Cost of Living inMopti, Mali
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Purchasing Power vs. United States
Based on GDP per capita (PPP). Mali: $2,916/capita.
How Far Your Money Goes
Prices are 31% higher than the global benchmark (New York City = 100).
Using the country-level NYC comparison for now. We do not have a defensible city-level aggregate cost index for this city yet.
Income Category
Happiness
4.2 / 10
#121 globally
GDP per Capita
City Population
Child Education
Public-schooling rules and international-school pricing are not sourced for Mali yet. Quality, expat-access, instruction language, and tuition will appear here once verified.
Childcare & Domestic Help
Nanny, housekeeper, and driver pricing is not yet sourced for Mopti. 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.Mopti 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.
Healthcare system
LimitedCoverage looks thinner, doctor staffing is lighter, and hospital capacity looks tighter weigh on this rating.
Public care
LimitedPublic coverage looks thinner, public funding looks lighter, and patients still shoulder a meaningful share of costs weigh on this rating.
Private care
LimitedThe 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
LimitedPrice transparency is still sparse and headline outcomes are less reassuring weigh on this rating.
Pricing transparency
LimitedPublished self-pay prices are scarce and few facilities expose web pages we can verify weigh on this rating.
Facility coverage
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
System metrics: World Bank WDI · Updated 2026-06-01
Safety & Governance
Street Safety
Source: Numbeo where a city row is matched; otherwise World Bank WGI and country-level safety context.
Political Stability
World Bank WGI scale: -2.5 to +2.5.
Wages by Sector
| Sector | Median |
|---|---|
| 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 Mopti, Mali · Source: ILO ILOSTAT (national)
Price Comparison vs. US
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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 Mopti compared with the US?
Your money goes about 2.8x further in Mopti than in the US, based on the current PPP estimate. We are using the country-level cost index for Mali here because a defensible city-level aggregate index is not available yet.
Is Mopti cheaper or more expensive overall than New York City?
Mopti is more expensive overall than New York City — overall living costs are about 31% more expensive than the global benchmark (New York City) for Mopti. We are using the country-level cost index for Mali here because a defensible city-level aggregate index is not available yet.
How does rent in Mopti compare with New York City?
Rent in Mopti is about 58% cheaper than the global benchmark (New York City). We are using the country-level cost index for Mali here because a defensible city-level aggregate index is not available yet.
How expensive are groceries and restaurants in Mopti?
Groceries in Mopti are about 8% cheaper than the global benchmark (New York City), and restaurant prices are about 5% cheaper than the same benchmark. We are using the country-level cost index for Mali here because a defensible city-level aggregate index is not available yet.
About Mopti
Mopti is a port city in central Mali, set where the Bani River meets the Niger and the inland delta begins. Historically the country's principal river port and the trading hub linking the Sahel, Saharan, and southern Malian economies, the city is a center for rice cultivation, fisheries on the inland delta, and trade in salt brought from the Saharan mines further north. The Komoguel mosque dominates the riverfront skyline. Since the security crisis that began in northern Mali in 2012 and spread into the Mopti region over the following decade, the area has experienced significant insurgent activity and travel restrictions, and the international tourism that previously supported part of the local economy has largely collapsed. The climate is hot semi-arid with a short rainy season from June to September. For humanitarian or government workers operating in central Mali, Mopti remains a logistical hub.
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