Cost of living comparison
Jordan is 10.3% cheaper than Mali.
If you lived in Jordan instead of Mali, you would:
pay 14.5% less for restaurants
Mali
|
Jordan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.00
F CFA4,873
|
$6.26
JOD4.430
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.83
F CFA2,944
|
$6.70
JOD4.750
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.89
F CFA542
|
$0.53
JOD0.370
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.57
F CFA348
|
$0.38
JOD0.270
|
|
pay 28.5% less for groceries
Mali
|
Jordan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.87
F CFA528
|
$0.53
JOD0.380
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.81
F CFA4,760
|
$3.79
JOD2.680
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.20
F CFA4,996
|
$5.49
JOD3.890
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.90
F CFA1,155
|
$1.87
JOD1.320
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.43
F CFA2,091
|
$2.16
JOD1.530
|
|
Apples (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.86
JOD0.610
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.48
F CFA290
|
$0.76
JOD0.540
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.07
F CFA650
|
$0.59
JOD0.420
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.27
F CFA774
|
$0.33
JOD0.230
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.46
F CFA281
|
$0.36
JOD0.260
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.61
F CFA369
|
$0.35
JOD0.250
|
|
pay 23.9% less for transportation
Mali
|
Jordan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.89
F CFA2,978
|
$4.64
JOD3.290
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$42.52
JOD30.140
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$50,000.00
F CFA30,457,723
|
$28,721.45
JOD20,354.890
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$5.67
JOD4.020
|
|
pay 51.8% less for housing
Mali
|
Jordan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$35.94
F CFA21,894
|
$34.17
JOD24.220
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,000.00
F CFA609,154
|
$279.89
JOD198.360
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$538.39
F CFA327,963
|
$212.37
JOD150.510
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$204.36
F CFA124,488
|
$61.94
JOD43.900
|
|
pay 68.9% less for childcare
Mali
|
Jordan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$101.26
JOD71.760
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,000.00
F CFA7,309,854
|
$3,737.38
JOD2,648.680
|
|
pay 91.2% more for entertainment and sports
Mali
|
Jordan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.00
F CFA1,218
|
$6.52
JOD4.620
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.01
F CFA1,227
|
$2.92
JOD2.070
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.50
F CFA914
|
$3.27
JOD2.320
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$69.94
F CFA42,606
|
$52.20
JOD36.990
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.00
F CFA3,655
|
$11.56
JOD8.190
|
|
pay 24.0% more for clothing
Mali
|
Jordan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$38.71
JOD27.430
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$25.00
F CFA15,229
|
$47.80
JOD33.870
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$79.04
JOD56.020
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$125.00
F CFA76,144
|
$70.81
JOD50.190
|
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