Cost of living in Mali
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| Food | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic lunchtime menu (including a drink) in the business district | - | ||
| Combo meal in fast food restaurant (big mac meal or similar) | 500 Franc | ||
| 500 gr (1 lb.) of boneless chicken breast | 276 Franc | ||
| 1 liter (1 qt.) of whole fat milk | 1,061 Franc | ||
| 12 eggs, large | 893 Franc | ||
| 1 kg (2 lb.) of tomatoes | 500 Franc | ||
| 500 gr (16 oz.) of local cheese | 551 Franc | ||
| 1 kg (2 lb.) of apples | 367 Franc | ||
| 1 kg (2 lb.) of potatoes | 250 Franc | ||
| 0.5 l (16 oz) domestic beer in the supermarket | 613 Franc | ||
| 1 bottle of red table wine, good quality | 2,000 Franc | ||
| 2 liters of coca-cola | 500 Franc | ||
| Bread for 2 people for 1 day | 556 Franc | ||
| Housing | |||
| Monthly rent for 85 m2 (900 sqft) furnished accommodation in expensive area | 508,250 Franc | ||
| Monthly rent for 85 m2 (900 sqft) furnished accommodation in normal area | - | ||
| Utilities 1 month (heating, electricity, gas ...) for 2 people in 85m2 flat | 40,000 Franc | ||
| Monthly rent for a 45 m2 (480 sqft) furnished studio in expensive area | - | ||
| Monthly rent for a 45 m2 (480 sqft) furnished studio in normal area | - | ||
| Utilities 1 month (heating, electricity, gas ...) for 1 person in 45 m2 (480 sqft) studio | 40,000 Franc | ||
| Internet 8 mbps (1 month) | 40,000 Franc | ||
| 40” flat screen tv | 40,000 Franc | ||
| Microwave 800/900 watt (bosch, panasonic, lg, sharp, or equivalent brands) | 40,000 Franc | ||
| Laundry detergent (3 l. ~ 100 oz.) | 40,000 Franc | ||
| Hourly rate for cleaning help | 40,000 Franc | ||
| Clothes | |||
| 1 pair of jeans (levis 501 or similar) | - | ||
| 1 summer dress in a high street store (zara, h&m or similar retailers) | - | ||
| 1 pair of sport shoes (nike, adidas, or equivalent brands) | 30,000 Franc | ||
| 1 pair of men’s leather business shoes | 25,000 Franc | ||
| Transportation | |||
| Volkswagen golf 1.4 tsi 150 cv (or equivalent), with no extras, new | - | ||
| 1 liter (1/4 gallon) of gas | 701 Franc | ||
| Monthly ticket public transport | 10,000 Franc | ||
| Personal Care | |||
| Cold medicine for 6 days (tylenol, frenadol, coldrex, or equivalent brands) | - | ||
| 1 box of antibiotics (12 doses) | 3,000 Franc | ||
| Short visit to private doctor (15 minutes) | 10,000 Franc | ||
| 1 box of 32 tampons (tampax, ob, ...) | - | ||
| Deodorant, roll-on (50ml ~ 1.5 oz.) | 1,875 Franc | ||
| Hair shampoo 2-in-1 (400 ml ~ 12 oz.) | - | ||
| 4 rolls of toilet paper | 1,400 Franc | ||
| Tube of toothpaste | 750 Franc | ||
| Standard men's haircut in expat area of the city | - | ||
| Entertainment | |||
| Basic dinner out for two in neighborhood pub | - | ||
| 2 tickets to the movies | - | ||
| 2 tickets to the theater (best available seats) | - | ||
| Dinner for two at an italian restaurant in the expat area including appetisers, main course, wine and dessert | 25,000 Franc | ||
| 1 cocktail drink in downtown club | - | ||
| Cappuccino in expat area of the city | - | ||
| 1 beer in neighbourhood pub (500ml or 1pt.) | - | ||
| Ipad wi-fi 128gb | - | ||
| 1 min. of prepaid mobile tariff (no discounts or plans) | - | ||
| 1 month of gym membership in business district | 30,000 Franc | ||
| 1 package of marlboro cigarettes | - | ||
Map of Cost of Living in Mali
This map shows only the top cities in Mali. We also have on this page a list of all the cities available in Expatistan:
List of all the cities available in Expatistan
The color of each marker corresponds with the cost of living in the city red markers show more expensive cities green ones show cheaper cities
Moving the mouse on top of a city will show its name and the Cost of Living Index of that city.
What is the Cost of Living Index? To calculate each city's Price Index value, we start by assigning a value of 100 to a
central reference city (that happens to be Prague).
Once the reference point has been established, the Price Index value of every other city in the
database is calculated by comparing their cost of living to the cost of living in Prague.
Therefore, if a city has a Price Index of 134, that means that living there is 34% more expensive than living in Prague.
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