Cost of living comparison
Jamaica is 4.1 times more expensive than Egypt.
If you lived in Jamaica instead of Egypt, you would:
pay 3.5 times more for restaurants
Egypt
|
Jamaica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.69
E£129.82
|
$6.50
$1,010.28
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.27
E£157.81
|
$5.73
$891.85
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.25
E£12.03
|
$1.08
$168.27
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.14
E£6.78
|
$0.75
$117.40
|
|
pay 6.7 times more for groceries
Egypt
|
Jamaica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.40
E£19.37
|
$2.24
$348.52
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.23
E£59.25
|
$6.96
$1,082.70
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.42
E£116.60
|
$11.65
$1,811.16
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.12
E£54.04
|
$2.75
$427.94
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.58
E£76.43
|
$3.16
$491.64
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.40
E£19.48
|
$3.10
$481.43
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.22
E£10.59
|
$1.43
$221.92
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.14
E£6.66
|
$1.52
$236.56
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.13
E£6.08
|
$1.00
$156.18
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.12
E£5.75
|
$1.05
$162.67
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.10
E£4.84
|
$1.15
$179.19
|
|
pay 6.7 times more for transportation
Egypt
|
Jamaica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.02
E£49.14
|
$5.00
$777.39
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$7.97
E£384.78
|
$50.10
$7,790.95
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$15,876.53
E£766,322.76
|
$38,646.23
$6,009,987.64
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$1.85
E£89.06
|
$24.01
$3,733.17
|
|
pay 4.5 times more for housing
Egypt
|
Jamaica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$10.98
E£530.12
|
$44.14
$6,864.18
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$109.16
E£5,269.10
|
$395.95
$61,575.55
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$71.02
E£3,427.82
|
$357.21
$55,550.59
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$16.81
E£811.54
|
$92.11
$14,324.39
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for childcare
Egypt
|
Jamaica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$58.30
E£2,814.12
|
$212.08
$32,980.99
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,699.22
E£82,017.14
|
$3,750.38
$583,231.96
|
|
pay 3.1 times more for entertainment and sports
Egypt
|
Jamaica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.45
E£69.83
|
$2.19
$339.85
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.03
E£49.71
|
$3.22
$501.04
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.57
E£75.77
|
$9.14
$1,421.18
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$15.18
E£732.66
|
$36.18
$5,627.05
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.13
E£150.96
|
$8.84
$1,374.83
|
|
pay 47.1% more for clothing
Egypt
|
Jamaica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$17.23
E£831.43
|
$29.32
$4,559.73
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$28.02
E£1,352.61
|
$25.76
$4,005.58
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$63.69
E£3,074.12
|
$57.56
$8,951.01
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$28.91
E£1,395.59
|
$68.26
$10,615.92
|
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