Cost of living comparison
Mali is 72.0% more expensive than Jordan.
If you lived in Mali instead of Jordan, you would:
pay 30.1% more for restaurants
Jordan
|
Mali
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.26
JOD4.430
|
$8.00
F CFA4,902
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.70
JOD4.750
|
$4.83
F CFA2,961
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.53
JOD0.370
|
$0.89
F CFA545
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.38
JOD0.270
|
$0.57
F CFA350
|
|
pay 71.0% more for groceries
Jordan
|
Mali
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.53
JOD0.380
|
$0.87
F CFA532
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.79
JOD2.680
|
$7.81
F CFA4,788
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.49
JOD3.890
|
$8.20
F CFA5,025
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.87
JOD1.320
|
$1.90
F CFA1,162
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.16
JOD1.530
|
$3.43
F CFA2,103
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.86
JOD0.610
|
?? | |
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.76
JOD0.540
|
$0.48
F CFA292
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.59
JOD0.420
|
$1.07
F CFA654
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.33
JOD0.230
|
$1.27
F CFA778
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.36
JOD0.260
|
$0.46
F CFA283
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.35
JOD0.250
|
$0.61
F CFA371
|
|
pay 39.8% more for transportation
Jordan
|
Mali
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.64
JOD3.290
|
$4.89
F CFA2,996
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$42.52
JOD30.140
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,721.45
JOD20,354.890
|
$50,000.00
F CFA30,636,655
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.67
JOD4.020
|
?? | |
pay 2.6 times more for housing
Jordan
|
Mali
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$34.17
JOD24.220
|
$35.94
F CFA22,022
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$279.89
JOD198.360
|
$1,000.00
F CFA612,733
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$212.37
JOD150.510
|
$538.39
F CFA329,890
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$61.94
JOD43.900
|
$204.36
F CFA125,219
|
|
pay 3.2 times more for childcare
Jordan
|
Mali
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$101.26
JOD71.760
|
?? | |
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,737.38
JOD2,648.680
|
$12,000.00
F CFA7,352,797
|
|
pay 33.7% less for entertainment and sports
Jordan
|
Mali
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.52
JOD4.620
|
$2.00
F CFA1,225
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.92
JOD2.070
|
$2.01
F CFA1,235
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.27
JOD2.320
|
$1.50
F CFA919
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$52.20
JOD36.990
|
$69.94
F CFA42,856
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.56
JOD8.190
|
$6.00
F CFA3,676
|
|
pay 14.4% more for clothing
Jordan
|
Mali
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$38.71
JOD27.430
|
?? | |
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$47.80
JOD33.870
|
$25.00
F CFA15,318
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$79.04
JOD56.020
|
?? | |
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$70.81
JOD50.190
|
$125.00
F CFA76,592
|
|
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