Cost of living comparison

Brazil

compared to

Jamaica

Jamaica vs. Brazil Cost of Living Summary

Jamaica is 63.7% more expensive than Brazil overall.

Restaurants: pay 37.1% more in Jamaica
Groceries: pay 2.2 times more in Jamaica
Transportation: pay 31.3% more in Jamaica
Housing: pay 91.6% more in Jamaica
Childcare: pay 1.1% more in Jamaica
Entertainment and Sports: pay 91.8% more in Jamaica
Clothing: pay 25.4% less in Jamaica

The cost of groceries, entertainment and sports, housing, restaurants, transportation, and childcare in Jamaica are more expensive than in Brazil. Notably, groceries, entertainment and sports, and housing are significantly more expensive in Jamaica.

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Jamaica vs. Brazil Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Jamaica instead of Brazil, you would:

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pay 37.1% more for restaurants

	Brazil	Jamaica
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$6.38 R$32.28	$12.69 JMD2,020.87	+99.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.64 R$38.69	$8.18 JMD1,302.71	+7.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.24 R$6.29	$1.08 JMD172.18	-13.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.74 R$3.77	$0.71 JMD113.81	-4.0%
Average			+37.1%

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pay 2.2 times more for groceries

	Brazil	Jamaica
Bread 1 loaf	$1.68 R$8.52	$3.00 JMD477.64	+78.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.73 R$23.94	$5.70 JMD907.58	+20.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.09 R$20.72	$13.76 JMD2,190.28	+236.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.26 R$11.46	$3.54 JMD563.17	+56.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.94 R$9.81	$2.86 JMD454.54	+47.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.99 R$5.00	$2.46 JMD391.14	+148.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.61 R$3.08	$1.56 JMD247.72	+155.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.54 R$2.74	$2.98 JMD475.04	+451.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.69 R$3.50	$1.30 JMD206.83	+88.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.53 R$2.69	$1.36 JMD216.67	+156.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.49 R$2.46	$1.20 JMD191.12	+146.6%
Average			+123.5%

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pay 31.3% more for transportation

	Brazil	Jamaica
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.74 R$23.98	$5.18 JMD823.90	+9.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$45.86 R$232.15	$37.77 JMD6,012.49	-17.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$23,586.89 R$119K	$44,062.55 JMD7M	+86.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$9.39 R$47.53	$26.21 JMD4,172.00	+179.1%
Average			+31.3%

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pay 91.6% more for housing

	Brazil	Jamaica
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$20.44 R$103.47	$51.12 JMD8,137.47	+150.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$357.22 R$1,808.43	$697.95 JMD111K	+95.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$237.92 R$1,204.46	$438.00 JMD69,728.23	+84.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$61.99 R$313.85	$114.56 JMD18,237.90	+84.8%
Average			+91.6%

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pay 1.1% more for childcare

	Brazil	Jamaica
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$316.73 R$1,603.45	$324.59 JMD51,673.95	+2.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$8,251.15 R$41,771.44	$8,236.21 JMD1M	-0.2%
Average			+1.1%

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pay 91.8% more for entertainment and sports

	Brazil	Jamaica
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.00 R$10.12	$2.20 JMD350.73	+10.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.02 R$10.23	$5.31 JMD845.51	+162.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.46 R$12.44	$9.44 JMD1,503.12	+284.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$26.59 R$134.59	$55.18 JMD8,784.92	+107.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.17 R$36.30	$11.65 JMD1,853.85	+62.4%
Average			+91.8%

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pay 25.4% less for clothing

	Brazil	Jamaica
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$54.36 R$275.19	$23.60 JMD3,757.81	-56.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$50.01 R$253.16	$31.47 JMD5,010.41	-37.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$87.76 R$444.28	$74.84 JMD11,913.64	-14.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$69.90 R$353.85	$93.02 JMD14,808.55	+33.1%
Average			-25.4%

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