Jordan vs. Equatorial Guinea Cost of Living Summary

Jordan is 2.3 times more expensive than Equatorial Guinea overall.

Restaurants
pay 46.3% less in Jordan
Groceries
pay 32.8% less in Jordan
Transportation
pay 10.4% more in Jordan
Housing
pay 41.9% more in Jordan
Childcare
pay 10.7 times more in Jordan
Entertainment and Sports
pay 14.5% more in Jordan
Clothing
pay 19.8% less in Jordan

The cost of childcare, housing, entertainment and sports, and transportation in Jordan are more expensive than in Equatorial Guinea. Expenses including restaurants, groceries, and clothing are lower in Jordan. Notably, childcare is significantly more expensive in Jordan.

Jordan vs. Equatorial Guinea Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Jordan instead of Equatorial Guinea, you would:

pay 46.3% less for restaurants

 
Equatorial Guinea
Jordan
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant ?? $4.58
JOD3.250
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$8.90
FCFA4,976
$5.99
JOD4.250
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $0.89
FCFA498
$0.48
JOD0.340

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pay 32.8% less for groceries

 
Equatorial Guinea
Jordan
Bread
1 loaf
?? $0.51
JOD0.360
Local cheese (8 oz) $3.36
FCFA1,878
$3.17
JOD2.250
Milk (1 gallon) $10.78
FCFA6,027
$5.16
JOD3.660

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pay 10.4% more for transportation

 
Equatorial Guinea
Jordan
Gasoline (1 gallon) ?? $5.09
JOD3.610
Monthly public transit pass $26.33
FCFA14,715
$31.73
JOD22.500
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $32,972.23
FCFA18,427,508
$24,506.35
JOD17,375.000

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pay 41.9% more for housing

 
Equatorial Guinea
Jordan
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$17.81
FCFA9,951
$30.97
JOD21.950
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $267.09
FCFA149,270
$271.86
JOD192.750
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $124.64
FCFA69,659
$186.86
JOD132.480

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pay 10.7 times more for childcare

 
Equatorial Guinea
Jordan
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly ?? $178.67
JOD126.680
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $356.12
FCFA199,027
$3,807.34
JOD2,699.400

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pay 14.5% more for entertainment and sports

 
Equatorial Guinea
Jordan
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) ?? $5.11
JOD3.620
Cappuccino in mid-range area $5.34
FCFA2,985
$2.59
JOD1.840
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$4.51
FCFA2,520
$3.60
JOD2.550

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pay 19.8% less for clothing

 
Equatorial Guinea
Jordan
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$26.71
FCFA14,927
$37.69
JOD26.720
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$133.54
FCFA74,635
$36.56
JOD25.920
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
?? $67.57
JOD47.910

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: December 2025
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