Cost of living comparison

 Holy See (Vatican City)
compared to
 Mali
Mali vs. Holy See (Vatican City) Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Mali instead of Holy See (Vatican City), you would:

pay (unknown) more for restaurants

 
Holy See (Vatican City)
Mali
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant ?? $6.70
F CFA3,909
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
?? $6.42
F CFA3,745
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) ?? $0.77
F CFA450

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pay (unknown) more for groceries

 
Holy See (Vatican City)
Mali
Bread
1 loaf
?? $1.10
F CFA643
Local cheese (8 oz) ?? ??
Milk (1 gallon) ?? $9.46
F CFA5,518

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pay (unknown) more for transportation

 
Holy See (Vatican City)
Mali
Gasoline (1 gallon) ?? $5.48
F CFA3,197
Monthly public transit pass ?? ??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) ?? ??

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pay (unknown) more for housing

 
Holy See (Vatican City)
Mali
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
?? $41.27
F CFA24,061
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area ?? ??
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center ?? ??

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pay (unknown) more for childcare

 
Holy See (Vatican City)
Mali
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly ?? ??
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters ?? ??

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pay (unknown) more for entertainment and sports

 
Holy See (Vatican City)
Mali
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) ?? $2.39
F CFA1,391
Cappuccino in mid-range area ?? $1.89
F CFA1,102
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
?? $0.93
F CFA544

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pay (unknown) more for clothing

 
Holy See (Vatican City)
Mali
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
?? ??
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
?? ??
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
?? ??

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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: May 2025
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