Mali vs Rwanda - Cost of Living Comparison

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Mali Rwanda
🚶 Cost of living one person
$561
$710
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1417
$1763
🏠 One person rent
$247
$374
🏘️ Family rent
$511
$716
🍽️ Food expenses
$200
$215
🚐 Transport expenses
$62.5
$84.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$409
$251
💸 GDP per capita
$869
$1010
😃 Human freedom index
5.75
5.87
❤️ Life expectancy
59.4
67.1
👮 Corruption perceptions index
27
57
🌐 English speaking %
0%
15%
🎓 Higher education
26
15
😀 Quality of life
15
29
🏙️ Population
20.3M
13.2M

The average cost of living in Mali ($561) is 21% less expensive than in Rwanda ($710). Mali ranked 170th vs 134th for Rwanda 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 0.4 months in Rwanda. Ranked 181st and 148th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Mali vs Rwanda

We calculate prices for Mali and Rwanda as a population-weighted mean of 7 and 8 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 Rwanda
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.95
$2.62
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.1
$27.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.56
$6.02
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.92
$1.06
 Cappuccino
$1.91
$2.27
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.44
$0.86
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$259
$411
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$165
$299
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$628
$1001
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$377
$559
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$38.2
$30
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$58.9
$45.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$25.1
$23
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.57%
16.16%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1741
$17630
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1016
$936
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.33
$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.5
$24.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.6
$14.8
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.02
$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.12
$0.65
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.63
$1.06
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$1.26
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.46
$1.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.77
$4.09
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.27
$4.43
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.63
$3.32
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$2.67
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.11
$1.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$1.69
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$0.98
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.85
$0.48
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$0.69
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.3
$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.11
$1.5
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.29
$8.39
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.5
$0.87
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.78
$1.77
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.04
$4.59
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.82
$2.74
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.5
$0.67
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.2
$0.94
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$24.1
$30.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.13
$3.55
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14.2
$16
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.15
$1.77
👖 Brand Jeans
$26.5
$16.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$61.3
$26.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$87.3
$151
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3065
$9193

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

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 Rwanda

City Cost of living Population
Kigali
$771
1.16M
Ruhengeri
$492
135K
Gisenyi
$381
53.6K
Byumba
$613
36.4K
Cyangugu
$496
27.4K
Nyanza
$518
25.4K
Butare
$413
19.9K
Kibuye
$479
12.3K