Cost of living comparison
Mali is 28.4% cheaper than Netherlands overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 65.2% less in Mali
- Groceries
-
pay 6.1% less in Mali
- Transportation
-
pay 29.7% less in Mali
- Housing
-
pay 4.3% less in Mali
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 36.6% less in Mali
Expenses including restaurants, entertainment and sports, transportation, groceries, and housing are lower in Mali.
If you lived in Mali instead of Netherlands, you would:
pay 65.2% less for restaurants
|
Netherlands
|
Mali
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.74
€16.50
|
$6.70
F CFA3,872
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.22
€10.76
|
$6.42
F CFA3,710
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.94
€2.59
|
$0.77
F CFA446
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.33
€2.05
|
$0.58
F CFA335
|
|
pay 6.1% less for groceries
|
Netherlands
|
Mali
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.79
€1.58
|
$1.10
F CFA637
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.20
€5.46
|
?? | |
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.40
€3.88
|
$9.46
F CFA5,465
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.42
€3.89
|
$3.13
F CFA1,806
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.89
€6.06
|
$6.00
F CFA3,465
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.86
€0.76
|
?? | |
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.05
€0.93
|
$0.50
F CFA289
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.81
€0.71
|
$1.00
F CFA578
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.65
€1.45
|
$1.00
F CFA578
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.88
€0.78
|
?? | |
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.88
€0.77
|
$0.75
F CFA433
|
|
pay 29.7% less for transportation
|
Netherlands
|
Mali
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.80
€6.87
|
$5.48
F CFA3,167
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$95.88
€84.42
|
?? | |
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,938.58
€28,119.91
|
?? | |
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$22.75
€20.03
|
?? | |
pay 4.3% less for housing
|
Netherlands
|
Mali
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$43.11
€37.96
|
$41.27
F CFA23,833
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,289.16
€1,135.03
|
?? | |
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,051.87
€926.10
|
?? | |
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$187.76
€165.31
|
?? | |
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Netherlands
|
Mali
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,627.96
€1,433.32
|
?? | |
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,050.97
€7,968.81
|
?? |
pay 36.6% less for entertainment and sports
|
Netherlands
|
Mali
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.55
€4.89
|
$2.39
F CFA1,378
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.60
€3.17
|
$1.89
F CFA1,091
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.52
€10.14
|
$0.93
F CFA539
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$38.99
€34.33
|
$67.41
F CFA38,933
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.94
€12.28
|
$5.67
F CFA3,276
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
|
Netherlands
|
Mali
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$84.34
€74.26
|
?? | |
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.25
€33.68
|
?? | |
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$92.60
€81.53
|
?? | |
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$118.53
€104.36
|
?? |
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