Jordan vs Malaysia - Cost of Living Comparison

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Jordan Malaysia
🚶 Cost of living one person
$880
$652
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2200
$1575
🏠 One person rent
$333
$299
🏘️ Family rent
$601
$517
🍽️ Food expenses
$320
$246
🚐 Transport expenses
$123
$40.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$607
$879
💸 GDP per capita
$4456
$11379
😃 Human freedom index
6.48
7.06
❤️ Life expectancy
74.2
76.3
👮 Corruption perceptions index
49
50
🌐 English speaking %
45%
57.3%
🎓 Higher education
66
79
😀 Quality of life
54
60
🏙️ Population
10.4M
32.4M

The average cost of living in Jordan ($880) is 35% more expensive than in Malaysia ($652). Jordan ranked 102nd vs 154th for Malaysia in the list of the most expensive countries in the world.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Jordan compared to 1.3 months in Malaysia. Ranked 71st and 58th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Jordan vs Malaysia

We calculate prices for Jordan and Malaysia as a population-weighted mean of 8 and 34 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 Malaysia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.13
$3.08
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$44.3
$19.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.99
$4.09
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.43
$3.68
 Cappuccino
$3.18
$2.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.48
$0.7
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$332
$329
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$214
$223
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$624
$627
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$436
$402
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$62.1
$28.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$95.5
$43.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$32.6
$26.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.28%
4.13%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1098
$1609
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$742
$946
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.76
$0.69
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$30.6
$15.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.8
$6.96
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.42
$0.47
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.37
$1.69
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.49
$0.91
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$1.23
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.01
$1.97
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.61
$12.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.74
$4.06
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.5
$8.29
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$2.62
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$1.37
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$2.65
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.73
$1.4
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.75
$1.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.62
$1.03
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$17.5
$16.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.54
$2.46
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.52
$3.92
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.62
$3.64
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.78
$3.48
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.99
$1.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.53
$1.57
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$49.6
$33.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.9
$4.12
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$33.9
$20.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.49
$5.62
👖 Brand Jeans
$54.4
$56.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$101
$63.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$205
$179
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4994
$6426

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Jordan

City Cost of living Population
Amman
$994
4.01M
Irbid
$679
1.91M
Aqaba
$809
140K
Al-Salt
$552
108K
Jerash
$608
50.7K
Al-Karak
$710
32.2K
Ma'an
$793
30K
Tafilah
$646
23.5K

In Malaysia

City Cost of living Population
Kuala Lumpur
$810
1.98M
George Town
$620
794K
Shah Alam
$645
741K
Johor Bahru
$759
798K
Petaling Jaya
$701
639K
Ipoh
$628
867K
Klang
$670
878K
Subang Jaya
$714
708K
Kuantan
$529
608K
Malacca
$669
455K
Sandakan
$523
396K
Kota Kinabalu
$661
452K
Teluk Intan
$631
233K
Seremban
$604
420K
Kuching
$631
325K
Miri
$546
235K
Chukai
$565
256K
Alor Setar
$490
217K
Muar
$682
315K
Sungai Petani
$605
545K
Kluang
$679
205K
Taiping
$695
245K
Kota Bharu
$485
491K
Lahad Datu
$538
200K
Putrajaya
$532
109K
Sibu
$567
248K
Kuala Terengganu
$501
255K
Batu Pahat
$703
140K
Langkawi
$560
85.6K
Cyberjaya
$585
49.3K