Cost of living comparison
Mali is 4.0% more expensive than Turkmenistan overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 62.8% less in Mali
- Groceries
-
pay 43.8% less in Mali
- Transportation
-
pay 3.5 times more in Mali
- Housing
-
pay 56.5% less in Mali
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 67.4% less in Mali
Expenses including entertainment and sports, restaurants, housing, and groceries are lower in Mali. Notably, transportation is significantly more expensive in Mali.
If you lived in Mali instead of Turkmenistan, you would:
pay 62.8% less for restaurants
|
Turkmenistan
|
Mali
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$34.54
TMT120.90
|
$6.70
F CFA4,044
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.82
TMT44.87
|
$6.42
F CFA3,874
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.24
TMT11.34
|
$0.77
F CFA466
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.04
TMT3.66
|
$0.58
F CFA350
|
|
pay 43.8% less for groceries
|
Turkmenistan
|
Mali
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.39
TMT8.35
|
$1.10
F CFA665
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$17.90
TMT62.65
|
?? | |
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$16.12
TMT56.43
|
$9.46
F CFA5,708
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$6.84
TMT23.93
|
$3.13
F CFA1,886
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.38
TMT18.85
|
$6.00
F CFA3,619
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.71
TMT9.50
|
?? | |
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$4.01
TMT14.02
|
$0.50
F CFA302
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$3.65
TMT12.78
|
$1.00
F CFA603
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.71
TMT5.99
|
$1.00
F CFA603
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.03
TMT3.62
|
?? | |
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.84
TMT2.94
|
$0.75
F CFA452
|
|
pay 3.5 times more for transportation
|
Turkmenistan
|
Mali
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.56
TMT5.47
|
$5.48
F CFA3,307
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$8.55
TMT29.91
|
?? | |
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$43,803.42
TMT153,311.97
|
?? | |
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.69
TMT33.90
|
?? | |
pay 56.5% less for housing
|
Turkmenistan
|
Mali
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$94.97
TMT332.38
|
$41.27
F CFA24,891
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,125.36
TMT3,938.75
|
?? | |
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$747.86
TMT2,617.52
|
?? | |
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$435.73
TMT1,525.05
|
?? | |
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Turkmenistan
|
Mali
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$22.79
TMT79.77
|
?? | |
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? | ?? |
pay 67.4% less for entertainment and sports
|
Turkmenistan
|
Mali
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.06
TMT17.70
|
$2.39
F CFA1,439
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$6.98
TMT24.43
|
$1.89
F CFA1,140
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$28.49
TMT99.72
|
$0.93
F CFA563
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$147.20
TMT515.19
|
$67.41
F CFA40,660
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$14.25
TMT49.86
|
$5.67
F CFA3,421
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
|
Turkmenistan
|
Mali
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$85.47
TMT299.15
|
?? | |
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$121.08
TMT423.79
|
?? | |
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$163.82
TMT573.36
|
?? | |
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$170.94
TMT598.29
|
?? |
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