Cost of living comparison
North Carolina is 2.0 times more expensive than Jamaica.
If you lived in North Carolina instead of Jamaica, you would:
pay 96.3% more for restaurants
Jamaica
|
North Carolina
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.50
$1,004.78
|
$15.15
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.73
$887.00
|
$8.24
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.08
$167.35
|
$2.10
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.75
$116.76
|
$1.61
|
|
pay 9.7% more for groceries
Jamaica
|
North Carolina
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.24
$346.63
|
$3.04
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.96
$1,076.81
|
$5.41
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$11.65
$1,801.31
|
$3.37
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.75
$425.61
|
$3.65
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.16
$488.96
|
$5.35
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$3.10
$478.82
|
$2.24
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.43
$220.72
|
$0.61
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.52
$235.27
|
$2.01
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.00
$155.33
|
$1.88
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.05
$161.79
|
$1.18
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.15
$178.21
|
$1.33
|
|
pay 24.5% less for transportation
Jamaica
|
North Carolina
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.00
$773.16
|
$3.24
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$50.10
$7,748.57
|
$52.45
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$38,646.23
$5,977,291.23
|
$25,513.75
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$24.01
$3,712.86
|
$15.96
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for housing
Jamaica
|
North Carolina
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$44.14
$6,826.84
|
$66.74
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$395.95
$61,240.56
|
$1,481.44
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$357.21
$55,248.37
|
$1,208.87
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$92.11
$14,246.46
|
$126.18
|
|
pay 5.0 times more for childcare
Jamaica
|
North Carolina
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$212.08
$32,801.56
|
$1,073.46
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,750.38
$580,058.98
|
$18,256.56
|
|
pay 31.5% more for entertainment and sports
Jamaica
|
North Carolina
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.19
$338.00
|
$4.33
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.22
$498.32
|
$4.35
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.14
$1,413.45
|
$7.59
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.18
$5,596.43
|
$38.90
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.84
$1,367.36
|
$11.82
|
|
pay 46.0% more for clothing
Jamaica
|
North Carolina
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$29.32
$4,534.93
|
$42.84
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$25.76
$3,983.79
|
$37.91
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$57.56
$8,902.32
|
$75.67
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$68.26
$10,558.17
|
$108.53
|
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