Kenya vs Mali - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kenya Mali
🚶 Cost of living one person
$671
$565
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1868
$1420
🏠 One person rent
$238
$251
🏘️ Family rent
$587
$509
🍽️ Food expenses
$245
$201
🚐 Transport expenses
$131
$62.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$413
$419
💸 GDP per capita
$1950
$897
😃 Human freedom index
6.57
5.9
❤️ Life expectancy
62.1
59.4
👮 Corruption perceptions index
31
28
🌐 English speaking %
18.8%
0%
🎓 Higher education
70
27
😀 Quality of life
36
16
🏙️ Population
48.5M
20.3M

The average cost of living in Kenya ($671) is 19% more expensive than in Mali ($565). Kenya ranked 150th vs 169th for Mali in the list of the most expensive countries in the world.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Kenya compared to 0.7 months in Mali. Ranked 126th and 176th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Kenya vs Mali

We calculate prices for Kenya and Mali as a population-weighted mean of 10 and 7 cities, respectively. Since large cities tend to have a higher cost of living, it's better to visit specific city pages below for more relevant information.

Kenya Mali
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.43
$2.91
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.8
$19.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.2
$4.51
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.11
$1.94
 Cappuccino
$2.49
$1.94
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.6
$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$293
$268
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$141
$168
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$917
$632
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$404
$374
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$26
$37.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$40.2
$57.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$40.4
$25.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.91%
12.74%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2000
$1804
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1600
$943
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.72
$0.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$35.1
$12.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12.3
$5.61
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.57
$1.05
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.87
$1.12
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.49
$0.64
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$1.1
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.78
$1.43
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.5
$6.67
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.99
$4.28
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.78
$6.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.61
$2.32
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$1.16
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$1.59
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.93
$0.91
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$0.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$0.96
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.46
$0.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.37
$1.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11
$8.17
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.03
$1.51
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.94
$2.76
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.96
$2.93
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.71
$2.85
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.92
$1.54
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.17
$1.2
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$35.3
$24.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.64
$4.14
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$21
$14.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.58
$4.28
👖 Brand Jeans
$17.9
$26.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$54.2
$61.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$145
$88.6
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7707
$3162

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Kenya

City Cost of living Population
Nairobi
$745
5.55M
Mombasa
$560
1.21M
Kisumu
$518
410K
Eldoret
$460
289K
Nakuru
$493
308K
Thika
$571
279K
Mumias
$483
100K
Machakos
$482
114K
Malindi
$502
120K
Meru
$535
42.7K

In Mali

City Cost of living Population
Bamako
$574
4.23M
Sikasso
$503
226K
Segou
$498
131K
Bougouni
$496
59.7K
Markala
$496
46K
Koulikoro
$497
43.2K
Banamba
$495
30.6K