Cost of living comparison
Albania is 26.4% cheaper than Jamaica.
If you lived in Albania instead of Jamaica, you would:
pay 6.8% less for restaurants
Jamaica
|
Albania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.50
JMD1,017.08
|
$5.36
ALL500
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.73
JMD897.85
|
$4.88
ALL456
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.08
JMD169.40
|
$1.31
ALL123
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.75
JMD118.19
|
$0.63
ALL59
|
|
pay 55.3% less for groceries
Jamaica
|
Albania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.24
JMD350.87
|
$0.68
ALL63
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.96
JMD1,089.99
|
$3.07
ALL286
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$11.65
JMD1,823.36
|
$5.06
ALL472
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.75
JMD430.82
|
$2.35
ALL219
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.16
JMD494.95
|
$2.33
ALL217
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$3.10
JMD484.68
|
$0.44
ALL41
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.43
JMD223.42
|
$0.74
ALL69
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.52
JMD238.15
|
$0.57
ALL53
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.00
JMD157.24
|
$0.53
ALL50
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.05
JMD163.77
|
$0.33
ALL31
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.15
JMD180.39
|
$0.31
ALL29
|
|
pay 21.7% less for transportation
Jamaica
|
Albania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.00
JMD782.63
|
$7.57
ALL706
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$50.10
JMD7,843.42
|
$12.57
ALL1,174
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$38,646.23
JMD6,050,457.94
|
$17,366.08
ALL1,620,791
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$24.01
JMD3,758.30
|
$22.05
ALL2,058
|
|
pay 42.2% less for housing
Jamaica
|
Albania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$44.14
JMD6,910.41
|
$16.93
ALL1,581
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$395.95
JMD61,990.19
|
$267.36
ALL24,953
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$357.21
JMD55,924.66
|
$193.27
ALL18,038
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$92.11
JMD14,420.85
|
$65.46
ALL6,109
|
|
pay 41.5% less for childcare
Jamaica
|
Albania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$212.08
JMD33,203.08
|
$115.94
ALL10,821
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,750.38
JMD587,159.35
|
$2,335.62
ALL217,985
|
|
pay 42.4% less for entertainment and sports
Jamaica
|
Albania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.19
JMD342.14
|
$1.45
ALL136
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.22
JMD504.42
|
$1.30
ALL121
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.14
JMD1,430.75
|
$3.08
ALL288
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.18
JMD5,664.94
|
$32.37
ALL3,021
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.84
JMD1,384.09
|
$5.13
ALL478
|
|
pay 25.1% more for clothing
Jamaica
|
Albania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$29.32
JMD4,590.44
|
$39.49
ALL3,686
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$25.76
JMD4,032.55
|
$32.13
ALL2,999
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$57.56
JMD9,011.29
|
$69.30
ALL6,468
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$68.26
JMD10,687.41
|
$82.40
ALL7,691
|
|
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