Cost of living comparison
compared to
Jamaica vs. Israel Cost of Living Summary
Jamaica is 42.2% cheaper than Israel overall.
Jamaica vs. Israel Cost Breakdown
If you lived in Jamaica instead of Israel, you would:
pay 56.0% less for restaurants
|
Israel
|
Jamaica
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$23.87
₪75.05
|
$12.69
JMD2,014.74
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$18.77
₪59.02
|
$8.18
JMD1,298.76
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.33
₪10.47
|
$1.08
JMD171.65
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.70
₪8.49
|
$0.71
JMD113.47
|
|
Israel vs. Jamaica - Cost of restaurants
pay 11.9% more for groceries
|
Israel
|
Jamaica
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.02
₪9.51
|
$3.00
JMD476.20
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.49
₪26.71
|
$5.70
JMD904.83
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.09
₪28.57
|
$13.76
JMD2,183.65
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.78
₪15.02
|
$3.54
JMD561.46
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.33
₪19.90
|
$2.86
JMD453.16
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.96
₪6.15
|
$2.46
JMD389.96
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.48
₪4.67
|
$1.56
JMD246.97
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.06
₪3.34
|
$2.98
JMD473.60
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.28
₪4.02
|
$1.30
JMD206.20
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.82
₪2.58
|
$1.36
JMD216.01
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.73
₪2.30
|
$1.20
JMD190.54
|
|
Israel vs. Jamaica - Cost of groceries
pay 36.5% less for transportation
|
Israel
|
Jamaica
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$9.73
₪30.61
|
$5.18
JMD821.40
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$86.98
₪273.50
|
$37.77
JMD5,994.28
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$56,575.39
₪178K
|
$44,062.55
JMD7M
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.75
₪49.53
|
$26.21
JMD4,159.36
|
|
Israel vs. Jamaica - Cost of transportation
pay 53.6% less for housing
|
Israel
|
Jamaica
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$42.16
₪132.56
|
$51.12
JMD8,112.82
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,456.98
₪4,581.57
|
$697.95
JMD111K
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,143.34
₪3,595.29
|
$438.00
JMD69,517.01
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$221.23
₪695.67
|
$114.56
JMD18,182.65
|
|
Israel vs. Jamaica - Cost of housing
pay 71.5% less for childcare
|
Israel
|
Jamaica
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,259.48
₪3,960.50
|
$324.59
JMD51,517.43
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$26,132.54
₪82,175.33
|
$8,236.21
JMD1M
|
|
Israel vs. Jamaica - Cost of childcare
pay 36.4% less for entertainment and sports
|
Israel
|
Jamaica
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$9.32
₪29.29
|
$2.20
JMD349.67
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.84
₪15.22
|
$5.31
JMD842.95
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$13.45
₪42.29
|
$9.44
JMD1,498.57
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$81.16
₪255.21
|
$55.18
JMD8,758.31
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$14.27
₪44.88
|
$11.65
JMD1,848.24
|
|
Israel vs. Jamaica - Cost of entertainment and sports
pay 53.7% less for clothing
|
Israel
|
Jamaica
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$83.52
₪262.63
|
$23.60
JMD3,746.43
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$65.14
₪204.85
|
$31.47
JMD4,995.23
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$134.03
₪421.47
|
$74.84
JMD11,877.56
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$154.97
₪487.32
|
$93.02
JMD14,763.69
|
|
Israel vs. Jamaica - Cost of clothing
We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Sources: MyLifeElsewhere's cost-of-living dataset (prices updated November 2026). How we calculate this
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