Cost of living comparison
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Jamaica vs. Ecuador Cost of Living Summary
Jamaica is 85.4% more expensive than Ecuador overall.
Jamaica vs. Ecuador Cost Breakdown
If you lived in Jamaica instead of Ecuador, you would:
pay 88.8% more for restaurants
|
Ecuador
|
Jamaica
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.65
|
$12.69
JMD2,020.87
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.99
|
$8.18
JMD1,302.71
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.91
|
$1.08
JMD172.18
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.70
|
$0.71
JMD113.81
|
|
Ecuador vs. Jamaica - Cost of restaurants
pay 2.5 times more for groceries
|
Ecuador
|
Jamaica
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.78
|
$3.00
JMD477.64
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.06
|
$5.70
JMD907.58
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.06
|
$13.76
JMD2,190.28
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.09
|
$3.54
JMD563.17
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.26
|
$2.86
JMD454.54
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.82
|
$2.46
JMD391.14
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.49
|
$1.56
JMD247.72
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.54
|
$2.98
JMD475.04
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.46
|
$1.30
JMD206.83
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.50
|
$1.36
JMD216.67
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.43
|
$1.20
JMD191.12
|
|
Ecuador vs. Jamaica - Cost of groceries
pay 93.4% more for transportation
|
Ecuador
|
Jamaica
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.94
|
$5.18
JMD823.90
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$19.33
|
$37.77
JMD6,012.49
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,347.00
|
$44,062.55
JMD7M
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.14
|
$26.21
JMD4,172.00
|
|
Ecuador vs. Jamaica - Cost of transportation
pay 2.0 times more for housing
|
Ecuador
|
Jamaica
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$27.65
|
$51.12
JMD8,137.47
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$337.73
|
$697.95
JMD111K
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$242.44
|
$438.00
JMD69,728.23
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$45.32
|
$114.56
JMD18,237.90
|
|
Ecuador vs. Jamaica - Cost of housing
pay 28.2% more for childcare
|
Ecuador
|
Jamaica
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$310.25
|
$324.59
JMD51,673.95
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,243.49
|
$8,236.21
JMD1M
|
|
Ecuador vs. Jamaica - Cost of childcare
pay 60.5% more for entertainment and sports
|
Ecuador
|
Jamaica
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.38
|
$2.20
JMD350.73
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.68
|
$5.31
JMD845.51
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.40
|
$9.44
JMD1,503.12
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$31.41
|
$55.18
JMD8,784.92
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.28
|
$11.65
JMD1,853.85
|
|
Ecuador vs. Jamaica - Cost of entertainment and sports
pay 29.0% less for clothing
|
Ecuador
|
Jamaica
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$61.22
|
$23.60
JMD3,757.81
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.01
|
$31.47
JMD5,010.41
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$106.39
|
$74.84
JMD11,913.64
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$76.17
|
$93.02
JMD14,808.55
|
|
Ecuador vs. Jamaica - Cost of clothing
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