Cost of living comparison
Jamaica is 11.4% more expensive than Czech Republic.
If you lived in Jamaica instead of Czech Republic, you would:
pay 25.0% less for restaurants
Czech Republic
|
Jamaica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.39
Kč175.89
|
$6.50
$1,004.49
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.56
Kč180.00
|
$5.73
$886.74
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.48
Kč35.19
|
$1.08
$167.31
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.19
Kč28.42
|
$0.75
$116.73
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for groceries
Czech Republic
|
Jamaica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.39
Kč33.16
|
$2.24
$346.52
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.18
Kč123.35
|
$6.96
$1,076.50
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.67
Kč87.24
|
$11.65
$1,800.79
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.32
Kč55.18
|
$2.75
$425.48
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.42
Kč81.43
|
$3.16
$488.82
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.69
Kč16.51
|
$3.10
$478.68
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.66
Kč15.82
|
$1.43
$220.65
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.77
Kč18.37
|
$1.52
$235.21
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.30
Kč30.94
|
$1.00
$155.29
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.44
Kč10.46
|
$1.05
$161.74
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.41
Kč9.79
|
$1.15
$178.16
|
|
pay 66.5% more for transportation
Czech Republic
|
Jamaica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.57
Kč180.28
|
$5.00
$772.94
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$20.53
Kč488.55
|
$50.10
$7,746.31
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,012.86
Kč595,341.01
|
$38,646.23
$5,975,546.93
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.93
Kč283.92
|
$24.01
$3,711.77
|
|
pay 0.1% more for housing
Czech Republic
|
Jamaica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$20.79
Kč494.86
|
$44.14
$6,824.85
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$573.03
Kč13,638.93
|
$395.95
$61,222.69
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$491.37
Kč11,695.22
|
$357.21
$55,232.25
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$198.81
Kč4,731.91
|
$92.11
$14,242.31
|
|
pay 46.5% less for childcare
Czech Republic
|
Jamaica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$335.84
Kč7,993.50
|
$212.08
$32,791.99
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,534.54
Kč203,133.96
|
$3,750.38
$579,889.70
|
|
pay 16.4% more for entertainment and sports
Czech Republic
|
Jamaica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.88
Kč44.73
|
$2.19
$337.90
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.63
Kč62.66
|
$3.22
$498.17
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.88
Kč140.00
|
$9.14
$1,413.03
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$44.28
Kč1,053.88
|
$36.18
$5,594.80
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.32
Kč198.02
|
$8.84
$1,366.96
|
|
pay 39.0% less for clothing
Czech Republic
|
Jamaica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$76.47
Kč1,820.00
|
$29.32
$4,533.60
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.50
Kč892.45
|
$25.76
$3,982.63
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$84.38
Kč2,008.38
|
$57.56
$8,899.72
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$98.98
Kč2,355.88
|
$68.26
$10,555.08
|
|
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