Mali vs Tanzania - Cost of Living Comparison

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Mali Tanzania
🚶 Cost of living one person
$554
$654
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1342
$1678
🏠 One person rent
$236
$292
🏘️ Family rent
$397
$453
🍽️ Food expenses
$204
$216
🚐 Transport expenses
$62.5
$92.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$162
$100
💸 GDP per capita
$1095
$1187
😃 Human freedom index
5.58
6.53
❤️ Life expectancy
60.4
67
👮 Corruption perceptions index
28
40
🌐 English speaking %
0%
21.7%
🎓 Higher education
18
53
😀 Quality of life
15
34
🏙️ Population
24.5M
68.6M

The average cost of living in Mali ($554) is 15% less expensive than in Tanzania ($654). Mali ranked 174th vs 159th for Tanzania in the list of the most expensive countries in the world.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Mali compared to 0.2 months in Tanzania. Ranked 185th and 141st best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Mali vs Tanzania

We calculate prices for Mali and Tanzania 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 Tanzania
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.09
$3.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$20.3
$18.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.66
$8.13
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.96
$1.04
 Cappuccino
$1.98
$1.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.5
$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$252
$434
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$155
$164
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$648
$929
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$363
$348
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39.2
$39.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$61.1
$61
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$22.4
$36.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.73%
16.43%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1693
$1458
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$898
$3706
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.2
$14.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.88
$12.8
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.98
$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.17
$0.99
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.64
$0.69
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$1
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.49
$1.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.94
$9.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.25
$4.77
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.76
$4.15
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$2.32
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.08
$0.94
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$0.95
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$0.89
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.88
$0.88
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$1.09
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.3
$0.28
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.07
$1.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.02
$6.85
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.49
$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.15
$2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.07
$4.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.85
$3.42
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.5
$1.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.17
$1.13
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$24.1
$62.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.02
$5.58
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15.8
$17.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.91
$3.65
👖 Brand Jeans
$27.3
$14.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$60.7
$42.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$128
$524
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4688
$10975

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Cities Comparison in Mali vs Tanzania

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Mali

City Cost of living Population
Bamako
$561
4.23M
Sikasso
$501
226K
Segou
$495
131K
Bougouni
$494
59.7K
Markala
$495
46K
Koulikoro
$493
43.2K
Banamba
$494
30.6K

In Tanzania

City Cost of living Population
Dar es Salaam
$735
4.72M
Mwanza
$613
706K
Zanzibar
$586
710K
Mbeya
$463
542K
Morogoro
$417
471K
Arusha
$618
416K
Tanga
$533
221K
Dodoma
$495
214K
Moshi
$540
145K
Stone Town
$546
18K