Cost of Living Comparison

  1. Cost of Living
  2. Jamaica
  3. Canada
  4. Comparison
JMD
COMPARED TO
CAD

Canada is 3.1 times more expensive than Jamaica.

If you lived in Canada instead of Jamaica, you would:
local_dining

pay 84.7% more for restaurants

  Jamaica help_outline Canada help_outline  
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $5.21
$663.74
$12.74
CA$16.21
+144.4%
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
 $5.81
$740.24
$7.77
CA$9.89
+33.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $0.92
$117.00
$1.66
CA$2.11
+80.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) $0.75
$95.34
$1.35
CA$1.72
+80.5%
Average +84.7%
Jamaica vs. Canada - Cost of restaurants
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local_grocery_store

pay 20.7% more for groceries

  Jamaica help_outline Canada help_outline  
Bread
1 loaf
 $2.12
$269.59
$2.18
CA$2.78
+3.1%
Local cheese (8 oz) $4.89
$622.50
$4.83
CA$6.14
-1.3%
Milk (1 gallon) $8.58
$1,092.08
$7.06
CA$8.98
-17.7%
Eggs
1 dozen
 $2.39
$303.85
$2.65
CA$3.37
+10.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) $2.02
$257.06
$4.56
CA$5.81
+126.0%
Apples (1 lb) $1.90
$242.06
$1.49
CA$1.90
-21.6%
Bananas (1 lb) $1.01
$128.90
$0.64
CA$0.81
-36.8%
Oranges (1 lb) $1.29
$164.70
$1.43
CA$1.82
+10.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb) $0.57
$72.90
$1.45
CA$1.85
+153.4%
Potatoes (1 lb) $0.92
$117.15
$1.01
CA$1.28
+9.6%
Onions (1 lb) $0.97
$123.88
$0.89
CA$1.14
-8.1%
Average +20.7%
Jamaica vs. Canada - Cost of groceries
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drive_eta

pay 10.1% less for transportation

  Jamaica help_outline Canada help_outline  
Gasoline (1 gallon) $4.22
$537.21
$3.20
CA$4.07
-24.2%
Monthly public transit pass $44.05
$5,608.64
$62.45
CA$79.46
+41.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $29,597.99
$3,768,712.71
$19,876.63
CA$25,292.22
-32.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) $21.91
$2,789.97
$16.41
CA$20.88
-25.1%
Average -10.1%
Jamaica vs. Canada - Cost of transportation
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home

pay 2.2 times more for housing

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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
 $41.48
$5,281.11
$60.10
CA$76.47
+44.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $394.98
$50,293.09
$887.68
CA$1,129.54
+124.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $235.19
$29,946.34
$768.61
CA$978.03
+226.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
 $56.82
$7,235.27
$96.49
CA$122.77
+69.8%
Average +116.5%
Jamaica vs. Canada - Cost of housing
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child_care

pay 12.7 times more for childcare

  Jamaica help_outline Canada help_outline  
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $227.95
$29,024.71
$691.09
CA$879.38
+203.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $418.20
$53,249.47
$9,377.56
CA$11,932.57
+2142.4%
Average +1172.8%
Jamaica vs. Canada - Cost of childcare
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gamepad

pay 39.3% more for entertainment and sports

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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $2.00
$254.25
$4.72
CA$6.00
+136.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area $2.50
$318.37
$3.11
CA$3.96
+24.4%
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
 $7.95
$1,012.49
$10.89
CA$13.85
+36.9%
Monthly membership at local gym $41.08
$5,230.59
$40.05
CA$50.96
-2.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema $9.81
$1,248.74
$9.93
CA$12.63
+1.2%
Average +39.3%
Jamaica vs. Canada - Cost of entertainment and sports
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store

pay 50.9% more for clothing

  Jamaica help_outline Canada help_outline  
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
 $30.66
$3,903.71
$46.55
CA$59.24
+51.8%
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
 $20.14
$2,564.97
$34.74
CA$44.21
+72.5%
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
 $51.89
$6,607.43
$75.50
CA$96.07
+45.5%
Men's business shoes (leather) $71.91
$9,156.16
$96.07
CA$122.25
+33.6%
Average +50.9%
Jamaica vs. Canada - Cost of clothing
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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: January 2021
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