Cost of living comparison
Jamaica is 25.0% cheaper than Illinois.
If you lived in Jamaica instead of Illinois, you would:
pay 49.2% less for restaurants
Illinois
|
Jamaica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.52
|
$6.50
$1,010.28
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.98
|
$5.73
$891.85
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.01
|
$1.08
$168.27
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.64
|
$0.75
$117.40
|
|
pay 26.6% more for groceries
Illinois
|
Jamaica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.88
|
$2.24
$348.52
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.96
|
$6.96
$1,082.70
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.39
|
$11.65
$1,811.16
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.83
|
$2.75
$427.94
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.36
|
$3.16
$491.64
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.96
|
$3.10
$481.43
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.70
|
$1.43
$221.92
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.84
|
$1.52
$236.56
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.75
|
$1.00
$156.18
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.12
|
$1.05
$162.67
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.27
|
$1.15
$179.19
|
|
pay 23.4% more for transportation
Illinois
|
Jamaica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.73
|
$5.00
$777.39
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$85.20
|
$50.10
$7,790.95
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,072.52
|
$38,646.23
$6,009,987.64
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.37
|
$24.01
$3,733.17
|
|
pay 47.9% less for housing
Illinois
|
Jamaica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$63.28
|
$44.14
$6,864.18
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,273.55
|
$395.95
$61,575.55
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,019.22
|
$357.21
$55,550.59
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$127.01
|
$92.11
$14,324.39
|
|
pay 76.9% less for childcare
Illinois
|
Jamaica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,216.39
|
$212.08
$32,980.99
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$13,033.13
|
$3,750.38
$583,231.96
|
|
pay 21.4% less for entertainment and sports
Illinois
|
Jamaica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.94
|
$2.19
$339.85
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.95
|
$3.22
$501.04
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.52
|
$9.14
$1,421.18
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$39.16
|
$36.18
$5,627.05
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.22
|
$8.84
$1,374.83
|
|
pay 29.7% less for clothing
Illinois
|
Jamaica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$45.75
|
$29.32
$4,559.73
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.86
|
$25.76
$4,005.58
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$75.45
|
$57.56
$8,951.01
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$105.59
|
$68.26
$10,615.92
|
|
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