Cost of living comparison
New York is 3.4 times more expensive than Jamaica.
If you lived in New York instead of Jamaica, you would:
pay 2.5 times more for restaurants
|
Jamaica
|
New York
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.79
$610.16
|
$16.88
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.41
$689.19
|
$8.61
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.89
$112.84
|
$2.05
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.69
$87.27
|
$1.70
|
|
pay 59.9% more for groceries
|
Jamaica
|
New York
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.15
$273.39
|
$3.02
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.75
$604.85
|
$5.55
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.01
$1,146.65
|
$3.62
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.35
$298.65
|
$2.59
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.07
$263.85
|
$4.21
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.57
$200.25
|
$2.08
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.97
$123.01
|
$0.76
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.21
$154.69
|
$1.95
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.55
$69.52
|
$2.30
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.75
$95.35
|
$1.37
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.80
$101.92
|
$1.36
|
|
pay 28.8% more for transportation
|
Jamaica
|
New York
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.05
$515.78
|
$2.61
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$41.79
$5,321.39
|
$113.57
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,189.62
$4,098,704.14
|
$24,635.32
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$17.72
$2,256.70
|
$18.17
|
|
pay 3.6 times more for housing
|
Jamaica
|
New York
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$34.43
$4,383.79
|
$68.42
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$375.14
$47,766.54
|
$1,581.62
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$218.96
$27,880.03
|
$1,325.41
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$59.17
$7,533.67
|
$130.38
|
|
pay 11.8 times more for childcare
|
Jamaica
|
New York
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$184.08
$23,439.46
|
$1,060.80
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$875.16
$111,433.52
|
$15,637.30
|
|
pay 83.5% more for entertainment and sports
|
Jamaica
|
New York
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.82
$231.33
|
$5.16
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.43
$309.35
|
$4.07
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.91
$879.51
|
$11.93
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$33.57
$4,274.75
|
$43.35
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.28
$1,054.56
|
$13.57
|
|
pay 42.6% more for clothing
|
Jamaica
|
New York
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$31.90
$4,061.70
|
$44.77
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$20.88
$2,658.47
|
$36.65
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$54.82
$6,980.61
|
$74.52
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$77.50
$9,868.61
|
$92.01
|
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