Cost of living comparison
Greece is 26.3% more expensive than Jamaica.
If you lived in Greece instead of Jamaica, you would:
pay 52.6% more for restaurants
Jamaica
|
Greece
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.50
$995.11
|
$12.71
€11.71
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.73
$878.46
|
$8.10
€7.46
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.08
$165.74
|
$1.99
€1.83
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.75
$115.64
|
$0.68
€0.62
|
|
pay 33.8% less for groceries
Jamaica
|
Greece
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.24
$343.29
|
$1.16
€1.07
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.96
$1,066.44
|
$4.97
€4.58
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$11.65
$1,783.97
|
$5.63
€5.18
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.75
$421.51
|
$3.81
€3.51
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.16
$484.25
|
$3.64
€3.35
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$3.10
$474.21
|
$0.86
€0.79
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.43
$218.59
|
$0.86
€0.79
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.52
$233.01
|
$0.62
€0.57
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.00
$153.84
|
$0.83
€0.76
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.05
$160.23
|
$0.53
€0.49
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.15
$176.50
|
$0.48
€0.44
|
|
pay 8.0% less for transportation
Jamaica
|
Greece
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.00
$765.72
|
$8.80
€8.11
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$50.10
$7,673.97
|
$40.24
€37.06
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$38,646.23
$5,919,744.40
|
$22,158.38
€20,406.76
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$24.01
$3,677.11
|
$13.03
€12.00
|
|
pay 18.6% more for housing
Jamaica
|
Greece
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$44.14
$6,761.11
|
$34.83
€32.08
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$395.95
$60,650.96
|
$429.23
€395.30
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$357.21
$54,716.47
|
$358.56
€330.22
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$92.11
$14,109.31
|
$172.07
€158.46
|
|
pay 70.0% more for childcare
Jamaica
|
Greece
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$212.08
$32,485.76
|
$341.10
€314.14
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,750.38
$574,474.41
|
$6,725.16
€6,193.53
|
|
pay 14.3% more for entertainment and sports
Jamaica
|
Greece
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.19
$334.74
|
$4.08
€3.76
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.22
$493.52
|
$3.33
€3.07
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.14
$1,399.84
|
$5.12
€4.71
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.18
$5,542.55
|
$45.22
€41.65
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.84
$1,354.19
|
$8.85
€8.15
|
|
pay 70.6% more for clothing
Jamaica
|
Greece
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$29.32
$4,491.27
|
$76.36
€70.33
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$25.76
$3,945.44
|
$36.41
€33.54
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$57.56
$8,816.61
|
$77.82
€71.67
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$68.26
$10,456.52
|
$99.20
€91.36
|
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