Cost of living comparison

Guinea

compared to

Jamaica

Jamaica vs. Guinea Cost of Living Summary

Jamaica is 33.9% more expensive than Guinea overall.

Restaurants: pay 49.7% more in Jamaica
Groceries: pay 52.2% more in Jamaica
Transportation: pay 29.7% more in Jamaica
Housing: pay 18.2% more in Jamaica
Childcare: pay 29.5% more in Jamaica
Entertainment and Sports: pay 33.6% more in Jamaica
Clothing: pay 62.0% more in Jamaica

The cost of clothing, groceries, restaurants, entertainment and sports, transportation, and childcare in Jamaica are more expensive than in Guinea.

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Jamaica vs. Guinea Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 49.7% more for restaurants

	Guinea	Jamaica
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.63 GNF40,795	$12.69 JMD2,020.87	+174.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.26 GNF81,591	$8.18 JMD1,302.71	-11.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.74 GNF15,298	$1.08 JMD172.18	-37.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	??	$0.71 JMD113.81
Average			+49.7%

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pay 52.2% more for groceries

	Guinea	Jamaica
Bread 1 loaf	$1.48 GNF13,049	$3.00 JMD477.64	+102.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$11.56 GNF102K	$5.70 JMD907.58	-50.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$8.16 GNF71,898	$13.76 JMD2,190.28	+68.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.34 GNF38,193	$3.54 JMD563.17	-18.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.04 GNF17,983	$2.86 JMD454.54	+39.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.32 GNF11,618	$2.46 JMD391.14	+86.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.09 GNF9,614	$1.56 JMD247.72	+42.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.81 GNF7,149	$2.98 JMD475.04	+267.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.99 GNF8,746	$1.30 JMD206.83	+30.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.63 GNF5,543	$1.36 JMD216.67	+116.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.63 GNF5,543	$1.20 JMD191.12	+90.8%
Average			+52.2%

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pay 29.7% more for transportation

	Guinea	Jamaica
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.26 GNF46,353	$5.18 JMD823.90	-1.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$28.49 GNF251K	$37.77 JMD6,012.49	+32.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$33,000.00 GNF291M	$44,062.55 JMD7M	+33.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$8.87 GNF78,104	$26.21 JMD4,172.00	+195.6%
Average			+29.7%

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pay 18.2% more for housing

	Guinea	Jamaica
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$185.16 GNF2M	$51.12 JMD8,137.47	-72.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$510.01 GNF4M	$697.95 JMD111K	+36.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$317.99 GNF3M	$438.00 JMD69,728.23	+37.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$132.79 GNF1M	$114.56 JMD18,237.90	-13.7%
Average			+18.2%

Guinea vs. Jamaica - Cost of housing

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pay 29.5% more for childcare

	Guinea	Jamaica
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	??	$324.59 JMD51,673.95
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$6,362.45 GNF56M	$8,236.21 JMD1M	+29.5%
Average			+29.5%

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pay 33.6% more for entertainment and sports

	Guinea	Jamaica
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.47 GNF30,596	$2.20 JMD350.73	-36.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.63 GNF40,795	$5.31 JMD845.51	+14.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.16 GNF10,242	$9.44 JMD1,503.12	+712.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$89.25 GNF786K	$55.18 JMD8,784.92	-38.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.05 GNF35,696	$11.65 JMD1,853.85	+187.4%
Average			+33.6%

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pay 62.0% more for clothing

	Guinea	Jamaica
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$20.00 GNF176K	$23.60 JMD3,757.81	+18.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$25.00 GNF220K	$31.47 JMD5,010.41	+25.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$30.00 GNF264K	$74.84 JMD11,913.64	+149.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$50.00 GNF441K	$93.02 JMD14,808.55	+86.0%
Average			+62.0%

Guinea vs. Jamaica - Cost of clothing

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