Cost of living comparison
Jamaica is 56.0% more expensive than Bolivia.
If you lived in Jamaica instead of Bolivia, you would:
pay 22.3% more for restaurants
Bolivia
|
Jamaica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.44
Bs23.89
|
$6.50
$1,013.58
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.51
Bs45.27
|
$5.73
$894.76
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.97
Bs6.75
|
$1.08
$168.82
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.75
Bs5.21
|
$0.75
$117.78
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for groceries
Bolivia
|
Jamaica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.28
Bs8.87
|
$2.24
$349.66
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.45
Bs17.07
|
$6.96
$1,086.23
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.60
Bs25.05
|
$11.65
$1,817.08
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.54
Bs10.70
|
$2.75
$429.33
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.77
Bs12.28
|
$3.16
$493.24
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.98
Bs6.81
|
$3.10
$483.01
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.47
Bs3.26
|
$1.43
$222.65
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.51
Bs3.57
|
$1.52
$237.33
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.60
Bs4.19
|
$1.00
$156.69
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.55
Bs3.85
|
$1.05
$163.20
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.52
Bs3.60
|
$1.15
$179.77
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for transportation
Bolivia
|
Jamaica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.03
Bs14.08
|
$5.00
$779.93
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$31.11
Bs216.27
|
$50.10
$7,816.38
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$15,452.82
Bs107,432.55
|
$38,646.23
$6,029,603.12
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.23
Bs105.87
|
$24.01
$3,745.35
|
|
pay 73.8% more for housing
Bolivia
|
Jamaica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$52.88
Bs367.61
|
$44.14
$6,886.59
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$306.54
Bs2,131.17
|
$395.95
$61,776.53
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$213.11
Bs1,481.57
|
$357.21
$55,731.90
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$29.25
Bs203.38
|
$92.11
$14,371.15
|
|
pay 13.8% more for childcare
Bolivia
|
Jamaica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$170.51
Bs1,185.45
|
$212.08
$33,088.64
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,636.74
Bs25,283.70
|
$3,750.38
$585,135.52
|
|
pay 55.6% more for entertainment and sports
Bolivia
|
Jamaica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.13
Bs14.84
|
$2.19
$340.96
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.36
Bs16.43
|
$3.22
$502.68
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.73
Bs19.00
|
$9.14
$1,425.82
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.42
Bs287.95
|
$36.18
$5,645.41
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.53
Bs52.36
|
$8.84
$1,379.32
|
|
pay 17.1% less for clothing
Bolivia
|
Jamaica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$41.05
Bs285.37
|
$29.32
$4,574.62
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$48.50
Bs337.17
|
$25.76
$4,018.66
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$65.57
Bs455.89
|
$57.56
$8,980.23
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$57.30
Bs398.36
|
$68.26
$10,650.57
|
|
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