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Cost of Living in Jamaica
Cost of living in Jamaica is 24.60% lower than in United States (aggregate data for all cities, rent is not taken into account). Rent in Jamaica is 65.26% lower than in United States (average data for all cities).
| Restaurants | [ Edit ] | Range |
|---|---|---|
| Meal, Inexpensive Restaurant | 500.00 J$ | |
| Meal for 2 People, Mid-range Restaurant, Three-course | 5,000.00 J$ | |
| McMeal at McDonalds (or Equivalent Combo Meal) | 700.00 J$ | |
| Domestic Beer (1 pint draught) | 250.00 J$ | |
| Imported Beer (11.2 oz small bottle) | 300.00 J$ | |
| Cappuccino (regular) | 300.11 J$ | |
| Coke/Pepsi (11.2 oz small bottle) | 116.80 J$ | |
| Water (11.2 oz small bottle) | 100.34 J$ | |
| Markets | [ Edit ] | |
| Milk (regular), (1 gallon) | 975.37 J$ | |
| Loaf of Fresh White Bread (1 lb) | 261.87 J$ | |
| Rice (white), (1 lb) | 60.60 J$ | |
| Eggs (regular) (12) | 343.55 J$ | |
| Local Cheese (1 lb) | 364.97 J$ | |
| Chicken Breasts (Boneless, Skinless), (1 lb) | 361.25 J$ | |
| Beef Round (1 lb) (or Equivalent Back Leg Red Meat) | 334.00 J$ | |
| Apples (1 lb) | 298.03 J$ | |
| Banana (1 lb) | 96.07 J$ | |
| Oranges (1 lb) | 109.62 J$ | |
| Tomato (1 lb) | 79.75 J$ | |
| Potato (1 lb) | 118.90 J$ | |
| Onion (1 lb) | 57.73 J$ | |
| Lettuce (1 head) | 120.72 J$ | |
| Water (1.5 liter bottle) | 154.56 J$ | |
| Bottle of Wine (Mid-Range) | 1,750.00 J$ | |
| Domestic Beer (0.5 liter bottle) | 186.64 J$ | |
| Imported Beer (11.2 oz small bottle) | 284.41 J$ | |
| Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro) | 670.00 J$ | |
| Transportation | [ Edit ] | |
| One-way Ticket (Local Transport) | 100.00 J$ | |
| Monthly Pass (Regular Price) | 8,597.83 J$ | |
| Taxi Start (Normal Tariff) | 300.00 J$ | |
| Taxi 1 mile (Normal Tariff) | 321.87 J$ | |
| Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff) | 1,000.00 J$ | |
| Gasoline (1 gallon) | 532.54 J$ | |
| Volkswagen Golf 1.4 90 KW Trendline (Or Equivalent New Car) | 3,350,000.00 J$ | |
| Toyota Corolla 1.6l 97kW Comfort (Or Equivalent New Car) | 3,473,238.61 J$ | |
| Utilities (Monthly) | [ Edit ] | |
| Basic (Electricity, Heating, Cooling, Water, Garbage) for 915 sq ft Apartment | 13,089.61 J$ | |
| 1 min. of Prepaid Mobile Tariff Local (No Discounts or Plans) | 6.32 J$ | |
| Internet (60 Mbps or More, Unlimited Data, Cable/ADSL) | 5,217.88 J$ | |
| Sports And Leisure | [ Edit ] | |
| Fitness Club, Monthly Fee for 1 Adult | 5,531.58 J$ | |
| Tennis Court Rent (1 Hour on Weekend) | 3,980.00 J$ | |
| Cinema, International Release, 1 Seat | 1,300.00 J$ | |
| Childcare | [ Edit ] | |
| Preschool (or Kindergarten), Full Day, Private, Monthly for 1 Child | 46,314.81 J$ | |
| International Primary School, Yearly for 1 Child | 233,333.33 J$ | |
| Clothing And Shoes | [ Edit ] | |
| 1 Pair of Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar) | 5,312.97 J$ | |
| 1 Summer Dress in a Chain Store (Zara, H&M, ...) | 4,808.80 J$ | |
| 1 Pair of Nike Running Shoes (Mid-Range) | 7,499.94 J$ | |
| 1 Pair of Men Leather Business Shoes | 8,086.92 J$ | |
| Rent Per Month | [ Edit ] | |
| Apartment (1 bedroom) in City Centre | 56,762.69 J$ | |
| Apartment (1 bedroom) Outside of Centre | 31,047.62 J$ | |
| Apartment (3 bedrooms) in City Centre | 105,420.02 J$ | |
| Apartment (3 bedrooms) Outside of Centre | 64,748.25 J$ | |
| Buy Apartment Price | [ Edit ] | |
| Price per Square Feet to Buy Apartment in City Centre | 27,343.99 J$ | |
| Price per Square Feet to Buy Apartment Outside of Centre | 38,973.47 J$ | |
| Salaries And Financing | [ Edit ] | |
| Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax) | 72,345.66 J$ | |
| Mortgage Interest Rate in Percentages (%), Yearly, for 20 Years Fixed-Rate | 9.22 |
Prices in Jamaica
These data are based on 1133 entries in the past 18 months from 152 different contributors.
Last update: June 2018
Our data for each country are based on all entries from all cities in that country.
Last update: June 2018
Our data for each country are based on all entries from all cities in that country.
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Cost of Living in this country for some cities: Kingston
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