Cost of living comparison
Jamaica is 5.1% more expensive than Latvia.
If you lived in Jamaica instead of Latvia, you would:
pay 27.1% less for restaurants
Latvia
|
Jamaica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.57
€9.74
|
$5.99
JMD931.93
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.05
€6.49
|
$6.88
JMD1,070.61
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.45
€1.34
|
$1.07
JMD166.79
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.16
€1.07
|
$0.73
JMD113.77
|
|
pay 84.0% more for groceries
Latvia
|
Jamaica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.24
€1.14
|
$2.12
JMD329.55
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.22
€4.81
|
$5.77
JMD897.87
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.56
€4.20
|
$13.01
JMD2,023.84
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.64
€2.43
|
$3.23
JMD501.75
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.99
€2.75
|
$2.95
JMD458.32
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.59
€0.55
|
$2.13
JMD331.33
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.75
€0.69
|
$1.12
JMD174.73
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.99
€0.92
|
$1.60
JMD248.36
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.32
€1.22
|
$0.99
JMD153.60
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.36
€0.33
|
$0.95
JMD147.26
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.38
€0.35
|
$0.85
JMD132.84
|
|
pay 50.1% more for transportation
Latvia
|
Jamaica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.88
€6.34
|
$4.99
JMD775.68
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$45.63
€42.03
|
$46.46
JMD7,224.60
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,770.47
€22,816.25
|
$42,183.23
JMD6,560,109.39
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.34
€8.61
|
$23.92
JMD3,720.37
|
|
pay 41.2% more for housing
Latvia
|
Jamaica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$16.24
€14.96
|
$43.15
JMD6,710.98
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$353.00
€325.15
|
$450.88
JMD70,117.69
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$271.19
€249.80
|
$316.95
JMD49,290.48
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$185.26
€170.64
|
$101.33
JMD15,758.59
|
|
pay 62.1% less for childcare
Latvia
|
Jamaica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$388.30
€357.67
|
$232.14
JMD36,100.60
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$13,208.99
€12,166.89
|
$2,119.17
JMD329,561.24
|
|
pay 4.7% less for entertainment and sports
Latvia
|
Jamaica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.17
€3.84
|
$2.15
JMD334.37
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.88
€2.66
|
$2.46
JMD382.54
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.02
€4.63
|
$8.05
JMD1,252.01
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$45.72
€42.12
|
$38.96
JMD6,059.33
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.97
€9.18
|
$9.42
JMD1,465.53
|
|
pay 45.7% less for clothing
Latvia
|
Jamaica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$78.71
€72.50
|
$29.66
JMD4,611.94
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$43.65
€40.20
|
$23.10
JMD3,592.36
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$84.70
€78.02
|
$60.71
JMD9,440.96
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$122.77
€113.08
|
$67.45
JMD10,490.06
|
|
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