Cost of living comparison
Mali is 36.6% more expensive than Taiwan overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 17.4% more in Mali
- Groceries
-
pay 4.0% less in Mali
- Transportation
-
pay 52.8% more in Mali
- Housing
-
pay 2.2 times more in Mali
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 3.3% less in Mali
The cost of housing, transportation, and restaurants in Mali are more expensive than in Taiwan. Expenses including groceries and entertainment and sports are lower in Mali. Notably, housing is significantly more expensive in Mali.
If you lived in Mali instead of Taiwan, you would:
pay 17.4% more for restaurants
|
Taiwan
|
Mali
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.21
NT$136.14
|
$6.70
F CFA3,872
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.80
NT$155.41
|
$6.42
F CFA3,710
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.95
NT$30.68
|
$0.77
F CFA446
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.61
NT$19.75
|
$0.58
F CFA335
|
|
pay 4.0% less for groceries
|
Taiwan
|
Mali
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.76
NT$57.02
|
$1.10
F CFA637
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.11
NT$230.22
|
?? | |
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$11.33
NT$366.71
|
$9.46
F CFA5,465
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.53
NT$81.99
|
$3.13
F CFA1,806
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.21
NT$103.89
|
$6.00
F CFA3,465
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.77
NT$57.35
|
?? | |
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.80
NT$25.86
|
$0.50
F CFA289
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.10
NT$35.49
|
$1.00
F CFA578
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.27
NT$41.01
|
$1.00
F CFA578
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.21
NT$39.10
|
?? | |
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.96
NT$30.97
|
$0.75
F CFA433
|
|
pay 52.8% more for transportation
|
Taiwan
|
Mali
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.59
NT$116.20
|
$5.48
F CFA3,167
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$37.87
NT$1,225.88
|
?? | |
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,524.98
NT$1,085,217.06
|
?? | |
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.35
NT$302.55
|
?? | |
pay 2.2 times more for housing
|
Taiwan
|
Mali
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$18.76
NT$607.33
|
$41.27
F CFA23,833
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$386.89
NT$12,523.90
|
?? | |
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$269.95
NT$8,738.35
|
?? | |
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$54.00
NT$1,748.05
|
?? | |
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Taiwan
|
Mali
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$472.11
NT$15,282.35
|
?? | |
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$14,471.45
NT$468,446.59
|
?? |
pay 3.3% less for entertainment and sports
|
Taiwan
|
Mali
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.82
NT$58.94
|
$2.39
F CFA1,378
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.59
NT$83.85
|
$1.89
F CFA1,091
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.00
NT$129.39
|
$0.93
F CFA539
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.52
NT$1,117.41
|
$67.41
F CFA38,933
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.29
NT$300.60
|
$5.67
F CFA3,276
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
|
Taiwan
|
Mali
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$63.92
NT$2,069.23
|
?? | |
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$28.11
NT$909.98
|
?? | |
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$76.13
NT$2,464.33
|
?? | |
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$91.74
NT$2,969.56
|
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