Cost of living comparison

Comoros

compared to

Jamaica

Jamaica vs. Comoros Cost of Living Summary

Jamaica is 4.2% more expensive than Comoros overall.

Restaurants: pay 42.4% more in Jamaica
Groceries: pay 9.0% more in Jamaica
Transportation: pay 13.5% more in Jamaica
Housing: pay 11.3% less in Jamaica
Childcare: pay 31.0% less in Jamaica
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.2 times more in Jamaica
Clothing: pay 37.6% less in Jamaica

The cost of entertainment and sports, restaurants, transportation, and groceries in Jamaica are more expensive than in Comoros. Expenses including clothing, childcare, and housing are lower in Jamaica. Notably, entertainment and sports is significantly more expensive in Jamaica.

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Jamaica vs. Comoros Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 42.4% more for restaurants

	Comoros	Jamaica
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$6.16 KMF2,710	$12.69 JMD2,020.87	+106.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.96 KMF3,503	$8.18 JMD1,302.71	+2.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.00 KMF438	$1.08 JMD172.18	+8.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.64 KMF283	$0.71 JMD113.81	+11.0%
Average			+42.4%

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pay 9.0% more for groceries

	Comoros	Jamaica
Bread 1 loaf	$0.57 KMF250	$3.00 JMD477.64	+428.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.85 KMF1,695	$5.70 JMD907.58	+48.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$16.30 KMF7,174	$13.76 JMD2,190.28	-15.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$5.02 KMF2,207	$3.54 JMD563.17	-29.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	??	$2.86 JMD454.54
Apples (1 lb)	$2.29 KMF1,006	$2.46 JMD391.14	+7.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	??	$1.56 JMD247.72
Oranges (1 lb)	??	$2.98 JMD475.04
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.87 KMF822	$1.30 JMD206.83	-30.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$2.04 KMF898	$1.36 JMD216.67	-33.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.40 KMF617	$1.20 JMD191.12	-14.4%
Average			+9.0%

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pay 13.5% more for transportation

	Comoros	Jamaica
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$11.40 KMF5,017	$5.18 JMD823.90	-54.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$32.19 KMF14,165	$37.77 JMD6,012.49	+17.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$19,057.90 KMF8M	$44,062.55 JMD7M	+131.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$8.56 KMF3,768	$26.21 JMD4,172.00	+206.0%
Average			+13.5%

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pay 11.3% less for housing

	Comoros	Jamaica
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$73.74 KMF32,446	$51.12 JMD8,137.47	-30.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$727.83 KMF320K	$697.95 JMD111K	-4.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$604.66 KMF266K	$438.00 JMD69,728.23	-27.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$85.63 KMF37,676	$114.56 JMD18,237.90	+33.8%
Average			-11.3%

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pay 31.0% less for childcare

	Comoros	Jamaica
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$398.63 KMF175K	$324.59 JMD51,673.95	-18.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$14,067.24 KMF6M	$8,236.21 JMD1M	-41.5%
Average			-31.0%

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pay 2.2 times more for entertainment and sports

	Comoros	Jamaica
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.04 KMF458	$2.20 JMD350.73	+111.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.76 KMF774	$5.31 JMD845.51	+202.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	??	$9.44 JMD1,503.12
Monthly membership at local gym	??	$55.18 JMD8,784.92
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.51 KMF2,862	$11.65 JMD1,853.85	+79.0%
Average			+121.4%

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pay 37.6% less for clothing

	Comoros	Jamaica
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$60.47 KMF26,605	$23.60 JMD3,757.81	-61.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$60.47 KMF26,605	$31.47 JMD5,010.41	-47.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$109.73 KMF48,283	$74.84 JMD11,913.64	-31.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$85.10 KMF37,444	$93.02 JMD14,808.55	+9.3%
Average			-37.6%

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