Cost of living comparison
Jamaica is 71.5% more expensive than Argentina.
If you lived in Jamaica instead of Argentina, you would:
pay 1.3% less for restaurants
Argentina
|
Jamaica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.95
$6,078.71
|
$6.50
$1,013.58
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.91
$4,296.24
|
$5.73
$894.76
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.18
$1,028.46
|
$1.08
$168.82
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.81
$711.27
|
$0.75
$117.78
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for groceries
Argentina
|
Jamaica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.16
$1,012.69
|
$2.24
$349.66
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.30
$2,884.53
|
$6.96
$1,086.23
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.02
$2,638.26
|
$11.65
$1,817.08
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.48
$1,293.63
|
$2.75
$429.33
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.86
$1,628.12
|
$3.16
$493.24
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.70
$614.85
|
$3.10
$483.01
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.61
$531.43
|
$1.43
$222.65
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.48
$417.23
|
$1.52
$237.33
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.61
$536.66
|
$1.00
$156.69
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.31
$274.67
|
$1.05
$163.20
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.37
$324.94
|
$1.15
$179.77
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for transportation
Argentina
|
Jamaica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.41
$2,979.56
|
$5.00
$779.93
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$19.26
$16,837.36
|
$50.10
$7,816.38
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,101.65
$21,069,312.46
|
$38,646.23
$6,029,603.12
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.86
$7,741.19
|
$24.01
$3,745.35
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for housing
Argentina
|
Jamaica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$21.98
$19,211.12
|
$44.14
$6,886.59
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$237.02
$207,198.79
|
$395.95
$61,776.53
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$180.77
$158,027.21
|
$357.21
$55,731.90
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$38.32
$33,495.38
|
$92.11
$14,371.15
|
|
pay 30.6% more for childcare
Argentina
|
Jamaica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$116.37
$101,727.11
|
$212.08
$33,088.64
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,756.21
$4,157,807.58
|
$3,750.38
$585,135.52
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for entertainment and sports
Argentina
|
Jamaica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.80
$1,573.39
|
$2.19
$340.96
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.63
$1,428.07
|
$3.22
$502.68
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.91
$1,670.64
|
$9.14
$1,425.82
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$22.57
$19,730.83
|
$36.18
$5,645.41
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.09
$3,574.66
|
$8.84
$1,379.32
|
|
pay 42.7% less for clothing
Argentina
|
Jamaica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$59.01
$51,588.35
|
$29.32
$4,574.62
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$50.10
$43,796.76
|
$25.76
$4,018.66
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$112.10
$97,993.39
|
$57.56
$8,980.23
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$88.63
$77,475.49
|
$68.26
$10,650.57
|
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