Cost of living comparison

Dominican Republic

compared to

Jamaica

Jamaica vs. Dominican Republic Cost of Living Summary

Jamaica is 37.3% more expensive than Dominican Republic overall.

Restaurants: pay 32.8% more in Jamaica
Groceries: pay 81.5% more in Jamaica
Transportation: pay 47.0% more in Jamaica
Housing: pay 19.6% more in Jamaica
Childcare: pay 54.3% more in Jamaica
Entertainment and Sports: pay 58.4% more in Jamaica
Clothing: pay 13.0% less in Jamaica

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

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Jamaica vs. Dominican Republic Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Jamaica instead of Dominican Republic, you would:

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pay 32.8% more for restaurants

	Dominican Republic	Jamaica
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$8.79 DOP540.07	$12.69 JMD2,020.87	+44.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.21 DOP443.09	$8.18 JMD1,302.71	+13.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.81 DOP49.84	$1.08 JMD172.18	+33.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.45 DOP27.80	$0.71 JMD113.81	+58.0%
Average			+32.8%

Dominican Republic vs. Jamaica - Cost of restaurants

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pay 81.5% more for groceries

	Dominican Republic	Jamaica
Bread 1 loaf	$1.60 DOP98.24	$3.00 JMD477.64	+87.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.31 DOP203.37	$5.70 JMD907.58	+72.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.73 DOP290.63	$13.76 JMD2,190.28	+190.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.76 DOP108.34	$3.54 JMD563.17	+100.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.93 DOP118.36	$2.86 JMD454.54	+48.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.41 DOP86.47	$2.46 JMD391.14	+74.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.46 DOP28.17	$1.56 JMD247.72	+239.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.32 DOP81.15	$2.98 JMD475.04	+125.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.89 DOP54.43	$1.30 JMD206.83	+46.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.14 DOP70.25	$1.36 JMD216.67	+19.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.11 DOP68.13	$1.20 JMD191.12	+8.3%
Average			+81.5%

Dominican Republic vs. Jamaica - Cost of groceries

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pay 47.0% more for transportation

	Dominican Republic	Jamaica
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.33 DOP327.30	$5.18 JMD823.90	-2.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$24.26 DOP1,490.25	$37.77 JMD6,012.49	+55.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$17,685.93 DOP1M	$44,062.55 JMD7M	+149.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$23.54 DOP1,446.41	$26.21 JMD4,172.00	+11.3%
Average			+47.0%

Dominican Republic vs. Jamaica - Cost of transportation

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pay 19.6% more for housing

	Dominican Republic	Jamaica
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$37.10 DOP2,278.94	$51.12 JMD8,137.47	+37.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$781.82 DOP48,029.48	$697.95 JMD111K	-10.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$310.77 DOP19,091.31	$438.00 JMD69,728.23	+40.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$71.51 DOP4,392.81	$114.56 JMD18,237.90	+60.2%
Average			+19.6%

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pay 54.3% more for childcare

	Dominican Republic	Jamaica
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$183.57 DOP11,277.30	$324.59 JMD51,673.95	+76.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$6,114.38 DOP376K	$8,236.21 JMD1M	+34.7%
Average			+54.3%

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pay 58.4% more for entertainment and sports

	Dominican Republic	Jamaica
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.49 DOP152.79	$2.20 JMD350.73	-11.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.96 DOP120.11	$5.31 JMD845.51	+171.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.98 DOP305.92	$9.44 JMD1,503.12	+89.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$45.88 DOP2,818.55	$55.18 JMD8,784.92	+20.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.80 DOP356.51	$11.65 JMD1,853.85	+100.7%
Average			+58.4%

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pay 13.0% less for clothing

	Dominican Republic	Jamaica
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$32.95 DOP2,024.47	$23.60 JMD3,757.81	-28.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$45.95 DOP2,822.96	$31.47 JMD5,010.41	-31.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$69.63 DOP4,277.89	$74.84 JMD11,913.64	+7.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$85.66 DOP5,262.46	$93.02 JMD14,808.55	+8.6%
Average			-13.0%

Dominican Republic vs. Jamaica - Cost of clothing

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