Cost of living comparison
Mali is 49.2% more expensive than Morocco overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 51.7% more in Mali
- Groceries
-
pay 2.4 times more in Mali
- Transportation
-
pay 1.1% less in Mali
- Housing
-
pay 27.0% more in Mali
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 25.5% more in Mali
The cost of groceries, restaurants, housing, and entertainment and sports in Mali are more expensive than in Morocco. Notably, groceries is significantly more expensive in Mali.
If you lived in Mali instead of Morocco, you would:
pay 51.7% more for restaurants
|
Morocco
|
Mali
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.66
MAD35.39
|
$6.70
F CFA4,044
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.81
MAD56.17
|
$6.42
F CFA3,874
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.55
MAD5.31
|
$0.77
F CFA466
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.34
MAD3.26
|
$0.58
F CFA350
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for groceries
|
Morocco
|
Mali
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.45
MAD4.31
|
$1.10
F CFA665
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.41
MAD42.61
|
?? | |
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.96
MAD28.67
|
$9.46
F CFA5,708
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.73
MAD16.75
|
$3.13
F CFA1,886
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.32
MAD22.44
|
$6.00
F CFA3,619
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.57
MAD5.51
|
?? | |
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.50
MAD4.86
|
$0.50
F CFA302
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.34
MAD3.25
|
$1.00
F CFA603
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.33
MAD3.17
|
$1.00
F CFA603
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.30
MAD2.93
|
?? | |
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.32
MAD3.06
|
$0.75
F CFA452
|
|
pay 1.1% less for transportation
|
Morocco
|
Mali
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.54
MAD53.62
|
$5.48
F CFA3,307
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$17.14
MAD165.78
|
?? | |
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,700.94
MAD326,002.33
|
?? | |
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.57
MAD53.92
|
?? | |
pay 27.0% more for housing
|
Morocco
|
Mali
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$32.50
MAD314.43
|
$41.27
F CFA24,891
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$258.42
MAD2,499.82
|
?? | |
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$169.52
MAD1,639.88
|
?? | |
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$27.53
MAD266.27
|
?? | |
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Morocco
|
Mali
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$92.45
MAD894.30
|
?? | |
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,297.34
MAD31,896.49
|
?? |
pay 25.5% more for entertainment and sports
|
Morocco
|
Mali
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.91
MAD28.20
|
$2.39
F CFA1,439
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.54
MAD14.91
|
$1.89
F CFA1,140
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.82
MAD36.97
|
$0.93
F CFA563
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$22.63
MAD218.91
|
$67.41
F CFA40,660
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.63
MAD54.49
|
$5.67
F CFA3,421
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
|
Morocco
|
Mali
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$33.32
MAD322.35
|
?? | |
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.79
MAD346.17
|
?? | |
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$71.85
MAD695.07
|
?? | |
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$61.08
MAD590.83
|
?? |
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