Cost of living comparison
Jamaica is 2.3 times more expensive than Somalia.
If you lived in Jamaica instead of Somalia, you would:
pay 56.9% more for restaurants
Somalia
|
Jamaica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.00
SOS2,284
|
$6.50
JMD1,016.57
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.00
SOS2,855
|
$5.73
JMD897.40
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.62
SOS357
|
$1.08
JMD169.32
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.43
SOS243
|
$0.75
JMD118.13
|
|
pay 99.7% more for groceries
Somalia
|
Jamaica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.16
SOS664
|
$2.24
JMD350.69
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.48
SOS1,416
|
$6.96
JMD1,089.44
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.32
SOS3,039
|
$11.65
JMD1,822.44
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.27
SOS1,294
|
$2.75
JMD430.60
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.89
SOS1,078
|
$3.16
JMD494.70
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.68
SOS961
|
$3.10
JMD484.43
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.67
SOS380
|
$1.43
JMD223.31
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.27
SOS725
|
$1.52
JMD238.03
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.42
SOS238
|
$1.00
JMD157.16
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.48
SOS273
|
$1.05
JMD163.68
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.48
SOS276
|
$1.15
JMD180.30
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for transportation
Somalia
|
Jamaica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.85
SOS2,197
|
$5.00
JMD782.23
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$42.50
SOS24,267
|
$50.10
JMD7,839.47
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$8,375.00
SOS4,781,945
|
$38,646.23
JMD6,047,416.09
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.60
SOS5,481
|
$24.01
JMD3,756.41
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for housing
Somalia
|
Jamaica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$41.00
SOS23,410
|
$44.14
JMD6,906.93
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$197.57
SOS112,809
|
$395.95
JMD61,959.03
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$86.54
SOS49,413
|
$357.21
JMD55,896.54
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$71.50
SOS40,825
|
$92.11
JMD14,413.60
|
|
pay 4.0 times more for childcare
Somalia
|
Jamaica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$51.88
SOS29,620
|
$212.08
JMD33,186.39
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$950.00
SOS542,430
|
$3,750.38
JMD586,864.16
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for entertainment and sports
Somalia
|
Jamaica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$8.00
SOS4,568
|
$2.19
JMD341.96
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.12
SOS639
|
$3.22
JMD504.16
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.93
SOS1,099
|
$9.14
JMD1,430.03
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$25.62
SOS14,631
|
$36.18
JMD5,662.09
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.00
SOS2,284
|
$8.84
JMD1,383.40
|
|
pay 72.8% more for clothing
Somalia
|
Jamaica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$18.04
SOS10,301
|
$29.32
JMD4,588.13
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$20.50
SOS11,705
|
$25.76
JMD4,030.53
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$21.33
SOS12,181
|
$57.56
JMD9,006.76
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$51.17
SOS29,215
|
$68.26
JMD10,682.03
|
|
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