Mali vs Mozambique - Cost of Living Comparison

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Mali Mozambique
🚶 Cost of living one person
$565
$1075
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1420
$2520
🏠 One person rent
$251
$585
🏘️ Family rent
$509
$1035
🍽️ Food expenses
$201
$303
🚐 Transport expenses
$62.7
$112
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$419
$315
💸 GDP per capita
$897
$608
😃 Human freedom index
5.9
6.51
❤️ Life expectancy
59.4
59.6
👮 Corruption perceptions index
28
25
🌐 English speaking %
0%
2%
🎓 Higher education
27
49
😀 Quality of life
16
16
🏙️ Population
20.3M
29.7M

The average cost of living in Mali ($565) is 47% less expensive than in Mozambique ($1075). Mali ranked 169th vs 75th for Mozambique 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 Mali compared to 0.3 months in Mozambique. Ranked 176th and 174th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Mali vs Mozambique

We calculate prices for Mali and Mozambique 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 Mozambique
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.91
$7.69
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.6
$44.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.51
$7.67
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.94
$1.15
 Cappuccino
$1.94
$2.4
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.46
$1.04
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$268
$533
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$168
$434
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$632
$1122
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$374
$808
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.3
$59.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$57.8
$91.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$25.2
$72.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.74%
19.84%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1804
$3544
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$943
$2540
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.33
$0.24
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.2
$16.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.61
$26.7
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.05
$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.12
$1.6
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.64
$1.13
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$1.3
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.43
$2.38
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.67
$15.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.28
$5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.5
$6.23
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.32
$2.22
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$1.16
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$1.39
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.91
$1.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.84
$0.87
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.96
$0.96
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.3
$0.5
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.14
$1.37
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.17
$13.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.51
$0.91
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.76
$2.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.93
$4.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.85
$4.69
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.54
$2.17
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.2
$1.46
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$24.1
$47.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.14
$5.52
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14.3
$35.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.28
$5.67
👖 Brand Jeans
$26.6
$32.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$61.9
$72.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$88.6
$270
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3162
$5560

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

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

In Mozambique

City Cost of living Population
Matola
$1003
1.03M
Nampula
$1190
743K
Maputo
$1116
1.13M
Beira
$1000
531K
Nacala
$1394
225K
Chimoio
$953
239K
Quelimane
$670
193K
Pemba
$1500
141K
Tete
$834
153K
Xai-Xai
$1045
116K