Cost of living comparison

Jamaica

compared to

Estonia

Estonia vs. Jamaica Cost of Living Summary

Estonia is 10.6% cheaper than Jamaica overall.

Restaurants: pay 41.6% more in Estonia
Groceries: pay 48.4% less in Estonia
Transportation: pay 16.6% less in Estonia
Housing: pay 9.3% less in Estonia
Childcare: pay 12.4% more in Estonia
Clothing: pay 79.9% more in Estonia

The cost of clothing, restaurants, and childcare in Estonia are more expensive than in Jamaica. Expenses including groceries, transportation, housing, and entertainment and sports are lower in Estonia. Notably, clothing is significantly more expensive in Estonia.

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Estonia vs. Jamaica Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 41.6% more for restaurants

	Jamaica	Estonia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$12.69 JMD2,020.87	$14.56 €12.96	+14.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.18 JMD1,302.71	$10.34 €9.20	+26.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.08 JMD172.18	$2.57 €2.29	+137.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.71 JMD113.81	$2.32 €2.06	+224.2%
Average			+41.6%

Jamaica vs. Estonia - Cost of restaurants

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pay 48.4% less for groceries

	Jamaica	Estonia
Bread 1 loaf	$3.00 JMD477.64	$1.41 €1.25	-53.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.70 JMD907.58	$5.39 €4.80	-5.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$13.76 JMD2,190.28	$4.14 €3.69	-69.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.54 JMD563.17	$2.81 €2.50	-20.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.86 JMD454.54	$3.93 €3.50	+37.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.46 JMD391.14	$0.91 €0.81	-62.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.56 JMD247.72	$0.65 €0.58	-58.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$2.98 JMD475.04	$1.08 €0.96	-63.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.30 JMD206.83	$1.24 €1.10	-4.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.36 JMD216.67	$0.37 €0.33	-72.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.20 JMD191.12	$0.39 €0.35	-67.6%
Average			-48.4%

Jamaica vs. Estonia - Cost of groceries

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pay 16.6% less for transportation

	Jamaica	Estonia
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.18 JMD823.90	$7.27 €6.47	+40.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$37.77 JMD6,012.49	$26.37 €23.47	-30.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$44,062.55 JMD7M	$27,988.91 €24,911.14	-36.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$26.21 JMD4,172.00	$12.52 €11.14	-52.2%
Average			-16.6%

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pay 9.3% less for housing

	Jamaica	Estonia
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$51.12 JMD8,137.47	$31.76 €28.27	-37.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$697.95 JMD111K	$512.18 €455.86	-26.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$438.00 JMD69,728.23	$387.48 €344.88	-11.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$114.56 JMD18,237.90	$221.29 €196.96	+93.2%
Average			-9.3%

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pay 12.4% more for childcare

	Jamaica	Estonia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$324.59 JMD51,673.95	$324.72 €289.02
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$8,236.21 JMD1M	$10,400.01 €9,256.38	+26.3%
Average			+12.4%

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pay about the same for entertainment and sports

	Jamaica	Estonia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.20 JMD350.73	$5.67 €5.04	+157.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$5.31 JMD845.51	$4.06 €3.61	-23.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$9.44 JMD1,503.12	$6.56 €5.84	-30.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$55.18 JMD8,784.92	$45.01 €40.06	-18.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$11.65 JMD1,853.85	$9.62 €8.56	-17.4%

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pay 79.9% more for clothing

	Jamaica	Estonia
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$23.60 JMD3,757.81	$97.14 €86.46	+311.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$31.47 JMD5,010.41	$49.85 €44.37	+58.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$74.84 JMD11,913.64	$94.67 €84.26	+26.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$93.02 JMD14,808.55	$118.18 €105.19	+27.1%
Average			+79.9%

Jamaica vs. Estonia - Cost of clothing

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