Cost of living comparison

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

Mali is 2.0 times more expensive than Uzbekistan overall.

Restaurants
pay 70.2% more in Mali
Groceries
pay 2.2 times more in Mali
Transportation
pay 48.6% more in Mali
Housing
pay 3.2 times more in Mali
Entertainment and Sports
pay 37.4% more in Mali

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

Mali vs. Uzbekistan Cost Breakdown

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

pay 70.2% more for restaurants

 
Uzbekistan
Mali
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $4.55
UZS58,791.79
$6.70
F CFA4,044
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$3.99
UZS51,571.01
$6.42
F CFA3,875
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $0.56
UZS7,208.30
$0.77
F CFA466

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pay 2.2 times more for groceries

 
Uzbekistan
Mali
Bread
1 loaf
$0.40
UZS5,103.72
$1.10
F CFA665
Local cheese (8 oz) $3.57
UZS46,130.64
??
Milk (1 gallon) $4.13
UZS53,333.09
$9.46
F CFA5,708

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pay 48.6% more for transportation

 
Uzbekistan
Mali
Gasoline (1 gallon) $3.69
UZS47,622.70
$5.48
F CFA3,308
Monthly public transit pass $6.91
UZS89,233.14
??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $18,473.32
UZS238,475,330.42
??

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pay 3.2 times more for housing

 
Uzbekistan
Mali
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$12.72
UZS164,235.70
$41.27
F CFA24,893
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $489.90
UZS6,324,171.46
??
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $312.70
UZS4,036,738.56
??

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pay (unknown) more for childcare

 
Uzbekistan
Mali
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $205.10
UZS2,647,662.15
??
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $7,070.48
UZS91,274,106.33
??

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pay 37.4% more for entertainment and sports

 
Uzbekistan
Mali
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $1.17
UZS15,054.17
$2.39
F CFA1,439
Cappuccino in mid-range area $1.72
UZS22,255.54
$1.89
F CFA1,140
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$1.78
UZS22,945.29
$0.93
F CFA563

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pay (unknown) more for clothing

 
Uzbekistan
Mali
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$32.61
UZS420,947.94
??
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$47.09
UZS607,930.56
??
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$86.06
UZS1,110,971.64
??

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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: March 2025
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