Jordan vs Malawi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Jordan Malawi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$913
$551
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2214
$1360
🏠 One person rent
$350
$208
🏘️ Family rent
$580
$332
🍽️ Food expenses
$332
$228
🚐 Transport expenses
$131
$65.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$452
$217
💸 GDP per capita
$4618
$508
😃 Human freedom index
6.48
6.85
❤️ Life expectancy
77.8
67.4
👮 Corruption perceptions index
49
34
🌐 English speaking %
45%
3.9%
🎓 Higher education
68
40
😀 Quality of life
58
28
🏙️ Population
11.6M
21.7M

The average cost of living in Jordan ($913) is 66% more expensive than in Malawi ($551). Jordan ranked 107th vs 176th for Malawi in the list of the most expensive countries in the world.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Jordan compared to 0.4 months in Malawi. Ranked 72nd and 163rd best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Jordan vs Malawi

We calculate prices for Jordan and Malawi as a population-weighted mean of 8 and 9 cities, respectively. Since large cities tend to have a higher cost of living, it's better to visit specific city pages below for more relevant information.

Jordan Malawi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.47
$4.15
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$52.3
$19.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.79
$7.52
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.75
$1.33
 Cappuccino
$3.32
$2.2
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.49
$1.19
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$346
$293
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$228
$100
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$589
$540
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$438
$498
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$66.9
$29.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$102
$45.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$31.3
$40.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.07%
12.84%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1149
$10514
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$750
$514
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.77
$0.89
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$39.5
$13
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.9
$11.5
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.35
$1.29
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.44
$0.96
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.54
$0.96
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$1.3
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.41
$1.91
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.15
$9.53
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.14
$3.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.8
$4.87
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$2.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$1.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$1.88
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.74
$1.14
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$1.15
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.74
$1.28
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.39
$0.47
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.4
$0.97
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$16.9
$10.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.16
$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.57
$1.69
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.99
$1.85
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.38
$2.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.05
$0.74
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.27
$0.67
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$52.6
$34.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11
$3.06
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$30.8
$16.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.98
$3.33
👖 Brand Jeans
$50.5
$27.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$97.6
$53.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$203
$355
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5158
$1640

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Cities Comparison in Jordan vs Malawi

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Jordan

City Cost of living Population
Amman
$1009
4.01M
Irbid
$753
1.91M
Aqaba
$782
140K
Al-Salt
$548
108K
Jerash
$748
50.7K
Al-Karak
$718
32.2K
Ma'an
$798
30K
Tafilah
$645
23.5K

In Malawi

City Cost of living Population
Mzimba
$565
936K
Blantyre
$506
800K
Lilongwe
$592
989K
Mzuzu
$527
150K
Zomba
$458
101K
Mangochi
$496
53.5K
Mulanje
$461
14.8K
Ntcheu
$493
14.6K
Monkey Bay
$519
14.6K