Cost of living comparison
Jamaica is 35.7% more expensive than Guatemala.
If you lived in Jamaica instead of Guatemala, you would:
pay 7.3% more for restaurants
Guatemala
|
Jamaica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.22
Q40.70
|
$6.50
$1,013.58
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.77
Q44.99
|
$5.73
$894.76
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.04
Q8.12
|
$1.08
$168.82
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.75
Q5.81
|
$0.75
$117.78
|
|
pay 79.4% more for groceries
Guatemala
|
Jamaica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.81
Q14.10
|
$2.24
$349.66
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.52
Q19.62
|
$6.96
$1,086.23
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.12
Q47.69
|
$11.65
$1,817.08
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.93
Q15.06
|
$2.75
$429.33
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.75
Q21.43
|
$3.16
$493.24
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.43
Q11.19
|
$3.10
$483.01
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.50
Q3.90
|
$1.43
$222.65
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.05
Q8.17
|
$1.52
$237.33
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.68
Q5.28
|
$1.00
$156.69
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.71
Q5.57
|
$1.05
$163.20
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.62
Q4.87
|
$1.15
$179.77
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for transportation
Guatemala
|
Jamaica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.76
Q29.29
|
$5.00
$779.93
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$14.82
Q115.59
|
$50.10
$7,816.38
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$17,182.24
Q133,970.60
|
$38,646.23
$6,029,603.12
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.66
Q67.49
|
$24.01
$3,745.35
|
|
pay 13.9% more for housing
Guatemala
|
Jamaica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$48.06
Q374.70
|
$44.14
$6,886.59
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$396.59
Q3,092.24
|
$395.95
$61,776.53
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$390.71
Q3,046.41
|
$357.21
$55,731.90
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$53.38
Q416.17
|
$92.11
$14,371.15
|
|
pay 2.8% less for childcare
Guatemala
|
Jamaica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$172.19
Q1,342.56
|
$212.08
$33,088.64
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,273.28
Q41,115.98
|
$3,750.38
$585,135.52
|
|
pay 45.9% more for entertainment and sports
Guatemala
|
Jamaica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.15
Q16.75
|
$2.19
$340.96
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.32
Q18.06
|
$3.22
$502.68
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.36
Q26.16
|
$9.14
$1,425.82
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.57
Q324.14
|
$36.18
$5,645.41
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.84
Q53.32
|
$8.84
$1,379.32
|
|
pay 37.4% less for clothing
Guatemala
|
Jamaica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$43.92
Q342.41
|
$29.32
$4,574.62
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$47.75
Q372.35
|
$25.76
$4,018.66
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$98.16
Q765.39
|
$57.56
$8,980.23
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$95.99
Q748.47
|
$68.26
$10,650.57
|
|
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