Mali vs Sudan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Mali Sudan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$561
$908
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1417
$2089
🏠 One person rent
$247
$439
🏘️ Family rent
$511
$774
🍽️ Food expenses
$200
$316
🚐 Transport expenses
$62.5
$94.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$409
$199
💸 GDP per capita
$869
$2183
😃 Human freedom index
5.75
4.05
❤️ Life expectancy
59.4
65.6
👮 Corruption perceptions index
27
15
🌐 English speaking %
0%
93.7%
🎓 Higher education
26
45
😀 Quality of life
15
24
🏙️ Population
20.3M
40.5M

The average cost of living in Mali ($561) is 38% less expensive than in Sudan ($908). Mali ranked 170th vs 98th for Sudan 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 0.2 months in Sudan. Ranked 181st and 159th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Mali vs Sudan

We calculate prices for Mali and Sudan as a population-weighted mean of 7 and 12 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 Sudan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.95
$6.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.1
$30.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.56
$7.35
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.92
$1.96
 Cappuccino
$1.91
$3.1
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.44
$0.62
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$259
$634
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$165
$289
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$628
$1178
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$377
$552
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$38.2
$28.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$58.9
$44.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$25.1
$52.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.57%
21.15%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1741
$1247
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1016
$850
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.33
$0.64
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.5
$19
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.6
$10.9
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.02
$1.33
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.12
$1.48
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.63
$1
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$1.55
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.46
$2.71
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.77
$9.56
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.27
$8.67
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.63
$7.88
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$5.43
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.11
$1.28
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$1.94
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$2.21
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.85
$1.6
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$1.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.3
$0.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.11
$2.61
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.29
$3.44
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.5
$0.98
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.78
$1.71
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.04
$3.93
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.82
$4.87
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.5
$1.52
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.2
$1.23
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$24.1
$22.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.13
$6.65
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14.2
$16.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.15
$3.88
👖 Brand Jeans
$26.5
$27.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$61.3
$66.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$87.3
$58.4
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3065
$2024

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Cities Comparison in Mali vs Sudan

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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 Sudan

City Cost of living Population
Khartoum
$888
5.35M
Omdurman
$908
2.81M
Khartoum North
$877
936K
Port Sudan
$1003
580K
Kassala
$1006
536K
Kosti
$860
528K
Nyala
$974
493K
El-Obeid
$855
418K
El-Gadarif
$943
355K
Al-Fashir
$960
286K
Ad-Damazin
$836
186K
Atbara
$1131
135K