Cost of living comparison

Jamaica

compared to

Austria

Austria vs. Jamaica Cost of Living Summary

Austria is 33.6% more expensive than Jamaica overall.

Restaurants: pay 74.4% more in Austria
Groceries: pay 13.5% less in Austria
Transportation: pay 9.3% more in Austria
Housing: pay 61.7% more in Austria
Childcare: pay 87.9% more in Austria
Entertainment and Sports: pay 12.3% more in Austria
Clothing: pay 79.4% more in Austria

The cost of childcare, clothing, restaurants, housing, entertainment and sports, and transportation in Austria are more expensive than in Jamaica. Notably, childcare and clothing are significantly more expensive in Austria.

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Austria vs. Jamaica Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 74.4% more for restaurants

	Jamaica	Austria
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$12.69 JMD2,020.87	$17.46 €15.54	+37.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.18 JMD1,302.71	$12.35 €10.99	+50.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.08 JMD172.18	$3.78 €3.36	+249.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.71 JMD113.81	$3.01 €2.68	+321.5%
Average			+74.4%

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pay 13.5% less for groceries

	Jamaica	Austria
Bread 1 loaf	$3.00 JMD477.64	$2.57 €2.29	-14.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.70 JMD907.58	$8.98 €8.00	+57.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$13.76 JMD2,190.28	$6.13 €5.46	-55.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.54 JMD563.17	$4.57 €4.06	+29.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.86 JMD454.54	$6.11 €5.44	+114.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.46 JMD391.14	$1.25 €1.11	-49.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.56 JMD247.72	$1.00 €0.89	-35.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$2.98 JMD475.04	$1.36 €1.21	-54.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.30 JMD206.83	$1.85 €1.65	+42.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.36 JMD216.67	$0.97 €0.86	-29.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.20 JMD191.12	$0.97 €0.86	-19.1%
Average			-13.5%

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pay 9.3% more for transportation

	Jamaica	Austria
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.18 JMD823.90	$7.11 €6.33	+37.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$37.77 JMD6,012.49	$57.51 €51.19	+52.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$44,062.55 JMD7M	$29,576.16 €26,323.85	-32.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$26.21 JMD4,172.00	$24.10 €21.45	-8.1%
Average			+9.3%

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pay 61.7% more for housing

	Jamaica	Austria
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$51.12 JMD8,137.47	$35.97 €32.02	-29.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$697.95 JMD111K	$964.19 €858.16	+38.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$438.00 JMD69,728.23	$803.82 €715.43	+83.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$114.56 JMD18,237.90	$265.50 €236.31	+131.8%
Average			+61.7%

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pay 87.9% more for childcare

	Jamaica	Austria
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$324.59 JMD51,673.95	$557.81 €496.47	+71.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$8,236.21 JMD1M	$16,914.08 €15,054.14	+105.4%
Average			+87.9%

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pay 12.3% more for entertainment and sports

	Jamaica	Austria
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.20 JMD350.73	$5.34 €4.75	+142.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$5.31 JMD845.51	$4.45 €3.96	-16.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$9.44 JMD1,503.12	$7.41 €6.59	-21.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$55.18 JMD8,784.92	$46.11 €41.04	-16.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$11.65 JMD1,853.85	$13.84 €12.32	+18.8%
Average			+12.3%

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pay 79.4% more for clothing

	Jamaica	Austria
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$23.60 JMD3,757.81	$95.22 €84.75	+303.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$31.47 JMD5,010.41	$45.58 €40.57	+44.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$74.84 JMD11,913.64	$102.93 €91.61	+37.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$93.02 JMD14,808.55	$120.01 €106.82	+29.0%
Average			+79.4%

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