Mali vs Nicaragua - Cost of Living Comparison

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Mali Nicaragua
🚶 Cost of living one person
$561
$685
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1417
$1694
🏠 One person rent
$247
$277
🏘️ Family rent
$511
$477
🍽️ Food expenses
$200
$302
🚐 Transport expenses
$62.5
$31.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$409
$333
💸 GDP per capita
$869
$2613
😃 Human freedom index
5.75
5.27
❤️ Life expectancy
59.4
74.6
👮 Corruption perceptions index
27
14
🌐 English speaking %
0%
1%
🎓 Higher education
26
29
😀 Quality of life
15
25
🏙️ Population
20.3M
6.68M

The average cost of living in Mali ($561) is 18% less expensive than in Nicaragua ($685). Mali ranked 170th vs 143rd for Nicaragua 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 0.5 months in Nicaragua. Ranked 181st and 156th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Mali vs Nicaragua

We calculate prices for Mali and Nicaragua 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 Nicaragua
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.95
$5.71
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.1
$24.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.56
$6.78
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.92
$1.39
 Cappuccino
$1.91
$1.99
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.44
$0.83
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$259
$242
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$165
$184
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$628
$370
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$377
$377
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$38.2
$39.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$58.9
$60.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$25.1
$41.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.57%
11.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1741
$1194
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1016
$582
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.33
$0.2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.5
$6.92
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.6
$6.07
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.02
$1.27
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.12
$1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.63
$1.6
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$1.29
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.46
$1.99
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.77
$6.36
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.27
$5.35
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.63
$8.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$4.2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.11
$1.26
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$2.36
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$1.94
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.85
$3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$1.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.3
$0.74
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.11
$1.19
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.29
$12.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.5
$1.33
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.78
$2.72
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.04
$5.56
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.82
$3.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.5
$2.64
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.2
$1.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$24.1
$26.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.13
$5.91
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14.2
$21
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.15
$3.85
👖 Brand Jeans
$26.5
$59.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$61.3
$86.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$87.3
$109
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3065
$6974

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In Mali

City Cost of living Population
Bamako
$569
4.23M
Sikasso
$499
226K
Segou
$490
131K
Bougouni
$489
59.7K
Markala
$489
46K
Koulikoro
$490
43.2K
Banamba
$491
30.6K

In Nicaragua

City Cost of living Population
Managua
$738
937K
Leon
$632
174K
Chinandega
$638
122K
Masaya
$710
140K
Esteli
$598
112K
Jinotega
$455
99.4K
Matagalpa
$624
133K
Granada
$701
105K
Juigalpa
$666
51.8K
San Juan del Sur
$839
14.7K