Cost of living comparison
Jamaica is 49.7% more expensive than Poland.
If you lived in Jamaica instead of Poland, you would:
pay 15.0% less for restaurants
Poland
|
Jamaica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.88
PLN27.74
|
$6.50
JMD1,015.59
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.95
PLN23.97
|
$5.73
JMD896.54
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.30
PLN5.23
|
$1.08
JMD169.15
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.15
PLN4.63
|
$0.75
JMD118.02
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for groceries
Poland
|
Jamaica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.94
PLN3.78
|
$2.24
JMD350.35
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.34
PLN13.47
|
$6.96
JMD1,088.39
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.82
PLN11.35
|
$11.65
JMD1,820.69
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.49
PLN10.02
|
$2.75
JMD430.19
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.20
PLN8.85
|
$3.16
JMD494.22
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.38
PLN1.54
|
$3.10
JMD483.97
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.55
PLN2.21
|
$1.43
JMD223.09
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.63
PLN2.53
|
$1.52
JMD237.80
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.15
PLN4.63
|
$1.00
JMD157.01
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.29
PLN1.19
|
$1.05
JMD163.53
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.37
PLN1.50
|
$1.15
JMD180.13
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for transportation
Poland
|
Jamaica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.68
PLN22.91
|
$5.00
JMD781.48
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$23.91
PLN96.38
|
$50.10
JMD7,831.93
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,787.24
PLN79,760.37
|
$38,646.23
JMD6,041,594.15
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.31
PLN25.45
|
$24.01
JMD3,752.80
|
|
pay 43.4% more for housing
Poland
|
Jamaica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$12.94
PLN52.16
|
$44.14
JMD6,900.28
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$480.05
PLN1,935.03
|
$395.95
JMD61,899.38
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$406.85
PLN1,639.96
|
$357.21
JMD55,842.73
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$148.56
PLN598.82
|
$92.11
JMD14,399.73
|
|
pay 11.7% less for childcare
Poland
|
Jamaica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$228.50
PLN921.08
|
$212.08
JMD33,154.44
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,467.72
PLN18,008.91
|
$3,750.38
JMD586,299.18
|
|
pay 47.1% more for entertainment and sports
Poland
|
Jamaica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.34
PLN9.42
|
$2.19
JMD341.63
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.45
PLN9.87
|
$3.22
JMD503.68
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.13
PLN16.65
|
$9.14
JMD1,428.65
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$27.45
PLN110.65
|
$36.18
JMD5,656.64
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.63
PLN22.68
|
$8.84
JMD1,382.06
|
|
pay 23.1% less for clothing
Poland
|
Jamaica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$64.65
PLN260.60
|
$29.32
JMD4,583.71
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.33
PLN122.26
|
$25.76
JMD4,026.65
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$66.37
PLN267.55
|
$57.56
JMD8,998.09
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$75.24
PLN303.27
|
$68.26
JMD10,671.75
|
|
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