Madagascar vs Mali - Cost of Living Comparison

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Madagascar Mali
🚶 Cost of living one person
$535
$509
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1605
$1266
🏠 One person rent
$228
$217
🏘️ Family rent
$608
$419
🍽️ Food expenses
$186
$194
🚐 Transport expenses
$56.5
$48.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$146
$367
💸 GDP per capita
$517
$833
😃 Human freedom index
6.36
5.9
❤️ Life expectancy
64.5
58.9
👮 Corruption perceptions index
25
28
🌐 English speaking %
18%
0%
🎓 Higher education
37
27
😀 Quality of life
20
16
🏙️ Population
25.6M
20.3M

The average cost of living in Madagascar ($535) is 5% more expensive than in Mali ($509). Madagascar ranked 166th 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 0.3 months in Madagascar compared to 0.7 months in Mali. Ranked 171st and 180th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Madagascar vs Mali

We calculate prices for Madagascar and Mali as a population-weighted mean of 4 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.

Madagascar Mali
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.18
$2.87
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$16.7
$18.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.95
$4.29
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.96
$1.79
 Cappuccino
$1.13
$1.75
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.02
$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$309
$218
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$106
$136
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$893
$488
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$419
$297
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$24.7
$36.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$38.3
$56.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$55
$27.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.89%
10.43%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$779
$1531
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$491
$814
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.15
$0.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$8.07
$13.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.1
$5.45
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.22
$1.03
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.93
$1.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.01
$0.64
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.7
$1
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.91
$1.46
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.27
$6.57
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.01
$4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.47
$5.86
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$2.24
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.61
$1.1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$1.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.85
$0.93
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.6
$0.81
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.84
$0.92
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.39
$0.31
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.76
$1.16
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.53
$7.47
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.69
$1.43
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.99
$2.75
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.89
$3.38
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.45
$2.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.51
$1.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.81
$1.24
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36.6
$21.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.63
$4.15
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$13
$14
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.31
$4.15
👖 Brand Jeans
$27.4
$25.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.3
$57
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$133
$85.5
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11610
$2915

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Madagascar

City Cost of living Population
Antananarivo
$600
1.28M
Antsirabe
$353
257K
Toamasina
$461
225K
Toliara
$428
169K

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