Cost of living comparison
Guinea is 67.7% more expensive than Jordan.
If you lived in Guinea instead of Jordan, you would:
pay 2.1 times more for restaurants
|
Jordan
|
Guinea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.26
JOD4.430
|
$5.00
FG43,000
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.70
JOD4.750
|
$11.00
FG94,600
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.53
JOD0.370
|
$1.37
FG11,820
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.38
JOD0.270
|
$1.20
FG10,320
|
|
pay 73.6% more for groceries
|
Jordan
|
Guinea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.53
JOD0.380
|
$0.75
FG6,450
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.79
JOD2.680
|
$7.00
FG60,200
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.49
JOD3.890
|
$7.95
FG68,365
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.87
JOD1.320
|
$2.60
FG22,360
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.16
JOD1.530
|
$2.95
FG25,356
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.86
JOD0.610
|
$1.27
FG10,931
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.76
JOD0.540
|
$0.91
FG7,802
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.59
JOD0.420
|
$0.79
FG6,827
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.33
JOD0.230
|
$1.04
FG8,956
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.36
JOD0.260
|
$0.79
FG6,827
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.35
JOD0.250
|
$0.79
FG6,827
|
|
pay 53.4% less for transportation
|
Jordan
|
Guinea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.64
JOD3.290
|
$3.79
FG32,555
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$42.52
JOD30.140
|
$15.00
FG129,000
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,721.45
JOD20,354.890
|
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| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.67
JOD4.020
|
$1.30
FG11,180
|
|
pay 73.7% more for housing
|
Jordan
|
Guinea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$34.17
JOD24.220
|
$100.00
FG860,000
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$279.89
JOD198.360
|
$540.38
FG4,647,291
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$212.37
JOD150.510
|
$300.00
FG2,580,000
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$61.94
JOD43.900
|
$42.06
FG361,706
|
|
pay 4.7 times more for childcare
|
Jordan
|
Guinea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$101.26
JOD71.760
|
$755.00
FG6,493,000
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,737.38
JOD2,648.680
|
$7,000.00
FG60,200,000
|
|
pay 54.1% less for entertainment and sports
|
Jordan
|
Guinea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.52
JOD4.620
|
$2.37
FG20,411
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.92
JOD2.070
|
$2.00
FG17,200
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.27
JOD2.320
|
$1.50
FG12,900
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$52.20
JOD36.990
|
$25.34
FG217,952
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.56
JOD8.190
|
$3.49
FG29,992
|
|
pay 37.9% less for clothing
|
Jordan
|
Guinea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$38.71
JOD27.430
|
$20.00
FG172,000
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$47.80
JOD33.870
|
$30.00
FG258,000
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$79.04
JOD56.020
|
$50.00
FG430,000
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$70.81
JOD50.190
|
$50.00
FG430,000
|
|
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