Cost of living comparison
Indiana is 2.5 times more expensive than Jamaica.
If you lived in Indiana instead of Jamaica, you would:
pay 2.0 times more for restaurants
|
Jamaica
|
Indiana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.79
$610.16
|
$12.35
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.41
$689.19
|
$7.43
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.89
$112.84
|
$1.79
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.69
$87.27
|
$1.50
|
|
pay 31.0% more for groceries
|
Jamaica
|
Indiana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.15
$273.39
|
$2.10
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.75
$604.85
|
$5.12
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.01
$1,146.65
|
$2.32
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.35
$298.65
|
$1.71
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.07
$263.85
|
$3.50
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.57
$200.25
|
$1.99
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.97
$123.01
|
$0.77
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.21
$154.69
|
$1.94
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.55
$69.52
|
$1.50
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.75
$95.35
|
$1.36
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.80
$101.92
|
$1.17
|
|
pay 20.1% less for transportation
|
Jamaica
|
Indiana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.05
$515.78
|
$2.42
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$41.79
$5,321.39
|
$39.00
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,189.62
$4,098,704.14
|
$26,106.36
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$17.72
$2,256.70
|
$15.12
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for housing
|
Jamaica
|
Indiana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$34.43
$4,383.79
|
$57.92
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$375.14
$47,766.54
|
$873.07
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$218.96
$27,880.03
|
$694.46
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$59.17
$7,533.67
|
$139.71
|
|
pay 8.1 times more for childcare
|
Jamaica
|
Indiana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$184.08
$23,439.46
|
$769.98
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$875.16
$111,433.52
|
$10,502.08
|
|
pay 35.6% more for entertainment and sports
|
Jamaica
|
Indiana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.82
$231.33
|
$3.61
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.43
$309.35
|
$3.83
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.91
$879.51
|
$6.68
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$33.57
$4,274.75
|
$33.95
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.28
$1,054.56
|
$10.25
|
|
pay 37.3% more for clothing
|
Jamaica
|
Indiana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$31.90
$4,061.70
|
$41.34
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$20.88
$2,658.47
|
$32.56
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$54.82
$6,980.61
|
$76.20
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$77.50
$9,868.61
|
$96.68
|
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