Cost of living comparison
Amman is 15.7% more expensive than Bamako.
If you lived in Amman instead of Bamako, you would:
pay 14.3% less for restaurants
|
Bamako
|
Amman
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.70
F CFA4,221
|
$7.05
JOD5.000
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.42
F CFA4,045
|
$7.05
JOD5.000
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.77
F CFA486
|
$0.48
JOD0.340
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.58
F CFA365
|
$0.38
JOD0.270
|
|
pay 35.6% less for groceries
|
Bamako
|
Amman
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.10
F CFA694
|
$0.53
JOD0.370
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$3.39
JOD2.400
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.46
F CFA5,959
|
$5.58
JOD3.960
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.13
F CFA1,969
|
$2.04
JOD1.450
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.00
F CFA3,778
|
$2.56
JOD1.820
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.90
JOD0.640
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.50
F CFA315
|
$0.73
JOD0.520
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.00
F CFA630
|
$0.71
JOD0.500
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.00
F CFA630
|
$0.36
JOD0.260
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.40
JOD0.290
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.75
F CFA472
|
$0.36
JOD0.250
|
|
pay (unknown) more for transportation
|
Bamako
|
Amman
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.48
F CFA3,453
|
$5.48
JOD3.890
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$42.31
JOD30.000
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$25,384.29
JOD18,000.000
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$11.85
JOD8.400
|
pay 15.7% less for housing
|
Bamako
|
Amman
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$41.27
F CFA25,984
|
$34.80
JOD24.680
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area | ?? |
$440.45
JOD312.320
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center | ?? |
$277.09
JOD196.480
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$73.55
JOD52.160
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Bamako
|
Amman
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$238.75
JOD169.300
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$5,288.39
JOD3,750.000
|
pay 2.3 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Bamako
|
Amman
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.39
F CFA1,502
|
$6.35
JOD4.500
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.89
F CFA1,190
|
$4.03
JOD2.860
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$0.93
F CFA588
|
$3.53
JOD2.500
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$67.41
F CFA42,446
|
$58.15
JOD41.230
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.67
F CFA3,572
|
$11.28
JOD8.000
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
|
Bamako
|
Amman
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$64.45
JOD45.700
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$50.44
JOD35.770
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$109.69
JOD77.780
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$84.79
JOD60.120
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