Cost of Living Comparison

  1. Cost of Living
  2. Jamaica
  3. United States
  4. Michigan
  5. Comparison
JMD
COMPARED TO
USD

Michigan is 3.5 times more expensive than Jamaica.

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

pay 88.3% more for restaurants

  Jamaica help_outline Michigan help_outline  
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $5.21
$663.74
$13.42 +157.5%
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
 $5.81
$740.24
$7.37 +26.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $0.92
$117.00
$1.72 +87.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) $0.75
$95.34
$1.36 +81.9%
Average +88.3%
Jamaica vs. Michigan - Cost of restaurants
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local_grocery_store

pay 23.9% more for groceries

  Jamaica help_outline Michigan help_outline  
Bread
1 loaf
 $2.12
$269.59
$2.17 +2.3%
Local cheese (8 oz) $4.89
$622.50
$4.91 +0.5%
Milk (1 gallon) $8.58
$1,092.08
$2.32 -72.9%
Eggs
1 dozen
 $2.39
$303.85
$1.84 -22.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) $2.02
$257.06
$3.50 +73.5%
Apples (1 lb) $1.90
$242.06
$1.92 +1.1%
Bananas (1 lb) $1.01
$128.90
$0.61 -39.5%
Oranges (1 lb) $1.29
$164.70
$1.99 +53.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb) $0.57
$72.90
$1.73 +201.7%
Potatoes (1 lb) $0.92
$117.15
$1.24 +34.7%
Onions (1 lb) $0.97
$123.88
$1.28 +31.4%
Average +23.9%
Jamaica vs. Michigan - Cost of groceries
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drive_eta

pay 19.4% less for transportation

  Jamaica help_outline Michigan help_outline  
Gasoline (1 gallon) $4.22
$537.21
$2.48 -41.3%
Monthly public transit pass $44.05
$5,608.64
$50.03 +13.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $29,597.99
$3,768,712.71
$22,224.12 -24.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) $21.91
$2,789.97
$16.41 -25.1%
Average -19.4%
Jamaica vs. Michigan - Cost of transportation
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home

pay 2.3 times more for housing

  Jamaica help_outline Michigan help_outline  
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
 $41.48
$5,281.11
$62.99 +51.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $394.98
$50,293.09
$962.98 +143.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $235.19
$29,946.34
$793.65 +237.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
 $56.82
$7,235.27
$113.26 +99.3%
Average +133.1%
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child_care

pay 15.8 times more for childcare

  Jamaica help_outline Michigan help_outline  
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $227.95
$29,024.71
$756.52 +231.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $418.20
$53,249.47
$11,788.89 +2719.0%
Average +1475.5%
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gamepad

pay 26.6% more for entertainment and sports

  Jamaica help_outline Michigan help_outline  
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $2.00
$254.25
$3.80 +90.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area $2.50
$318.37
$3.85 +54.2%
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
 $7.95
$1,012.49
$7.46 -6.2%
Monthly membership at local gym $41.08
$5,230.59
$34.44 -16.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema $9.81
$1,248.74
$10.86 +10.7%
Average +26.6%
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store

pay 40.2% more for clothing

  Jamaica help_outline Michigan help_outline  
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
 $30.66
$3,903.71
$43.96 +43.4%
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
 $20.14
$2,564.97
$30.60 +51.9%
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
 $51.89
$6,607.43
$74.14 +42.9%
Men's business shoes (leather) $71.91
$9,156.16
$88.17 +22.6%
Average +40.2%
Jamaica vs. Michigan - Cost of clothing
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