Mali vs Uganda - Cost of Living Comparison

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Mali Uganda
🚶 Cost of living one person
$561
$664
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1417
$1648
🏠 One person rent
$247
$301
🏘️ Family rent
$511
$608
🍽️ Food expenses
$200
$251
🚐 Transport expenses
$62.5
$61.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$409
$172
💸 GDP per capita
$869
$1002
😃 Human freedom index
5.75
5.92
❤️ Life expectancy
59.4
63.6
👮 Corruption perceptions index
27
26
🌐 English speaking %
0%
44.7%
🎓 Higher education
26
70
😀 Quality of life
15
23
🏙️ Population
20.3M
47.1M

The average cost of living in Mali ($561) is 16% less expensive than in Uganda ($664). Mali ranked 170th vs 148th for Uganda 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 0.3 months in Uganda. Ranked 181st and 160th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Mali vs Uganda

We calculate prices for Mali and Uganda as a population-weighted mean of 7 and 9 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 Uganda
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.95
$2.42
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.1
$26.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.56
$8.45
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.92
$1.37
 Cappuccino
$1.91
$2.66
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.44
$0.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$259
$331
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$165
$189
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$628
$1069
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$377
$370
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$38.2
$25
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$58.9
$38.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$25.1
$59.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.57%
21.37%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1741
$1110
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1016
$974
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.33
$0.83
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.5
$39.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.6
$2.69
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.02
$1.44
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.12
$0.68
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.63
$1.24
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$1.34
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.46
$1.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.77
$4.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.27
$4.72
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.63
$4.12
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$2.64
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.11
$1.49
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$1.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$1.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.85
$1.44
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$1.79
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.3
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.11
$1.5
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.29
$10.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.5
$1.16
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.78
$2.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.04
$4.24
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.82
$5.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.5
$1.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.2
$1.29
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$24.1
$40.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.13
$6.39
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14.2
$16.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.15
$5.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$26.5
$17.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$61.3
$33.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$87.3
$125
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3065
$4361

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Cities Comparison in Mali vs Uganda

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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 Uganda

City Cost of living Population
Kampala
$698
1.68M
Kira Town
$646
317K
Gulu
$594
177K
Kasese
$573
115K
Mbale
$605
96.2K
Jinja
$562
72.9K
Arua
$585
62K
Entebbe
$558
70K
Tororo
$602
41.9K