Cost of living comparison
Jamaica is 86.7% more expensive than Ethiopia.
If you lived in Jamaica instead of Ethiopia, you would:
pay 37.2% more for restaurants
Ethiopia
|
Jamaica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.66
ETB439.77
|
$6.50
JMD1,015.59
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.60
ETB321.51
|
$5.73
JMD896.54
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.64
ETB36.46
|
$1.08
JMD169.15
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.39
ETB22.65
|
$0.75
JMD118.02
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for groceries
Ethiopia
|
Jamaica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.59
ETB34.06
|
$2.24
JMD350.35
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.28
ETB245.60
|
$6.96
JMD1,088.39
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.85
ETB221.19
|
$11.65
JMD1,820.69
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.23
ETB127.91
|
$2.75
JMD430.19
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.58
ETB205.50
|
$3.16
JMD494.22
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.87
ETB107.44
|
$3.10
JMD483.97
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.42
ETB24.27
|
$1.43
JMD223.09
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.88
ETB50.61
|
$1.52
JMD237.80
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.31
ETB17.73
|
$1.00
JMD157.01
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.19
ETB11.19
|
$1.05
JMD163.53
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.28
ETB15.94
|
$1.15
JMD180.13
|
|
pay 3.4 times more for transportation
Ethiopia
|
Jamaica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.15
ETB180.62
|
$5.00
JMD781.48
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$11.00
ETB631.53
|
$50.10
JMD7,831.93
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,000.00
ETB1,492,708.85
|
$38,646.23
JMD6,041,594.15
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.10
ETB235.39
|
$24.01
JMD3,752.80
|
|
pay 17.4% less for housing
Ethiopia
|
Jamaica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$202.38
ETB11,619.16
|
$44.14
JMD6,900.28
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$496.62
ETB28,511.70
|
$395.95
JMD61,899.38
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$259.10
ETB14,875.47
|
$357.21
JMD55,842.73
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$101.32
ETB5,817.17
|
$92.11
JMD14,399.73
|
|
pay 46.3% more for childcare
Ethiopia
|
Jamaica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$74.57
ETB4,281.45
|
$212.08
JMD33,154.44
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$46,000.00
ETB2,640,946.43
|
$3,750.38
JMD586,299.18
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for entertainment and sports
Ethiopia
|
Jamaica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.75
ETB43.06
|
$2.19
JMD341.63
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$0.73
ETB41.97
|
$3.22
JMD503.68
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.00
ETB229.65
|
$9.14
JMD1,428.65
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$66.88
ETB3,839.42
|
$36.18
JMD5,656.64
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.00
ETB229.65
|
$8.84
JMD1,382.06
|
|
pay 16.8% less for clothing
Ethiopia
|
Jamaica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$26.92
ETB1,545.27
|
$29.32
JMD4,583.71
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$53.82
ETB3,090.19
|
$25.76
JMD4,026.65
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$64.59
ETB3,708.03
|
$57.56
JMD8,998.09
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$78.66
ETB4,515.83
|
$68.26
JMD10,671.75
|
|
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