Cost of living comparison
Jordan is 30.6% cheaper than Malta.
If you lived in Jordan instead of Malta, you would:
pay 59.3% less for restaurants
Malta
|
Jordan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.74
€14.71
|
$6.26
JOD4.430
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.42
€8.81
|
$6.70
JOD4.750
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.09
€1.96
|
$0.53
JOD0.370
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.41
€1.32
|
$0.38
JOD0.270
|
|
pay 36.3% less for groceries
Malta
|
Jordan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.18
€1.10
|
$0.53
JOD0.380
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.02
€4.70
|
$3.79
JOD2.680
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.22
€3.95
|
$5.49
JOD3.890
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.62
€2.45
|
$1.87
JOD1.320
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.54
€3.31
|
$2.16
JOD1.530
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.19
€1.12
|
$0.86
JOD0.610
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.93
€0.87
|
$0.76
JOD0.540
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.07
€1.00
|
$0.59
JOD0.420
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.29
€1.20
|
$0.33
JOD0.230
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.81
€0.75
|
$0.36
JOD0.260
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.91
€0.85
|
$0.35
JOD0.250
|
|
pay 6.9% less for transportation
Malta
|
Jordan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.70
€5.33
|
$4.64
JOD3.290
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$29.21
€27.31
|
$42.52
JOD30.140
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,036.28
€22,471.16
|
$28,721.45
JOD20,354.890
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$21.88
€20.46
|
$5.67
JOD4.020
|
|
pay 41.7% less for housing
Malta
|
Jordan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$35.69
€33.37
|
$34.17
JOD24.220
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$914.55
€855.00
|
$279.89
JOD198.360
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$729.88
€682.36
|
$212.37
JOD150.510
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$79.58
€74.39
|
$61.94
JOD43.900
|
|
pay 64.6% less for childcare
Malta
|
Jordan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$395.67
€369.90
|
$101.26
JOD71.760
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,258.81
€7,721.03
|
$3,737.38
JOD2,648.680
|
|
pay 15.0% more for entertainment and sports
Malta
|
Jordan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.10
€2.89
|
$6.52
JOD4.620
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.48
€2.31
|
$2.92
JOD2.070
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.18
€5.78
|
$3.27
JOD2.320
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$64.27
€60.09
|
$52.20
JOD36.990
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.29
€9.62
|
$11.56
JOD8.190
|
|
pay 20.2% less for clothing
Malta
|
Jordan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$82.26
€76.90
|
$38.71
JOD27.430
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.09
€37.48
|
$47.80
JOD33.870
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$86.90
€81.24
|
$79.04
JOD56.020
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$114.30
€106.86
|
$70.81
JOD50.190
|
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