Cost of living comparison
Mali is 47.6% cheaper than Virgin Islands overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 62.7% less in Mali
- Groceries
-
pay 60.8% less in Mali
- Transportation
-
pay 2.8% more in Mali
- Housing
-
pay 57.2% less in Mali
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 60.3% less in Mali
Expenses including restaurants, groceries, entertainment and sports, and housing are lower in Mali.
If you lived in Mali instead of Virgin Islands, you would:
pay 62.7% less for restaurants
|
Virgin Islands
|
Mali
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$24.00
|
$6.70
F CFA4,258
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.18
|
$6.42
F CFA4,080
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.02
|
$0.77
F CFA490
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.26
|
$0.58
F CFA368
|
|
pay 60.8% less for groceries
|
Virgin Islands
|
Mali
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$6.40
|
$1.10
F CFA700
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.98
|
?? | |
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$10.27
|
$9.46
F CFA6,011
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$6.80
|
$3.13
F CFA1,986
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$11.70
|
$6.00
F CFA3,811
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$3.78
|
?? | |
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$2.30
|
$0.50
F CFA318
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.98
|
$1.00
F CFA635
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$4.63
|
$1.00
F CFA635
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.21
|
?? | |
| Onions (1 lb) |
$2.47
|
$0.75
F CFA476
|
|
pay 2.8% more for transportation
|
Virgin Islands
|
Mali
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.33
|
$5.48
F CFA3,483
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$100.00
|
?? | |
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$42,333.33
|
?? | |
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$52.43
|
?? | |
pay 57.2% less for housing
|
Virgin Islands
|
Mali
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$96.50
|
$41.27
F CFA26,210
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,781.25
|
?? | |
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,389.90
|
?? | |
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$266.22
|
?? | |
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Virgin Islands
|
Mali
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$991.67
|
?? | |
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$16,200.00
|
?? |
pay 60.3% less for entertainment and sports
|
Virgin Islands
|
Mali
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.70
|
$2.39
F CFA1,516
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$6.43
|
$1.89
F CFA1,200
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.50
|
$0.93
F CFA593
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$109.33
|
$67.41
F CFA42,816
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.67
|
$5.67
F CFA3,603
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
|
Virgin Islands
|
Mali
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$78.12
|
?? | |
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$62.38
|
?? | |
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$98.75
|
?? | |
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$91.67
|
?? |
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