Mali vs Moldova - Cost of Living Comparison

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Mali Moldova
🚶 Cost of living one person
$554
$858
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1342
$2049
🏠 One person rent
$236
$457
🏘️ Family rent
$397
$779
🍽️ Food expenses
$204
$287
🚐 Transport expenses
$62.5
$30.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$162
$358
💸 GDP per capita
$1095
$7576
😃 Human freedom index
5.58
7.55
❤️ Life expectancy
60.4
71.2
👮 Corruption perceptions index
28
42
🌐 English speaking %
0%
2%
🎓 Higher education
18
44
😀 Quality of life
15
50
🏙️ Population
24.5M
2.4M

The average cost of living in Mali ($554) is 35% less expensive than in Moldova ($858). Mali ranked 174th vs 121st for Moldova 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 Mali compared to 0.4 months in Moldova. Ranked 185th and 95th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Mali vs Moldova

We calculate prices for Mali and Moldova as a population-weighted mean of 7 and 10 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.

Mali Moldova
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.09
$9.04
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$20.3
$32.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.66
$8.13
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.96
$1.72
 Cappuccino
$1.98
$1.89
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.5
$1.04
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$252
$429
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$155
$298
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$648
$830
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$363
$534
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39.2
$111
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$61.1
$171
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$22.4
$9.96
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.73%
8.64%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1693
$2088
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$898
$1570
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.2
$15.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.88
$4.57
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.98
$1.47
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.17
$1.19
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.64
$0.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$1.24
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.49
$2.46
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.94
$8.21
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.25
$5.15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.76
$7.81
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$0.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.08
$2
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$1.91
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$2.14
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.88
$0.7
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$0.53
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.3
$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.07
$1.74
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.02
$4.91
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.49
$1.25
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.15
$3.34
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.07
$5.86
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.85
$5.09
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.5
$1.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.17
$2.01
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$24.1
$30.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.02
$7.09
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15.8
$18.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.91
$4.03
👖 Brand Jeans
$27.3
$58.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$60.7
$101
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$128
$330
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4688
$6112

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Cities Comparison in Mali vs Moldova

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Mali

City Cost of living Population
Bamako
$561
4.23M
Sikasso
$501
226K
Segou
$495
131K
Bougouni
$494
59.7K
Markala
$495
46K
Koulikoro
$493
43.2K
Banamba
$494
30.6K

In Moldova

City Cost of living Population
Chisinau
$969
567K
Balti
$799
91K
Tiraspol
$572
134K
Bender
$690
76.2K
Cahul
$823
22.2K
Ungheni
$954
26.5K
Soroca
$727
21.1K
Dubasari
$789
25.1K
Orhei
$760
22.2K
Comrat
$774
19.1K