Kenya vs Mali - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kenya Mali
🚶 Cost of living one person
$586
$509
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1611
$1266
🏠 One person rent
$217
$217
🏘️ Family rent
$520
$419
🍽️ Food expenses
$217
$194
🚐 Transport expenses
$106
$48.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$390
$367
💸 GDP per capita
$2099
$833
😃 Human freedom index
6.57
5.9
❤️ Life expectancy
61.4
58.9
👮 Corruption perceptions index
31
28
🌐 English speaking %
18.8%
0%
🎓 Higher education
70
27
😀 Quality of life
38
16
🏙️ Population
48.5M
20.3M

The average cost of living in Kenya ($586) is 15% more expensive than in Mali ($509). Kenya ranked 158th vs 174th 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 0.7 months in Kenya compared to 0.7 months in Mali. Ranked 126th and 180th 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
$3.42
$2.87
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.1
$18.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.97
$4.29
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.85
$1.79
 Cappuccino
$2.12
$1.75
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.51
$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$260
$218
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$136
$136
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$782
$488
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$372
$297
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$25.5
$36.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39.1
$56.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$34.1
$27.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.93%
10.43%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1586
$1531
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1112
$814
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.72
$0.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$29.3
$13.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.28
$5.45
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.32
$1.03
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.78
$1.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.46
$0.64
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$1
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.6
$1.46
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.16
$6.57
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.23
$4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.02
$5.86
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$2.24
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.88
$1.1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$1.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.73
$0.93
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$0.81
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.81
$0.92
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.39
$0.31
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.23
$1.16
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.54
$7.47
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.62
$1.43
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.37
$2.75
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.26
$3.38
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.13
$2.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.01
$1.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.93
$1.24
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$32.6
$21.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.2
$4.15
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17.4
$14
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.74
$4.15
👖 Brand Jeans
$16
$25.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$43.8
$57
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$119
$85.5
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6399
$2915

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Cities Comparison in Kenya vs Mali

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Kenya

City Cost of living Population
Nairobi
$646
5.55M
Kisumu
$441
410K
Mombasa
$493
1.2M
Eldoret
$405
289K
Thika
$530
279K
Nakuru
$439
308K
Mumias
$424
100K
Machakos
$524
114K
Malindi
$452
120K
Meru
$486
42.7K

In Mali

City Cost of living Population
Bamako
$518
2.01M
Sikasso
$479
226K
Segou
$470
131K
Bougouni
$472
59.7K
Markala
$471
46K
Koulikoro
$471
43.2K
Banamba
$471
30.6K