Cost of living comparison
Jamaica is 2.3 times more expensive than Burkina Faso.
If you lived in Jamaica instead of Burkina Faso, you would:
pay 3.4 times more for restaurants
Burkina Faso
|
Jamaica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$0.83
F CFA498
|
$5.99
JMD935.09
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$2.15
F CFA1,294
|
$6.88
JMD1,074.24
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.77
F CFA465
|
$1.07
JMD167.35
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.41
F CFA249
|
$0.73
JMD114.16
|
|
pay 93.0% more for groceries
Burkina Faso
|
Jamaica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.89
F CFA534
|
$2.12
JMD330.67
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$5.77
JMD900.92
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.20
F CFA5,548
|
$13.01
JMD2,030.70
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.53
F CFA1,523
|
$3.23
JMD503.46
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) | ?? |
$2.95
JMD459.87
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.80
F CFA482
|
$2.13
JMD332.45
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.50
F CFA302
|
$1.12
JMD175.32
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.43
F CFA257
|
$1.60
JMD249.21
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.68
F CFA409
|
$0.99
JMD154.12
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.36
F CFA818
|
$0.95
JMD147.76
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.58
F CFA347
|
$0.85
JMD133.29
|
|
pay 4.1 times more for transportation
Burkina Faso
|
Jamaica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.58
F CFA2,760
|
$4.99
JMD778.31
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$4.95
F CFA2,986
|
$46.46
JMD7,249.09
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$42,183.23
JMD6,582,348.94
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.70
F CFA8,262
|
$23.92
JMD3,732.98
|
|
pay 28.4% more for housing
Burkina Faso
|
Jamaica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$41.19
F CFA24,836
|
$43.15
JMD6,733.73
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$412.75
F CFA248,857
|
$450.88
JMD70,355.40
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$206.38
F CFA124,428
|
$316.95
JMD49,457.58
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$69.44
F CFA41,867
|
$101.33
JMD15,812.02
|
|
pay 0.7% more for childcare
Burkina Faso
|
Jamaica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$123.83
F CFA74,657
|
$232.14
JMD36,222.98
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$15,210.19
F CFA9,170,573
|
$2,119.17
JMD330,678.49
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for entertainment and sports
Burkina Faso
|
Jamaica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.16
F CFA697
|
$2.15
JMD335.50
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.24
F CFA747
|
$2.46
JMD383.84
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.65
F CFA995
|
$8.05
JMD1,256.26
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.28
F CFA24,886
|
$38.96
JMD6,079.87
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.26
F CFA4,977
|
$9.42
JMD1,470.50
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Burkina Faso
|
Jamaica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$29.66
JMD4,627.57
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$23.10
JMD3,604.54
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$60.71
JMD9,472.97
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$67.45
JMD10,525.62
|
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