Cost of living comparison
Mali is 11.4% cheaper than Samoa.
If you lived in Mali instead of Samoa, you would:
pay 63.7% less for restaurants
Samoa
|
Mali
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$59.13
WST165.55
|
$6.70
F CFA4,216
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.72
WST30.01
|
$6.42
F CFA4,040
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.14
WST6.00
|
$0.77
F CFA486
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.52
WST4.26
|
$0.58
F CFA365
|
|
pay 48.5% more for groceries
Samoa
|
Mali
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.71
WST1.98
|
$1.10
F CFA693
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? | ?? | |
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.70
WST18.76
|
$9.46
F CFA5,952
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
?? |
$3.13
F CFA1,966
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) | ?? |
$6.00
F CFA3,773
|
|
Apples (1 lb) | ?? | ?? | |
Bananas (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.50
F CFA314
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.00
F CFA629
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.00
F CFA629
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) | ?? | ?? | |
Onions (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.75
F CFA472
|
|
pay (unknown) more for transportation
Samoa
|
Mali
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) | ?? |
$5.48
F CFA3,449
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? | ?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? | ?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? | ?? |
pay (unknown) more for housing
Samoa
|
Mali
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
?? |
$41.27
F CFA25,954
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area | ?? | ?? | |
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center | ?? | ?? | |
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? | ?? |
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Samoa
|
Mali
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? | ?? | |
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? | ?? |
pay 19.0% less for entertainment and sports
Samoa
|
Mali
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.36
WST15.00
|
$2.39
F CFA1,501
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.61
WST4.50
|
$1.89
F CFA1,188
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
?? |
$0.93
F CFA587
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym | ?? |
$67.41
F CFA42,397
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$5.67
F CFA3,567
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Samoa
|
Mali
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$45.56
WST127.56
|
?? | |
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.45
WST102.05
|
?? | |
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$68.34
WST191.34
|
?? | |
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$91.11
WST255.12
|
?? |
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