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Jamaica vs. Grenada Cost of Living Summary

Jamaica is 24.3% more expensive than Grenada overall.

Restaurants: pay 32.9% less in Jamaica
Groceries: pay 25.9% more in Jamaica
Transportation: pay 31.5% more in Jamaica
Housing: pay 10.7% less in Jamaica
Childcare: pay 2.3 times more in Jamaica
Entertainment and Sports: pay 35.4% more in Jamaica
Clothing: pay 5.4% less in Jamaica

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

Jamaica vs. Grenada Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 32.9% less for restaurants

	Grenada	Jamaica
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$10.18 EC$27.50	$7.18 JMD1,149.07	-29.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.25 EC$25.00	$7.65 JMD1,224.39	-17.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.84 EC$4.98	$1.24 JMD197.68	-33.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.55 EC$4.18	$0.75 JMD119.53	-51.7%
Average			-32.9%

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pay 25.9% more for groceries

	Grenada	Jamaica
Bread 1 loaf	$1.62 EC$4.38	$2.71 JMD434.30	+67.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.00 EC$13.52	$5.07 JMD811.02	+1.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$17.86 EC$48.26	$13.82 JMD2,212.30	-22.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.85 EC$10.41	$3.51 JMD561.58	-8.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.52 EC$9.52	$2.83 JMD453.25	-19.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.20 EC$3.25	$2.51 JMD401.27	+108.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.84 EC$2.27	$1.32 JMD211.77	+57.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.79 EC$2.13	$1.91 JMD305.13	+141.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.34 EC$3.63	$1.23 JMD196.12	-8.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$2.20 EC$5.94	$0.93 JMD149.19	-57.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.71 EC$1.91	$0.89 JMD142.60	+26.2%
Average			+25.9%

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pay 31.5% more for transportation

	Grenada	Jamaica
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.24 EC$14.17	$4.77 JMD763.39	-9.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$37.00 EC$100.00	$48.93 JMD7,830.93	+32.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$24,976.41 EC$67,500.00	$42,765.27 JMD6,844,868.88	+71.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	??	$21.56 JMD3,450.36
Average			+31.5%

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pay 10.7% less for housing

	Grenada	Jamaica
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$47.49 EC$128.33	$49.24 JMD7,881.88	+3.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$597.05 EC$1,613.56	$505.52 JMD80,912.46	-15.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$407.53 EC$1,101.38	$400.25 JMD64,062.64	-1.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$157.57 EC$425.84	$111.28 JMD17,810.95	-29.4%
Average			-10.7%

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pay 2.3 times more for childcare

	Grenada	Jamaica
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$55.50 EC$150.00	$184.63 JMD29,551.48	+232.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$2,331.13 EC$6,300.00	$2,785.57 JMD445,849.05	+19.5%
Average			+126.1%

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pay 35.4% more for entertainment and sports

	Grenada	Jamaica
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.94 EC$5.25	$2.34 JMD374.75	+20.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.62 EC$9.79	$3.50 JMD559.87	-3.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.70 EC$10.00	$8.58 JMD1,373.94	+132.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$36.02 EC$97.35	$41.65 JMD6,666.23	+15.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$10.22 EC$27.63	$11.47 JMD1,836.17	+12.2%
Average			+35.4%

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pay 5.4% less for clothing

	Grenada	Jamaica
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$25.90 EC$70.00	$21.47 JMD3,436.21	-17.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$44.40 EC$120.00	$21.34 JMD3,416.05	-51.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$42.55 EC$115.00	$64.53 JMD10,328.78	+51.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$75.85 EC$205.00	$72.59 JMD11,618.51	-4.3%
Average			-5.4%

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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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