Cost of living comparison
Jamaica is 22.5% cheaper than Alabama.
If you lived in Jamaica instead of Alabama, you would:
pay 51.4% less for restaurants
Alabama
|
Jamaica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.44
|
$6.50
JMD1,016.57
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.87
|
$5.73
JMD897.40
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.09
|
$1.08
JMD169.32
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.96
|
$0.75
JMD118.13
|
|
pay 19.9% more for groceries
Alabama
|
Jamaica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.95
|
$2.24
JMD350.69
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.25
|
$6.96
JMD1,089.44
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.66
|
$11.65
JMD1,822.44
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.75
|
$2.75
JMD430.60
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.04
|
$3.16
JMD494.70
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.42
|
$3.10
JMD484.43
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.66
|
$1.43
JMD223.31
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.02
|
$1.52
JMD238.03
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.68
|
$1.00
JMD157.16
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.26
|
$1.05
JMD163.68
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.23
|
$1.15
JMD180.30
|
|
pay 33.4% more for transportation
Alabama
|
Jamaica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.17
|
$5.00
JMD782.23
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$70.00
|
$50.10
JMD7,839.47
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,359.72
|
$38,646.23
JMD6,047,416.09
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.48
|
$24.01
JMD3,756.41
|
|
pay 43.7% less for housing
Alabama
|
Jamaica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$62.65
|
$44.14
JMD6,906.93
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$980.09
|
$395.95
JMD61,959.03
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$719.33
|
$357.21
JMD55,896.54
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$142.47
|
$92.11
JMD14,413.60
|
|
pay 73.5% less for childcare
Alabama
|
Jamaica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$886.04
|
$212.08
JMD33,186.39
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,933.33
|
$3,750.38
JMD586,864.16
|
|
pay 12.0% less for entertainment and sports
Alabama
|
Jamaica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.56
|
$2.19
JMD341.96
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.63
|
$3.22
JMD504.16
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.93
|
$9.14
JMD1,430.03
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$32.01
|
$36.18
JMD5,662.09
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.42
|
$8.84
JMD1,383.40
|
|
pay 30.2% less for clothing
Alabama
|
Jamaica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$40.87
|
$29.32
JMD4,588.13
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$32.78
|
$25.76
JMD4,030.53
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$83.92
|
$57.56
JMD9,006.76
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$113.04
|
$68.26
JMD10,682.03
|
|
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