Cost of living comparison
Jamaica is 29.9% cheaper than Denmark.
If you lived in Jamaica instead of Denmark, you would:
pay 65.2% less for restaurants
Denmark
|
Jamaica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$19.31
DKK134.51
|
$6.50
JMD1,015.59
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.00
DKK83.61
|
$5.73
JMD896.54
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.60
DKK25.07
|
$1.08
JMD169.15
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.73
DKK19.02
|
$0.75
JMD118.02
|
|
pay 17.8% more for groceries
Denmark
|
Jamaica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.59
DKK18.07
|
$2.24
JMD350.35
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.70
DKK39.73
|
$6.96
JMD1,088.39
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.51
DKK45.33
|
$11.65
JMD1,820.69
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.07
DKK28.32
|
$2.75
JMD430.19
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.95
DKK34.50
|
$3.16
JMD494.22
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.31
DKK9.16
|
$3.10
JMD483.97
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.38
DKK9.59
|
$1.43
JMD223.09
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.40
DKK9.75
|
$1.52
JMD237.80
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.76
DKK12.29
|
$1.00
JMD157.01
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.84
DKK5.86
|
$1.05
JMD163.53
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.78
DKK5.43
|
$1.15
JMD180.13
|
|
pay 18.7% less for transportation
Denmark
|
Jamaica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.13
DKK56.62
|
$5.00
JMD781.48
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$79.32
DKK552.55
|
$50.10
JMD7,831.93
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$39,887.40
DKK277,868.24
|
$38,646.23
JMD6,041,594.15
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$23.16
DKK161.35
|
$24.01
JMD3,752.80
|
|
pay 28.1% less for housing
Denmark
|
Jamaica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$32.80
DKK228.52
|
$44.14
JMD6,900.28
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$904.62
DKK6,301.85
|
$395.95
JMD61,899.38
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$690.34
DKK4,809.10
|
$357.21
JMD55,842.73
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$160.35
DKK1,117.01
|
$92.11
JMD14,399.73
|
|
pay 36.0% less for childcare
Denmark
|
Jamaica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$419.05
DKK2,919.21
|
$212.08
JMD33,154.44
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,842.90
DKK33,737.17
|
$3,750.38
JMD586,299.18
|
|
pay 28.5% less for entertainment and sports
Denmark
|
Jamaica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.81
DKK47.42
|
$2.19
JMD341.63
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.17
DKK36.00
|
$3.22
JMD503.68
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.52
DKK59.36
|
$9.14
JMD1,428.65
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.38
DKK253.42
|
$36.18
JMD5,656.64
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$15.61
DKK108.78
|
$8.84
JMD1,382.06
|
|
pay 50.3% less for clothing
Denmark
|
Jamaica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$97.12
DKK676.58
|
$29.32
JMD4,583.71
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$42.49
DKK295.98
|
$25.76
JMD4,026.65
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$98.35
DKK685.12
|
$57.56
JMD8,998.09
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$137.97
DKK961.17
|
$68.26
JMD10,671.75
|
|
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