Cost of living comparison
Monaco is 5.1 times more expensive than Jamaica.
If you lived in Monaco instead of Jamaica, you would:
pay 6.0 times more for restaurants
Jamaica
|
Monaco
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.50
JMD1,016.57
|
$41.23
€38.25
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.73
JMD897.40
|
$10.44
€9.69
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.08
JMD169.32
|
$5.94
€5.51
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.75
JMD118.13
|
$7.70
€7.15
|
|
pay 30.0% more for groceries
Jamaica
|
Monaco
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.24
JMD350.69
|
$3.80
€3.53
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.96
JMD1,089.44
|
$10.72
€9.95
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$11.65
JMD1,822.44
|
$8.50
€7.88
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.75
JMD430.60
|
$4.29
€3.98
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.16
JMD494.70
|
$6.64
€6.16
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$3.10
JMD484.43
|
$1.33
€1.23
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.43
JMD223.31
|
$1.99
€1.85
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.52
JMD238.03
|
$0.71
€0.66
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.00
JMD157.16
|
$1.87
€1.74
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.05
JMD163.68
|
$1.37
€1.27
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.15
JMD180.30
|
$1.39
€1.29
|
|
pay 6.3% less for transportation
Jamaica
|
Monaco
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.00
JMD782.23
|
$8.27
€7.67
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$50.10
JMD7,839.47
|
$38.21
€35.45
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$38,646.23
JMD6,047,416.09
|
$21,988.99
€20,400.29
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$24.01
JMD3,756.41
|
$18.25
€16.93
|
|
pay 8.0 times more for housing
Jamaica
|
Monaco
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$44.14
JMD6,906.93
|
$107.38
€99.62
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$395.95
JMD61,959.03
|
$5,818.99
€5,398.57
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$357.21
JMD55,896.54
|
$4,384.68
€4,067.89
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$92.11
JMD14,413.60
|
$226.60
€210.23
|
|
pay 10.9 times more for childcare
Jamaica
|
Monaco
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$212.08
JMD33,186.39
|
$3,518.24
€3,264.05
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,750.38
JMD586,864.16
|
$19,240.37
€17,850.25
|
|
pay 5.0 times more for entertainment and sports
Jamaica
|
Monaco
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.19
JMD341.96
|
$8.80
€8.16
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.22
JMD504.16
|
$4.42
€4.10
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.14
JMD1,430.03
|
$12.09
€11.22
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.18
JMD5,662.09
|
$604.70
€561.01
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.84
JMD1,383.40
|
$13.19
€12.24
|
|
pay 4.0 times more for clothing
Jamaica
|
Monaco
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$29.32
JMD4,588.13
|
$142.47
€132.18
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$25.76
JMD4,030.53
|
$39.03
€36.21
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$57.56
JMD9,006.76
|
$149.66
€138.85
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$68.26
JMD10,682.03
|
$481.56
€446.77
|
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