Cost of living comparison
Jordan is 31.9% cheaper than Malta.
If you lived in Jordan instead of Malta, you would:
pay 63.4% less for restaurants
Malta
|
Jordan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.58
€14.77
|
$5.22
JOD3.700
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.83
€9.33
|
$6.63
JOD4.700
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.16
€2.05
|
$0.48
JOD0.340
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.54
€1.46
|
$0.36
JOD0.260
|
|
pay 39.1% less for groceries
Malta
|
Jordan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.20
€1.14
|
$0.51
JOD0.360
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.39
€4.17
|
$3.30
JOD2.340
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.49
€4.26
|
$5.28
JOD3.750
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.20
€3.04
|
$1.90
JOD1.350
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.56
€3.38
|
$2.20
JOD1.560
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.28
€1.21
|
$0.80
JOD0.570
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.84
€0.80
|
$0.71
JOD0.500
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.02
€0.96
|
$0.58
JOD0.410
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.33
€1.26
|
$0.32
JOD0.220
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.78
€0.74
|
$0.36
JOD0.260
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.85
€0.80
|
$0.34
JOD0.240
|
|
pay 8.5% less for transportation
Malta
|
Jordan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.42
€5.14
|
$5.41
JOD3.840
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$23.63
€22.41
|
$31.82
JOD22.560
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,001.46
€24,658.80
|
$25,243.27
JOD17,900.000
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$28.45
€26.98
|
$9.82
JOD6.960
|
|
pay 33.9% less for housing
Malta
|
Jordan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$31.01
€29.41
|
$32.16
JOD22.810
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$947.36
€898.44
|
$278.15
JOD197.240
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$804.74
€763.19
|
$203.84
JOD144.550
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$69.35
€65.77
|
$73.53
JOD52.140
|
|
pay 64.1% less for childcare
Malta
|
Jordan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$587.45
€557.11
|
$139.70
JOD99.060
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,655.79
€8,208.82
|
$4,155.50
JOD2,946.670
|
|
pay 5.8% more for entertainment and sports
Malta
|
Jordan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.44
€3.26
|
$5.64
JOD4.000
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.38
€2.26
|
$2.58
JOD1.830
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.93
€5.62
|
$3.47
JOD2.460
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$56.85
€53.92
|
$50.93
JOD36.110
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.86
€9.35
|
$10.72
JOD7.600
|
|
pay 20.2% less for clothing
Malta
|
Jordan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$89.57
€84.95
|
$44.98
JOD31.900
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.50
€34.61
|
$39.03
JOD27.670
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$88.33
€83.77
|
$81.72
JOD57.940
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$99.58
€94.44
|
$69.17
JOD49.050
|
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