480
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.65
€1.57
|
$0.58
F CFA361
|
|
pay 26.0% more for groceries
|
Montenegro
|
Mali
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.98
€0.93
|
$1.10
F CFA686
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.01
€3.80
|
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| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.18
€4.91
|
$9.46
F CFA5,887
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.02
€2.86
|
$3.13
F CFA1,945
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.19
€3.03
|
$6.00
F CFA3,733
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.61
€0.58
|
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| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.83
€0.79
|
$0.50
F CFA311
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.67
€0.64
|
$1.00
F CFA622
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.17
€1.11
|
$1.00
F CFA622
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.50
€0.47
|
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| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.59
€0.56
|
$0.75
F CFA467
|
|
pay 10.1% less for transportation
|
Montenegro
|
Mali
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.10
€5.79
|
$5.48
F CFA3,411
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$39.06
€37.04
|
?? | |
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,888.35
€26,448.25
|
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| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.69
€9.19
|
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pay 41.5% more for housing
|
Montenegro
|
Mali
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$29.16
€27.65
|
$41.27
F CFA25,672
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$691.39
€655.69
|
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| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$536.29
€508.60
|
?? | |
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$98.51
€93.42
|
?? | |
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Montenegro
|
Mali
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$385.16
€365.27
|
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| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,661.10
€8,213.86
|
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pay 17.5% less for entertainment and sports
|
Montenegro
|
Mali
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.71
€2.57
|
$2.39
F CFA1,484
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.26
€2.14
|
$1.89
F CFA1,176
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.12
€3.91
|
$0.93
F CFA580
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$58.84
€55.80
|
$67.41
F CFA41,937
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.48
€5.20
|
$5.67
F CFA3,529
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
|
Montenegro
|
Mali
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$83.30
€79.00
|
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|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$45.33
€42.99
|
?? | |
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$104.82
€99.40
|
?? | |
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$163.37
€154.93
|
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