Kita

Cost of Living inKita, Mali

Kayes, Mali76KLow income

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Purchasing Power vs. United States

Your money goes 2.96x further

Based on GDP per capita (PPP). Mali: $2,993/capita.

Income Category

Low
World Bank GNI

GDP per Capita

$2,993
PPP, International $

City Population

76K

Child Education

International and private school tuition + curriculum mix for relocating families.

International & private schools

No schools in Kita are confirmed yet by their own websites. The nearest city with confirmed schools is Bamako, 167 km away (1 school).

Childcare & Domestic Help

Nanny, housekeeper, and driver pricing is not yet sourced for Kita. We publish this section only when we can tie it to local job-board, agency, or country fallback evidence.

Getting Around

Neighborhood mobility profiles are rolling out city by city.Kita is still missing a verified walkability, transit, airport, and rideshare profile.

Healthcare

System strength, outcome signals, facility coverage, and self-pay visibility in Mali.

Method: country metrics come from public system indicators, facility coverage reflects mapped providers we can inventory, direct pricing only reflects observed self-pay pages, and relative care cost can fall back to broad cost-of-living healthcare indices. Sparse pricing does not imply sparse healthcare availability.

25 facilities tracked
Facilities updated 7 months ago

Healthcare system

Limited

Coverage looks thinner, doctor staffing is lighter, and hospital capacity looks tighter weigh on this rating.

Public care

Limited

Public coverage looks thinner, public funding looks lighter, and patients still shoulder a meaningful share of costs weigh on this rating.

Private care

Limited

The tracked private-style network still looks thin and self-pay pricing transparency is still sparse weigh on this rating.

UHC coverage

41/100

2023

Physicians

0.19/1k

2023

Hospital beds

0.25/1k

2018

Out of pocket

47%

2023

Outcome signals

Life expectancy

60.7 yrs

2024

Maternal mortality

367/100k

2023

Neonatal mortality

28.0/1k

2024

International patient readiness

Limited

Price transparency is still sparse and headline outcomes are less reassuring weigh on this rating.

Pricing transparency

Limited

Published self-pay prices are scarce and few facilities expose web pages we can verify weigh on this rating.

Facility coverage

Clinic: 12Pharmacy: 9Doctor: 3Hospital: 1

Self-pay pricing visibility

No verified self-pay prices are published for the tracked facilities in Mali yet.

This usually reflects low online price transparency rather than a lack of healthcare providers.

Notable facilities

Centre de Santé de Référence de Kita SCFR
Hospital · Emergency
Clinique Medical Brico
Clinic
Clinique Medical de l'Amitié
Clinic
Clinique Medical Lumière
Clinic
Centre de Santé SOS
Clinic
Clinique Médical Kita Kourou
Clinic

System metrics: World Bank WDI · Updated 2026-11-01

Safety & Governance

City-level perceived-crime data is not sourced for Kita yet. Showing Mali national safety and governance signals until a matched city row lands.

Street Safety

Safety Index20/100
Crime Index80/100

Source: Numbeo where a city row is matched; otherwise World Bank WGI and country-level safety context.

Political Stability

Political Stability-2.08

World Bank WGI scale: -2.5 to +2.5.

Wages by Sector

SectorMedian
Administrative & Support Services—
Agriculture & Farming—
Arts, Entertainment & Recreation—
Construction—
Education—
Finance & Insurance—
Healthcare & Social Work—
Hospitality & Food Service—
Information & Technology—
Manufacturing—
Mining & Quarrying—
Other Services—
Professional & Scientific Services—
Public Administration & Defence—
Real Estate—
Retail & Wholesale Trade—
Transport & Logistics—
Utilities—

2024 annual wages in Kita, Mali · Source: ILO ILOSTAT (national)

Price Comparison vs. US

bread 500g
$0.69Estimated80% cheaper
budget hotel
$20.00Estimated45% cheaper
childcare preschool
$1775.40Estimated14% more
eggs dozen
$4.70Estimated2% cheaper
gasoline liter
$1.86Estimated81% more
inexpensive meal
$18.69Estimated12% cheaper
internet 60mbps
$48.34Estimated29% cheaper
luxury hotel
$150.00Estimated69% cheaper
milk liter
$1.65Estimated35% more
monthly pass
$62.85Estimated10% cheaper
rent 1br
$1360.40Estimated25% cheaper
rent 3br
$2609.14Estimated18% cheaper
taxi km
$0.56Estimated70% cheaper
utilities basic
$171.36Estimated20% cheaper

Visa Information (US passport)

Short-stay entry

visa on arrival

US passport holders can obtain a visa on arrival.

Quick comparison FAQ

Structured from the deltas already shown on this page — no invented facts, no extra data sources.

How far does your money go in Kita compared with the US?

Your money goes about 3.0x further in Kita than in the US, based on the current PPP estimate.