Cost of living comparison
Mali is 26.6% more expensive than Jordan.
If you lived in Mali instead of Jordan, you would:
pay 36.5% more for restaurants
Jordan
|
Mali
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.22
JOD3.700
|
$6.70
F CFA4,171
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.63
JOD4.700
|
$6.42
F CFA3,996
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.48
JOD0.340
|
$0.77
F CFA480
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.36
JOD0.260
|
$0.58
F CFA361
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for groceries
Jordan
|
Mali
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.51
JOD0.360
|
$1.10
F CFA686
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.30
JOD2.340
|
?? | |
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.28
JOD3.750
|
$9.46
F CFA5,887
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.90
JOD1.350
|
$3.13
F CFA1,945
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.20
JOD1.560
|
$6.00
F CFA3,733
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.80
JOD0.570
|
?? | |
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.71
JOD0.500
|
$0.50
F CFA311
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.58
JOD0.410
|
$1.00
F CFA622
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.32
JOD0.220
|
$1.00
F CFA622
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.36
JOD0.260
|
?? | |
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.34
JOD0.240
|
$0.75
F CFA467
|
|
pay 1.3% more for transportation
Jordan
|
Mali
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.41
JOD3.840
|
$5.48
F CFA3,411
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$31.82
JOD22.560
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,243.27
JOD17,900.000
|
?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.82
JOD6.960
|
?? | |
pay 28.3% more for housing
Jordan
|
Mali
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$32.16
JOD22.810
|
$41.27
F CFA25,672
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$278.15
JOD197.240
|
?? | |
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$203.84
JOD144.550
|
?? | |
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$73.53
JOD52.140
|
?? | |
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Jordan
|
Mali
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$139.70
JOD99.060
|
?? | |
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,155.50
JOD2,946.670
|
?? |
pay 34.4% less for entertainment and sports
Jordan
|
Mali
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.64
JOD4.000
|
$2.39
F CFA1,484
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.58
JOD1.830
|
$1.89
F CFA1,176
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.47
JOD2.460
|
$0.93
F CFA580
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$50.93
JOD36.110
|
$67.41
F CFA41,937
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.72
JOD7.600
|
$5.67
F CFA3,529
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Jordan
|
Mali
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$44.98
JOD31.900
|
?? | |
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.03
JOD27.670
|
?? | |
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$81.72
JOD57.940
|
?? | |
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$69.17
JOD49.050
|
?? |
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