Cost of living comparison
Jordan is 2.9% more expensive than Mali overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 23.5% less in Jordan
- Groceries
-
pay 40.6% less in Jordan
- Transportation
-
pay 1.3% less in Jordan
- Housing
-
pay 22.1% less in Jordan
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 2.0 times more in Jordan
Expenses including groceries, restaurants, housing, and transportation are lower in Jordan. Notably, entertainment and sports is significantly more expensive in Jordan.
If you lived in Jordan instead of Mali, you would:
pay 23.5% less for restaurants
|
Mali
|
Jordan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.70
F CFA4,044
|
$5.22
JOD3.700
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.42
F CFA3,874
|
$6.63
JOD4.700
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.77
F CFA466
|
$0.48
JOD0.340
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.58
F CFA350
|
$0.36
JOD0.260
|
|
pay 40.6% less for groceries
|
Mali
|
Jordan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.10
F CFA665
|
$0.51
JOD0.360
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$3.30
JOD2.340
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.46
F CFA5,708
|
$5.28
JOD3.750
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.13
F CFA1,886
|
$1.90
JOD1.350
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.00
F CFA3,619
|
$2.20
JOD1.560
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.80
JOD0.570
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.50
F CFA302
|
$0.71
JOD0.500
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.00
F CFA603
|
$0.58
JOD0.410
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.00
F CFA603
|
$0.32
JOD0.220
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.36
JOD0.260
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.75
F CFA452
|
$0.34
JOD0.240
|
|
pay 1.3% less for transportation
|
Mali
|
Jordan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.48
F CFA3,307
|
$5.41
JOD3.840
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$31.82
JOD22.560
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$25,243.27
JOD17,897.480
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$9.82
JOD6.960
|
|
pay 22.1% less for housing
|
Mali
|
Jordan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$41.27
F CFA24,891
|
$32.16
JOD22.800
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area | ?? |
$278.15
JOD197.210
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center | ?? |
$203.84
JOD144.530
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$73.53
JOD52.130
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Mali
|
Jordan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$139.70
JOD99.050
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$4,155.50
JOD2,946.250
|
pay 2.0 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Mali
|
Jordan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.39
F CFA1,439
|
$5.64
JOD4.000
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.89
F CFA1,140
|
$2.58
JOD1.830
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$0.93
F CFA563
|
$3.47
JOD2.460
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$67.41
F CFA40,660
|
$50.93
JOD36.110
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.67
F CFA3,421
|
$10.72
JOD7.600
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
|
Mali
|
Jordan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$44.98
JOD31.890
|
|
|
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
JOD49.040
|
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