Cost of living comparison

 Turkey
compared to
 Mali
Mali vs. Turkey Cost of Living Summary

Mali is 81.3% more expensive than Turkey overall.

Restaurants
pay 1.8% less in Mali
Groceries
pay 2.2 times more in Mali
Transportation
pay 24.6% more in Mali
Housing
pay 3.6 times more in Mali
Entertainment and Sports
pay 2.3% more in Mali

The cost of housing, groceries, transportation, and entertainment and sports in Mali are more expensive than in Turkey. Notably, housing and groceries are significantly more expensive in Mali.

Mali vs. Turkey Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Mali instead of Turkey, you would:

pay 1.8% less for restaurants

 
Turkey
Mali
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $6.91
TRY263.01
$6.70
F CFA3,872
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$6.91
TRY263.05
$6.42
F CFA3,710
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $1.17
TRY44.69
$0.77
F CFA446

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pay 2.2 times more for groceries

 
Turkey
Mali
Bread
1 loaf
$1.02
TRY38.64
$1.10
F CFA637
Local cheese (8 oz) $4.97
TRY189.19
??
Milk (1 gallon) $3.15
TRY119.95
$9.46
F CFA5,465

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pay 24.6% more for transportation

 
Turkey
Mali
Gasoline (1 gallon) $4.40
TRY167.44
$5.48
F CFA3,167
Monthly public transit pass $19.27
TRY733.37
??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $44,819.35
TRY1,705,865.03
??

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pay 3.6 times more for housing

 
Turkey
Mali
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$11.31
TRY430.33
$41.27
F CFA23,833
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $442.81
TRY16,853.88
??
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $336.49
TRY12,807.21
??

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pay (unknown) more for childcare

 
Turkey
Mali
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $408.60
TRY15,551.54
??
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $6,892.93
TRY262,351.01
??

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pay 2.3% more for entertainment and sports

 
Turkey
Mali
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $2.54
TRY96.77
$2.39
F CFA1,378
Cappuccino in mid-range area $2.62
TRY99.77
$1.89
F CFA1,091
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$1.91
TRY72.73
$0.93
F CFA539

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pay (unknown) more for clothing

 
Turkey
Mali
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$42.74
TRY1,626.78
??
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$40.74
TRY1,550.78
??
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$88.38
TRY3,363.81
??

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: April 2025
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