Liberia vs Mali - Cost of Living Comparison

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Liberia Mali
🚶 Cost of living one person
$532
$575
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1280
$1372
🏠 One person rent
$222
$247
🏘️ Family rent
$374
$410
🍽️ Food expenses
$213
$208
🚐 Transport expenses
$46.2
$66
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$99.2
$122
💸 GDP per capita
$851
$1095
😃 Human freedom index
6.57
5.58
❤️ Life expectancy
62.2
60.4
👮 Corruption perceptions index
28
28
🌐 English speaking %
82.7%
0%
🎓 Higher education
25
18
😀 Quality of life
24
13
🏙️ Population
5.61M
24.5M

The average cost of living in Liberia ($532) is 7% less expensive than in Mali ($575). Liberia ranked 182nd vs 172nd 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 0.2 months in Liberia compared to 0.2 months in Mali. Ranked 170th and 189th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Liberia vs Mali

We calculate prices for Liberia and Mali as a population-weighted mean of 5 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.

Liberia Mali
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.35
$3.25
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$20.4
$20.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.83
$4.73
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.8
$1.96
 Cappuccino
$1.93
$1.97
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.52
$0.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$219
$263
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$141
$162
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$512
$677
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$311
$381
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$38.9
$40.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60
$61.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$26.5
$24.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.62%
12.79%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1425
$1714
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$823
$914
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.31
$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12
$13.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.68
$6.34
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.99
$0.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.2
$1.17
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.65
$0.67
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$1.14
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.59
$1.52
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.04
$7.07
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.42
$4.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.81
$6.81
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.4
$2.36
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$1.12
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$1.59
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$0.95
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$0.91
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$0.98
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.1
$1.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.04
$8.39
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.5
$1.51
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.9
$2.81
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.42
$3.01
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.86
$2.87
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.56
$1.52
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.25
$1.22
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$23.7
$24.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.16
$4.19
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15.5
$16.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.69
$4.58
👖 Brand Jeans
$27.1
$27.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$61.8
$62.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$98.6
$112
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3597
$4121

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Cities Comparison in Liberia vs Mali

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Liberia

City Cost of living Population
Monrovia
$535
1.02M
Sanniquellie
$501
47.1K
Kakata
$503
33.9K
Greenville
$502
17.6K
Yekepa
$502
11K

In Mali

City Cost of living Population
Bamako
$583
4.23M
Sikasso
$515
214K
Segou
$508
134K
Bougouni
$507
59.7K
Markala
$508
46K
Koulikoro
$508
43.2K
Banamba
$507
30.6K