Cost of living comparison

Jamaica

compared to

Belgium

Belgium vs. Jamaica Cost of Living Summary

Belgium is 31.8% more expensive than Jamaica overall.

Restaurants: pay 88.0% more in Belgium
Groceries: pay 25.1% less in Belgium
Transportation: pay 13.7% more in Belgium
Housing: pay 53.9% more in Belgium
Childcare: pay 2.8 times more in Belgium
Entertainment and Sports: pay 8.0% more in Belgium
Clothing: pay 84.2% more in Belgium

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

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Belgium vs. Jamaica Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 88.0% more for restaurants

	Jamaica	Belgium
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$12.69 JMD2,020.87	$21.51 €19.15	+69.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.18 JMD1,302.71	$12.72 €11.32	+55.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.08 JMD172.18	$3.15 €2.80	+190.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.71 JMD113.81	$2.69 €2.40	+276.9%
Average			+88.0%

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pay 25.1% less for groceries

	Jamaica	Belgium
Bread 1 loaf	$3.00 JMD477.64	$2.56 €2.28	-14.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.70 JMD907.58	$7.21 €6.41	+26.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$13.76 JMD2,190.28	$4.74 €4.22	-65.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.54 JMD563.17	$3.84 €3.42	+8.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.86 JMD454.54	$5.29 €4.71	+85.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.46 JMD391.14	$1.23 €1.09	-50.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.56 JMD247.72	$0.99 €0.88	-36.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$2.98 JMD475.04	$1.12 €1.00	-62.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.30 JMD206.83	$1.26 €1.12	-2.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.36 JMD216.67	$0.99 €0.88	-27.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.20 JMD191.12	$0.79 €0.70	-34.6%
Average			-25.1%

Jamaica vs. Belgium - Cost of groceries

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pay 13.7% more for transportation

	Jamaica	Belgium
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.18 JMD823.90	$7.52 €6.70	+45.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$37.77 JMD6,012.49	$50.17 €44.65	+32.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$44,062.55 JMD7M	$34,462.94 €30,673.26	-21.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$26.21 JMD4,172.00	$26.26 €23.37	+0.2%
Average			+13.7%

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pay 53.9% more for housing

	Jamaica	Belgium
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$51.12 JMD8,137.47	$51.15 €45.52	+0.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$697.95 JMD111K	$940.80 €837.35	+34.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$438.00 JMD69,728.23	$826.78 €735.87	+88.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$114.56 JMD18,237.90	$167.89 €149.43	+46.6%
Average			+53.9%

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pay 2.8 times more for childcare

	Jamaica	Belgium
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$324.59 JMD51,673.95	$923.48 €821.93	+184.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$8,236.21 JMD1M	$22,984.85 €20,457.34	+179.1%
Average			+181.8%

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pay 8.0% more for entertainment and sports

	Jamaica	Belgium
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.20 JMD350.73	$4.94 €4.40	+124.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$5.31 JMD845.51	$4.03 €3.58	-24.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$9.44 JMD1,503.12	$12.32 €10.96	+30.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$55.18 JMD8,784.92	$36.18 €32.20	-34.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$11.65 JMD1,853.85	$14.23 €12.66	+22.2%
Average			+8.0%

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pay 84.2% more for clothing

	Jamaica	Belgium
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$23.60 JMD3,757.81	$100.04 €89.04	+323.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$31.47 JMD5,010.41	$43.19 €38.44	+37.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$74.84 JMD11,913.64	$96.42 €85.82	+28.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$93.02 JMD14,808.55	$142.81 €127.10	+53.5%
Average			+84.2%

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