Mali vs Somalia - Cost of Living Comparison

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Mali Somalia
🚶 Cost of living one person
$575
$722
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1372
$1692
🏠 One person rent
$247
$247
🏘️ Family rent
$410
$373
🍽️ Food expenses
$208
$272
🚐 Transport expenses
$66
$71.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$122
$157
💸 GDP per capita
$1095
$630
😃 Human freedom index
5.58
3.4
❤️ Life expectancy
60.4
58.8
👮 Corruption perceptions index
28
9
🌐 English speaking %
0%
2%
🎓 Higher education
18
17
😀 Quality of life
13
9
🏙️ Population
24.5M
19M

The average cost of living in Mali ($575) is 20% less expensive than in Somalia ($722). Mali ranked 172nd vs 147th for Somalia in the list of the most expensive countries in the world.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Mali compared to 0.2 months in Somalia. Ranked 189th and 193rd best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Mali vs Somalia

We calculate prices for Mali and Somalia as a population-weighted mean of 7 and 4 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 Somalia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.25
$3.96
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$20.5
$42
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.73
$4.83
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.96
$3.98
 Cappuccino
$1.97
$1.5
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.51
$0.64
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$263
$166
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$162
$98.8
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$677
$1550
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$381
$237
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$40.6
$82.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$61.8
$126
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$24.7
$52.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.79%
11.63%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1714
$4652
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$914
$7614
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.32
$0.43
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13.2
$25.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.34
$7.17
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.97
$1.03
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.17
$1.54
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.67
$2.09
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$1.67
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.52
$2.56
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.07
$4.09
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.32
$5.81
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.81
$5.16
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$3.63
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$1.36
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$2.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$1.2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.91
$1.37
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$1.71
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.32
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.11
$1.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.39
$3.03
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.51
$1.99
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.81
$1.14
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.01
$3.26
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.87
$2.83
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.52
$1.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.22
$1.23
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$24.8
$33.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.19
$26
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$16.8
$15.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.58
$54.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$27.5
$19.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$62.3
$26.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$112
$44.5
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4121
$563

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Cities Comparison in Mali vs Somalia

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Mali

City Cost of living Population
Bamako
$583
4.23M
Sikasso
$515
214K
Segou
$508
134K
Bougouni
$507
59.7K
Markala
$508
46K
Koulikoro
$508
43.2K
Banamba
$507
30.6K

In Somalia

City Cost of living Population
Hargeisa
$712
1.23M
Mogadishu
$724
2.12M
Baidoa
$743
1.2M
Borama
$509
68.1K