Travel Money Index

Your USD goes further in Mali

+3.7% further

$2,000 now goes as far as $2,073.06 did 1 year ago.

$2,000 gets you 1,171,360 XOF

That is 41,280 XOF more than the same budget bought 1 year ago, worth about $70.48 today.

XOF per 1 USD Then 565.0 · Today 585.7
1 year ago Today

What the difference covers in Mali

The same $2,000 budget, at typical local prices, compared with 1 year ago.

Stay Estimate

Mid-range hotel

30,000 XOF a night
1 more night
Costs you today
$51.22
Cost you 1 year ago
$53.09
Stay Estimate

Four-star hotel

53,000 XOF a night
$3.31 less a night
Costs you today
$90.49
Cost you 1 year ago
$93.80
Eat Estimate

Street food or casual meal

2,900 XOF a meal
14 more meals
Costs you today
$4.95
Cost you 1 year ago
$5.13
Eat Estimate

Dinner for two

18,000 XOF a dinner
2 more dinners
Costs you today
$30.73
Cost you 1 year ago
$31.86
Do Estimate

Museum entry

5,000 XOF a ticket
8 more tickets
Costs you today
$8.54
Cost you 1 year ago
$8.85
Do Estimate

Guided day tour

24,000 XOF a tour
1 more tour
Costs you today
$40.98
Cost you 1 year ago
$42.47
Get around Estimate

Airport taxi

22,000 XOF a ride
1 more ride
Costs you today
$37.56
Cost you 1 year ago
$38.94
Get around Estimate

Intercity bus ticket

18,000 XOF a ticket
2 more tickets
Costs you today
$30.73
Cost you 1 year ago
$31.86

Rate history

XOF per 1 USD. A rising line means your money buys more.

590.2 566.9 543.7 October 2025 Today
Rate 1 year ago
A price ofCosts you todayCost you 1 year ago
5,000 XOF$8.54$8.85
20,000 XOF$34.15$35.40
100,000 XOF$170.74$176.98
500,000 XOF$853.71$884.89

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Typical travel prices are estimates from World Bank price levels (International Comparison Program 2021, brought up to 2025) and vary by city and season. Fast-food prices come from The Economist's Big Mac index. The comparison follows exchange rates only and does not include changes in local prices.

Sources: World Bank ICP (CC BY 4.0), The Economist Big Mac index, Frankfurter (central bank rates)