Cost of living comparison
Guinea-Bissau is 66.5% more expensive than Jordan.
If you lived in Guinea-Bissau instead of Jordan, you would:
pay 2.4 times more for restaurants
|
Jordan
|
Guinea-Bissau
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.22
JOD3.700
|
$4.90
F CFA3,049
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.63
JOD4.700
|
$9.43
F CFA5,865
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.48
JOD0.340
|
$1.31
F CFA813
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.36
JOD0.260
|
$1.63
F CFA1,016
|
|
pay 83.4% more for groceries
|
Jordan
|
Guinea-Bissau
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.51
JOD0.360
|
$0.90
F CFA560
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.30
JOD2.340
|
$7.28
F CFA4,526
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.28
JOD3.750
|
$6.18
F CFA3,848
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.90
JOD1.350
|
$4.90
F CFA3,049
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.20
JOD1.560
|
$5.93
F CFA3,688
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.80
JOD0.570
|
$1.85
F CFA1,153
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.71
JOD0.500
|
$0.44
F CFA277
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.58
JOD0.410
|
$1.85
F CFA1,153
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.32
JOD0.220
|
$0.07
F CFA46
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.36
JOD0.260
|
$0.59
F CFA369
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.34
JOD0.240
|
$0.59
F CFA369
|
|
pay 9.6% less for transportation
|
Jordan
|
Guinea-Bissau
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.41
JOD3.840
|
$4.52
F CFA2,811
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$31.82
JOD22.560
|
$25.57
F CFA15,908
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,243.27
JOD17,900.000
|
$32,027.10
F CFA19,923,560
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.82
JOD6.960
|
$6.94
F CFA4,320
|
|
pay 27.6% more for housing
|
Jordan
|
Guinea-Bissau
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$32.16
JOD22.810
|
$45.27
F CFA28,161
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$278.15
JOD197.240
|
$433.95
F CFA269,956
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$203.84
JOD144.550
|
$225.47
F CFA140,262
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$73.53
JOD52.140
|
$75.86
F CFA47,191
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for childcare
|
Jordan
|
Guinea-Bissau
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$139.70
JOD99.060
|
$765.65
F CFA476,298
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,155.50
JOD2,946.670
|
$2,307.50
F CFA1,435,461
|
|
pay 43.7% less for entertainment and sports
|
Jordan
|
Guinea-Bissau
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.64
JOD4.000
|
$1.55
F CFA966
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.58
JOD1.830
|
$2.04
F CFA1,271
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.47
JOD2.460
|
$1.63
F CFA1,016
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$50.93
JOD36.110
|
$57.19
F CFA35,575
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.72
JOD7.600
|
$1.63
F CFA1,016
|
|
pay 66.6% more for clothing
|
Jordan
|
Guinea-Bissau
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$44.98
JOD31.900
|
$89.86
F CFA55,903
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.03
JOD27.670
|
$57.19
F CFA35,575
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$81.72
JOD57.940
|
$81.69
F CFA50,821
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$69.17
JOD49.050
|
$106.20
F CFA66,067
|
|
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