Cost of living comparison
Jamaica is 24.0% cheaper than Georgia.
If you lived in Jamaica instead of Georgia, you would:
pay 47.4% less for restaurants
Georgia
|
Jamaica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.47
|
$6.50
$1,004.49
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.88
|
$5.73
$886.74
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.11
|
$1.08
$167.31
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.70
|
$0.75
$116.73
|
|
pay 17.0% more for groceries
Georgia
|
Jamaica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.85
|
$2.24
$346.52
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.04
|
$6.96
$1,076.50
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.39
|
$11.65
$1,800.79
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.06
|
$2.75
$425.48
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.13
|
$3.16
$488.82
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.34
|
$3.10
$478.68
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.73
|
$1.43
$220.65
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.04
|
$1.52
$235.21
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.85
|
$1.00
$155.29
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.39
|
$1.05
$161.74
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.30
|
$1.15
$178.16
|
|
pay 33.4% more for transportation
Georgia
|
Jamaica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.08
|
$5.00
$772.94
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$57.28
|
$50.10
$7,746.31
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,762.21
|
$38,646.23
$5,975,546.93
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$17.91
|
$24.01
$3,711.77
|
|
pay 52.5% less for housing
Georgia
|
Jamaica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$71.88
|
$44.14
$6,824.85
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,348.70
|
$395.95
$61,222.69
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,154.19
|
$357.21
$55,232.25
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$135.24
|
$92.11
$14,242.31
|
|
pay 75.0% less for childcare
Georgia
|
Jamaica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$804.31
|
$212.08
$32,791.99
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$15,912.75
|
$3,750.38
$579,889.70
|
|
pay 9.3% less for entertainment and sports
Georgia
|
Jamaica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.78
|
$2.19
$337.90
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.43
|
$3.22
$498.17
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.80
|
$9.14
$1,413.03
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$28.24
|
$36.18
$5,594.80
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.22
|
$8.84
$1,366.96
|
|
pay 34.5% less for clothing
Georgia
|
Jamaica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$48.03
|
$29.32
$4,533.60
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.27
|
$25.76
$3,982.63
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$79.52
|
$57.56
$8,899.72
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$111.18
|
$68.26
$10,555.08
|
|
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