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Jamaica vs. Fiji Cost of Living Summary

Jamaica is 44.0% more expensive than Fiji overall.

Restaurants: pay 6.4% more in Jamaica
Groceries: pay 77.5% more in Jamaica
Transportation: pay 2.3 times more in Jamaica
Housing: pay 84.4% more in Jamaica
Childcare: pay 35.2% less in Jamaica
Entertainment and Sports: pay 44.8% more in Jamaica
Clothing: pay 2.9% more in Jamaica

The cost of transportation, housing, groceries, entertainment and sports, restaurants, and clothing in Jamaica are more expensive than in Fiji. Notably, transportation, housing, and groceries are significantly more expensive in Jamaica.

Jamaica vs. Fiji Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Jamaica instead of Fiji, you would:

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pay 6.4% more for restaurants

	Fiji	Jamaica
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.75 FJD10.73	$7.18 JMD1,149.07	+51.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.45 FJD16.84	$7.65 JMD1,224.39	+2.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.30 FJD2.94	$1.24 JMD197.68	-5.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.97 FJD2.20	$0.75 JMD119.53	-23.3%
Average			+6.4%

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pay 77.5% more for groceries

	Fiji	Jamaica
Bread 1 loaf	$0.63 FJD1.43	$2.71 JMD434.30	+330.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.38 FJD9.89	$5.07 JMD811.02	+15.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.85 FJD10.97	$13.82 JMD2,212.30	+184.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.68 FJD6.06	$3.51 JMD561.58	+30.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.25 FJD7.34	$2.83 JMD453.25	-12.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.01 FJD2.28	$2.51 JMD401.27	+148.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.04 FJD2.34	$1.32 JMD211.77	+27.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.38 FJD3.11	$1.91 JMD305.13	+38.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.29 FJD2.91	$1.23 JMD196.12	-4.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.63 FJD1.43	$0.93 JMD149.19	+47.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.61 FJD1.38	$0.89 JMD142.60	+46.1%
Average			+77.5%

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pay 2.3 times more for transportation

	Fiji	Jamaica
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.92 FJD11.12	$4.77 JMD763.39	-3.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$29.63 FJD66.98	$48.93 JMD7,830.93	+65.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$27,223.90 FJD61,538.26	$42,765.27 JMD6,844,868.88	+57.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$4.41 FJD9.98	$21.56 JMD3,450.36	+388.3%
Average			+126.9%

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pay 84.4% more for housing

	Fiji	Jamaica
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$21.30 FJD48.15	$49.24 JMD7,881.88	+131.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$596.00 FJD1,347.23	$505.52 JMD80,912.46	-15.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$311.98 FJD705.22	$400.25 JMD64,062.64	+28.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$37.95 FJD85.79	$111.28 JMD17,810.95	+193.2%
Average			+84.4%

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pay 35.2% less for childcare

	Fiji	Jamaica
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$178.25 FJD402.92	$184.63 JMD29,551.48	+3.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$10,742.72 FJD24,283.38	$2,785.57 JMD445,849.05	-74.1%
Average			-35.2%

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pay 44.8% more for entertainment and sports

	Fiji	Jamaica
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.72 FJD6.15	$2.34 JMD374.75	-13.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.90 FJD6.55	$3.50 JMD559.87	+20.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$9.45 FJD21.36	$8.58 JMD1,373.94	-9.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$29.82 FJD67.42	$41.65 JMD6,666.23	+39.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.00 FJD9.04	$11.47 JMD1,836.17	+186.7%
Average			+44.8%

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pay 2.9% more for clothing

	Fiji	Jamaica
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$20.08 FJD45.39	$21.47 JMD3,436.21	+6.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$29.58 FJD66.86	$21.34 JMD3,416.05	-27.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$55.39 FJD125.21	$64.53 JMD10,328.78	+16.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$62.57 FJD141.44	$72.59 JMD11,618.51	+16.0%
Average			+2.9%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: December 2025

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