Cost of living comparison
Jamaica is 13.0% more expensive than Haiti.
If you lived in Jamaica instead of Haiti, you would:
pay 55.3% less for restaurants
Haiti
|
Jamaica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$12.00
HTG1,587.34
|
$6.50
JMD1,017.08
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$15.00
HTG1,984.17
|
$5.73
JMD897.85
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.04
HTG270.29
|
$1.08
JMD169.40
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.25
HTG297.63
|
$0.75
JMD118.19
|
|
pay 73.2% more for groceries
Haiti
|
Jamaica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.67
HTG221.53
|
$2.24
JMD350.87
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.48
HTG196.12
|
$6.96
JMD1,089.99
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.68
HTG751.09
|
$11.65
JMD1,823.36
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.80
HTG369.76
|
$2.75
JMD430.82
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.93
HTG784.96
|
$3.16
JMD494.95
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.00
HTG132.28
|
$3.10
JMD484.68
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.00
HTG132.28
|
$1.43
JMD223.42
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.52
JMD238.15
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.00
HTG132.28
|
$1.00
JMD157.24
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$2.27
HTG300.00
|
$1.05
JMD163.77
|
|
Onions (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.15
JMD180.39
|
|
pay 54.7% more for transportation
Haiti
|
Jamaica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.51
HTG332.44
|
$5.00
JMD782.63
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$50.10
JMD7,843.42
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$35,000.00
HTG4,629,740.43
|
$38,646.23
JMD6,050,457.94
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$24.01
JMD3,758.30
|
|
pay 26.5% less for housing
Haiti
|
Jamaica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$165.98
HTG21,955.66
|
$44.14
JMD6,910.41
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area | ?? |
$395.95
JMD61,990.19
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center | ?? |
$357.21
JMD55,924.66
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$76.47
HTG10,115.40
|
$92.11
JMD14,420.85
|
|
pay 33.3% more for childcare
Haiti
|
Jamaica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$100.00
HTG13,227.83
|
$212.08
JMD33,203.08
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,867.80
HTG908,461.13
|
$3,750.38
JMD587,159.35
|
|
pay 68.5% more for entertainment and sports
Haiti
|
Jamaica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.50
HTG595.25
|
$2.19
JMD342.14
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.77
HTG365.76
|
$3.22
JMD504.42
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.00
HTG264.56
|
$9.14
JMD1,430.75
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$69.54
HTG9,198.84
|
$36.18
JMD5,664.94
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$8.84
JMD1,384.09
|
|
pay 56.6% less for clothing
Haiti
|
Jamaica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$80.00
HTG10,582.26
|
$29.32
JMD4,590.44
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$25.76
JMD4,032.55
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$120.00
HTG15,873.40
|
$57.56
JMD9,011.29
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$150.00
HTG19,841.74
|
$68.26
JMD10,687.41
|
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