Cost of living comparison
Jamaica is 11.3% more expensive than Yemen.
If you lived in Jamaica instead of Yemen, you would:
pay 20.1% less for restaurants
Yemen
|
Jamaica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.60
YER1,905
|
$5.99
JMD937.72
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.61
YER2,407
|
$6.88
JMD1,077.27
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.71
YER428
|
$1.07
JMD167.82
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.69
YER172
|
$0.73
JMD114.48
|
|
pay 1.0% less for groceries
Yemen
|
Jamaica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.51
YER379
|
$2.12
JMD331.60
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.92
YER982
|
$5.77
JMD903.46
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$10.55
YER2,642
|
$13.01
JMD2,036.42
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.78
YER1,198
|
$3.23
JMD504.87
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.47
YER1,370
|
$2.95
JMD461.17
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.58
YER647
|
$2.13
JMD333.39
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.81
YER204
|
$1.12
JMD175.81
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.27
YER569
|
$1.60
JMD249.91
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.24
YER310
|
$0.99
JMD154.56
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.12
YER279
|
$0.95
JMD148.17
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.84
YER211
|
$0.85
JMD133.67
|
|
pay 18.6% more for transportation
Yemen
|
Jamaica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$10.93
YER2,738
|
$4.99
JMD780.51
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$51.29
YER12,846
|
$46.46
JMD7,269.51
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$16,009.60
YER4,009,604
|
$42,183.23
JMD6,600,891.13
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$31.99
YER8,012
|
$23.92
JMD3,743.49
|
|
pay 36.5% more for housing
Yemen
|
Jamaica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$83.76
YER20,977
|
$43.15
JMD6,752.70
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$247.69
YER62,034
|
$450.88
JMD70,553.58
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$175.00
YER43,830
|
$316.95
JMD49,596.90
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$77.17
YER19,328
|
$101.33
JMD15,856.56
|
|
pay 82.0% more for childcare
Yemen
|
Jamaica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$76.95
YER19,271
|
$232.14
JMD36,325.02
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,403.23
YER852,340
|
$2,119.17
JMD331,609.99
|
|
pay 12.3% more for entertainment and sports
Yemen
|
Jamaica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.84
YER711
|
$2.15
JMD336.45
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.76
YER943
|
$2.46
JMD384.92
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.38
YER1,096
|
$8.05
JMD1,259.79
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$77.72
YER19,466
|
$38.96
JMD6,096.99
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.06
YER1,266
|
$9.42
JMD1,474.65
|
|
pay 49.0% less for clothing
Yemen
|
Jamaica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$67.84
YER16,989
|
$29.66
JMD4,640.61
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$87.06
YER21,804
|
$23.10
JMD3,614.69
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$81.85
YER20,500
|
$60.71
JMD9,499.65
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$113.24
YER28,361
|
$67.45
JMD10,555.27
|
|
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