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Jamaica vs. Gabon Cost of Living Summary

Jamaica is 4.2% more expensive than Gabon overall.

Restaurants: pay 42.0% less in Jamaica
Groceries: pay 6.1% less in Jamaica
Transportation: pay 62.7% more in Jamaica
Housing: pay 8.0% less in Jamaica
Childcare: pay 24.4% less in Jamaica
Entertainment and Sports: pay 82.3% more in Jamaica
Clothing: pay 35.1% less in Jamaica

The cost of entertainment and sports and transportation in Jamaica are more expensive than in Gabon. Expenses including restaurants, clothing, childcare, housing, and groceries are lower in Jamaica. Notably, entertainment and sports is significantly more expensive in Jamaica.

Jamaica vs. Gabon Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 42.0% less for restaurants

	Gabon	Jamaica
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$17.89 FCFA10,077	$7.18 JMD1,149.07	-59.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$13.42 FCFA7,558	$7.65 JMD1,224.39	-43.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.49 FCFA840	$1.24 JMD197.68	-17.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.43 FCFA806	$0.75 JMD119.53	-47.8%
Average			-42.0%

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pay 6.1% less for groceries

	Gabon	Jamaica
Bread 1 loaf	$1.52 FCFA856	$2.71 JMD434.30	+78.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.70 FCFA2,645	$5.07 JMD811.02	+7.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$11.57 FCFA6,516	$13.82 JMD2,212.30	+19.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$5.55 FCFA3,124	$3.51 JMD561.58	-36.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.06 FCFA2,285	$2.83 JMD453.25	-30.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.03 FCFA1,143	$2.51 JMD401.27	+23.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$2.03 FCFA1,143	$1.32 JMD211.77	-34.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.62 FCFA914	$1.91 JMD305.13	+17.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.62 FCFA914	$1.23 JMD196.12	-24.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.62 FCFA914	$0.93 JMD149.19	-42.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.62 FCFA914	$0.89 JMD142.60	-45.1%
Average			-6.1%

Gabon vs. Jamaica - Cost of groceries

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pay 62.7% more for transportation

	Gabon	Jamaica
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.08 FCFA2,298	$4.77 JMD763.39	+16.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$49.19 FCFA27,711	$48.93 JMD7,830.93	-0.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$30,408.43 FCFA17,130,387	$42,765.27 JMD6,844,868.88	+40.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$7.34 FCFA4,132	$21.56 JMD3,450.36	+193.9%
Average			+62.7%

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pay 8.0% less for housing

	Gabon	Jamaica
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$71.55 FCFA40,307	$49.24 JMD7,881.88	-31.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,073.24 FCFA604,602	$505.52 JMD80,912.46	-52.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$447.18 FCFA251,917	$400.25 JMD64,062.64	-10.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$68.39 FCFA38,529	$111.28 JMD17,810.95	+62.7%
Average			-8.0%

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pay 24.4% less for childcare

	Gabon	Jamaica
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$178.87 FCFA100,767	$184.63 JMD29,551.48	+3.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$5,813.38 FCFA3,274,927	$2,785.57 JMD445,849.05	-52.1%
Average			-24.4%

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pay 82.3% more for entertainment and sports

	Gabon	Jamaica
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.07 FCFA605	$2.34 JMD374.75	+118.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$6.26 FCFA3,527	$3.50 JMD559.87	-44.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.68 FCFA1,512	$8.58 JMD1,373.94	+219.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$67.08 FCFA37,788	$41.65 JMD6,666.23	-37.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.50 FCFA2,532	$11.47 JMD1,836.17	+155.2%
Average			+82.3%

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pay 35.1% less for clothing

	Gabon	Jamaica
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$89.44 FCFA50,383	$21.47 JMD3,436.21	-76.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$44.72 FCFA25,192	$21.34 JMD3,416.05	-52.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$53.66 FCFA30,230	$64.53 JMD10,328.78	+20.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$107.32 FCFA60,460	$72.59 JMD11,618.51	-32.4%
Average			-35.1%

Gabon vs. Jamaica - Cost of clothing

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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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