Cost of living comparison
Jamaica is 10.7% cheaper than Vanuatu.
If you lived in Jamaica instead of Vanuatu, you would:
pay 45.7% less for restaurants
Vanuatu
|
Jamaica
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$11.34
VUV1,346
|
$6.50
JMD1,016.57
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.66
VUV1,147
|
$5.73
JMD897.40
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.11
VUV251
|
$1.08
JMD169.32
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.53
VUV182
|
$0.75
JMD118.13
|
|
pay 34.7% more for groceries
Vanuatu
|
Jamaica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.28
VUV389
|
$2.24
JMD350.69
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$11.19
VUV1,329
|
$6.96
JMD1,089.44
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.11
VUV844
|
$11.65
JMD1,822.44
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.56
VUV660
|
$2.75
JMD430.60
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$8.45
VUV1,003
|
$3.16
JMD494.70
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.00
VUV237
|
$3.10
JMD484.43
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.21
VUV25
|
$1.43
JMD223.31
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.53
VUV300
|
$1.52
JMD238.03
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.01
VUV239
|
$1.00
JMD157.16
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$2.25
VUV267
|
$1.05
JMD163.68
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.10
VUV131
|
$1.15
JMD180.30
|
|
pay 79.7% more for transportation
Vanuatu
|
Jamaica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.38
VUV638
|
$5.00
JMD782.23
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$50.10
JMD7,839.47
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$17,926.30
VUV2,128,246
|
$38,646.23
JMD6,047,416.09
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.42
VUV1,237
|
$24.01
JMD3,756.41
|
|
pay 65.5% less for housing
Vanuatu
|
Jamaica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$172.30
VUV20,456
|
$44.14
JMD6,906.93
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,118.01
VUV132,733
|
$395.95
JMD61,959.03
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,113.64
VUV132,214
|
$357.21
JMD55,896.54
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$205.67
VUV24,418
|
$92.11
JMD14,413.60
|
|
pay 49.4% less for childcare
Vanuatu
|
Jamaica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$537.05
VUV63,760
|
$212.08
JMD33,186.39
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,067.60
VUV720,358
|
$3,750.38
JMD586,864.16
|
|
pay 12.0% less for entertainment and sports
Vanuatu
|
Jamaica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.03
VUV479
|
$2.19
JMD341.96
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.31
VUV394
|
$3.22
JMD504.16
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.25
VUV1,098
|
$9.14
JMD1,430.03
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$76.96
VUV9,137
|
$36.18
JMD5,662.09
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.19
VUV735
|
$8.84
JMD1,383.40
|
|
pay 16.9% less for clothing
Vanuatu
|
Jamaica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$46.23
VUV5,488
|
$29.32
JMD4,588.13
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.62
VUV3,991
|
$25.76
JMD4,030.53
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$100.86
VUV11,974
|
$57.56
JMD9,006.76
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$50.43
VUV5,987
|
$68.26
JMD10,682.03
|
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