Cost of living comparison
Iran is 37.6% cheaper than Jamaica.
If you lived in Iran instead of Jamaica, you would:
pay 25.5% less for restaurants
|
Jamaica
|
Iran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.99
JMD937.72
|
$3.82
IRR160,554
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.88
JMD1,077.27
|
$3.47
IRR145,919
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.07
JMD167.82
|
$0.78
IRR32,821
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.73
JMD114.48
|
$0.81
IRR34,247
|
|
pay 64.4% less for groceries
|
Jamaica
|
Iran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.12
JMD331.60
|
$0.56
IRR23,521
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.77
JMD903.46
|
$2.14
IRR90,207
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$13.01
JMD2,036.42
|
$2.87
IRR120,859
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.23
JMD504.87
|
$1.18
IRR49,545
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.95
JMD461.17
|
$1.67
IRR70,331
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.13
JMD333.39
|
$0.49
IRR20,799
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.12
JMD175.81
|
$0.81
IRR33,951
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.60
JMD249.91
|
$0.49
IRR20,634
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.99
JMD154.56
|
$0.31
IRR12,876
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.95
JMD148.17
|
$0.27
IRR11,300
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.85
JMD133.67
|
$0.24
IRR10,146
|
|
pay 38.7% less for transportation
|
Jamaica
|
Iran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.99
JMD780.51
|
$2.31
IRR97,104
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$46.46
JMD7,269.51
|
$11.56
IRR486,295
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$42,183.23
JMD6,600,891.13
|
$68,309.12
IRR2,874,106,262
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$23.92
JMD3,743.49
|
$2.86
IRR120,545
|
|
pay 49.9% less for housing
|
Jamaica
|
Iran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$43.15
JMD6,752.70
|
$13.08
IRR550,415
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$450.88
JMD70,553.58
|
$363.68
IRR15,301,700
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$316.95
JMD49,596.90
|
$243.70
IRR10,253,505
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$101.33
JMD15,856.56
|
$12.71
IRR534,611
|
|
pay 52.5% less for childcare
|
Jamaica
|
Iran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$232.14
JMD36,325.02
|
$92.02
IRR3,871,811
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,119.17
JMD331,609.99
|
$1,173.77
IRR49,386,213
|
|
pay 64.7% less for entertainment and sports
|
Jamaica
|
Iran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.15
JMD336.45
|
$0.81
IRR34,251
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.46
JMD384.92
|
$1.26
IRR53,145
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.05
JMD1,259.79
|
$1.97
IRR82,839
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$38.96
JMD6,096.99
|
$17.74
IRR746,467
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.42
JMD1,474.65
|
$1.64
IRR68,977
|
|
pay 32.2% more for clothing
|
Jamaica
|
Iran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$29.66
JMD4,640.61
|
$34.76
IRR1,462,425
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$23.10
JMD3,614.69
|
$30.88
IRR1,299,473
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$60.71
JMD9,499.65
|
$107.71
IRR4,532,093
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$67.45
JMD10,555.27
|
$67.95
IRR2,859,030
|
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