Cost of living comparison
Jamaica is 22.5% cheaper than Uruguay.
If you lived in Jamaica instead of Uruguay, you would:
pay 51.3% less for restaurants
Uruguay
|
Jamaica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.16
UYU699.35
|
$5.99
JMD937.72
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.86
UYU379.69
|
$6.88
JMD1,077.27
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.23
UYU85.81
|
$1.07
JMD167.82
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.67
UYU64.33
|
$0.73
JMD114.48
|
|
pay 29.2% more for groceries
Uruguay
|
Jamaica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.44
UYU94.07
|
$2.12
JMD331.60
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.68
UYU257.08
|
$5.77
JMD903.46
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.26
UYU164.08
|
$13.01
JMD2,036.42
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.72
UYU143.18
|
$3.23
JMD504.87
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.37
UYU168.46
|
$2.95
JMD461.17
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.14
UYU43.99
|
$2.13
JMD333.39
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.27
UYU48.95
|
$1.12
JMD175.81
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.73
UYU27.97
|
$1.60
JMD249.91
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.22
UYU47.02
|
$0.99
JMD154.56
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.86
UYU33.02
|
$0.95
JMD148.17
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.84
UYU32.16
|
$0.85
JMD133.67
|
|
pay 2.7% more for transportation
Uruguay
|
Jamaica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.65
UYU294.74
|
$4.99
JMD780.51
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$48.78
UYU1,878.19
|
$46.46
JMD7,269.51
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$36,826.29
UYU1,417,994.78
|
$42,183.23
JMD6,600,891.13
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$17.59
UYU677.32
|
$23.92
JMD3,743.49
|
|
pay 13.8% less for housing
Uruguay
|
Jamaica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$40.50
UYU1,559.56
|
$43.15
JMD6,752.70
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$631.38
UYU24,311.29
|
$450.88
JMD70,553.58
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$468.93
UYU18,055.96
|
$316.95
JMD49,596.90
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$102.20
UYU3,935.31
|
$101.33
JMD15,856.56
|
|
pay 58.7% less for childcare
Uruguay
|
Jamaica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$421.70
UYU16,237.40
|
$232.14
JMD36,325.02
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,669.05
UYU295,296.58
|
$2,119.17
JMD331,609.99
|
|
pay 11.3% less for entertainment and sports
Uruguay
|
Jamaica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.37
UYU129.61
|
$2.15
JMD336.45
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.99
UYU153.78
|
$2.46
JMD384.92
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.19
UYU199.81
|
$8.05
JMD1,259.79
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$53.06
UYU2,043.02
|
$38.96
JMD6,096.99
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.53
UYU405.61
|
$9.42
JMD1,474.65
|
|
pay 54.0% less for clothing
Uruguay
|
Jamaica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$95.58
UYU3,680.23
|
$29.66
JMD4,640.61
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$48.77
UYU1,878.03
|
$23.10
JMD3,614.69
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$133.31
UYU5,133.19
|
$60.71
JMD9,499.65
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$112.14
UYU4,317.90
|
$67.45
JMD10,555.27
|
|
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