Kuwait vs Mali - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kuwait Mali
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1456
$565
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3812
$1420
🏠 One person rent
$711
$251
🏘️ Family rent
$1511
$509
🍽️ Food expenses
$391
$201
🚐 Transport expenses
$220
$62.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2264
$419
💸 GDP per capita
$37533
$897
😃 Human freedom index
6.25
5.9
❤️ Life expectancy
80.3
59.4
👮 Corruption perceptions index
46
28
🌐 English speaking %
20%
0%
🎓 Higher education
54
27
😀 Quality of life
66
16
🏙️ Population
4.46M
20.3M

The average cost of living in Kuwait ($1456) is 158% more expensive than in Mali ($565). Kuwait ranked 38th 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 1.6 months in Kuwait compared to 0.7 months in Mali. Ranked 48th and 176th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Kuwait vs Mali

We calculate prices for Kuwait and Mali as a population-weighted mean of 2 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.

Kuwait Mali
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.81
$2.91
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$65.5
$19.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.21
$4.51
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.44
$1.94
 Cappuccino
$5.9
$1.94
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.58
$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$794
$268
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$612
$168
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1677
$632
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1368
$374
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$35.8
$37.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$54.4
$57.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$27
$25.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.71%
12.74%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5805
$1804
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2704
$943
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.98
$0.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$49.3
$12.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$29.6
$5.61
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.34
$1.05
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.55
$1.12
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.04
$0.64
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$1.1
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.45
$1.43
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.82
$6.67
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.06
$4.28
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.7
$6.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$2.32
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.86
$1.16
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$1.59
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
$0.91
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$0.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.91
$0.96
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.32
$0.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.46
$1.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$3.63
$8.17
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.16
$1.51
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.01
$2.76
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$16.4
$2.93
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.94
$2.85
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$5.51
$1.54
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.85
$1.2
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$114
$24.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.4
$4.14
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$77.5
$14.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.64
$4.28
👖 Brand Jeans
$42.2
$26.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$92.3
$61.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$467
$88.6
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7010
$3162

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Kuwait

City Cost of living Population
Kuwait City
$1457
2.99M
Al Wafrah
$1268
10K

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