Cost of living comparison
Mali is 31.8% cheaper than United Kingdom.
If you lived in Mali instead of United Kingdom, you would:
pay 55.2% less for restaurants
United Kingdom
|
Mali
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.07
£13.98
|
$4.91
F CFA2,961
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.96
£6.93
|
$6.59
F CFA3,976
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.14
£1.65
|
$0.78
F CFA468
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.52
£1.18
|
$0.64
F CFA388
|
|
pay 5.2% more for groceries
United Kingdom
|
Mali
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.46
£1.13
|
$1.05
F CFA634
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.24
£3.28
|
$9.62
F CFA5,804
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.75
£4.45
|
$9.46
F CFA5,708
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.68
£2.85
|
$2.57
F CFA1,552
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.66
£2.83
|
$3.57
F CFA2,154
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.20
£0.93
|
?? | |
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.67
£0.52
|
$0.50
F CFA302
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.22
£0.94
|
$1.00
F CFA603
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.40
£1.09
|
$1.27
F CFA766
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
£0.49
|
$0.46
F CFA279
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.60
£0.47
|
$0.61
F CFA366
|
|
pay 24.1% less for transportation
United Kingdom
|
Mali
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.22
£5.59
|
$5.48
F CFA3,308
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$94.64
£73.25
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,464.66
£25,900.44
|
?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.98
£13.14
|
?? | |
pay 47.0% less for housing
United Kingdom
|
Mali
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$37.59
£29.10
|
$34.18
F CFA20,617
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,224.35
£947.60
|
$500.00
F CFA301,603
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$974.65
£754.34
|
$307.59
F CFA185,538
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$234.45
£181.46
|
$114.71
F CFA69,191
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
United Kingdom
|
Mali
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,426.61
£1,104.15
|
?? | |
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$18,036.83
£13,959.86
|
?? |
pay 37.8% less for entertainment and sports
United Kingdom
|
Mali
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.42
£4.19
|
$2.64
F CFA1,590
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.93
£3.04
|
$1.98
F CFA1,197
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$16.35
£12.66
|
$0.93
F CFA563
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.82
£33.91
|
$69.94
F CFA42,190
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.87
£9.96
|
$6.00
F CFA3,619
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
United Kingdom
|
Mali
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$76.61
£59.30
|
?? | |
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.64
£30.68
|
?? | |
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.51
£70.05
|
?? | |
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$94.66
£73.27
|
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