Cost of living comparison
Ohio is 90.1% more expensive than Jamaica.
If you lived in Ohio instead of Jamaica, you would:
pay 90.0% more for restaurants
|
Jamaica
|
Ohio
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.41
$815.91
|
$13.53
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.69
$858.86
|
$7.46
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.97
$146.42
|
$1.78
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.70
$105.10
|
$1.36
|
|
pay 3.4% more for groceries
|
Jamaica
|
Ohio
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.37
$357.11
|
$2.08
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.07
$764.74
|
$4.95
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$10.52
$1,587.39
|
$2.49
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.56
$386.00
|
$2.16
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.80
$422.07
|
$4.09
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.95
$444.52
|
$1.91
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.22
$183.97
|
$0.62
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.42
$213.58
|
$1.86
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.87
$131.36
|
$1.96
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.00
$151.18
|
$1.18
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.14
$171.49
|
$1.22
|
|
pay 7.2% less for transportation
|
Jamaica
|
Ohio
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.44
$669.52
|
$4.04
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$47.13
$7,109.14
|
$62.11
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$36,170.17
$5,455,801.58
|
$24,855.59
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$21.21
$3,199.75
|
$16.94
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for housing
|
Jamaica
|
Ohio
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$37.78
$5,698.54
|
$69.31
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$351.93
$53,083.47
|
$1,029.52
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$225.11
$33,955.40
|
$689.93
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$66.25
$9,993.61
|
$134.23
|
|
pay 4.0 times more for childcare
|
Jamaica
|
Ohio
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$208.06
$31,383.15
|
$931.75
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,071.75
$463,333.54
|
$10,897.01
|
|
pay 41.7% more for entertainment and sports
|
Jamaica
|
Ohio
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.76
$266.14
|
$4.30
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.79
$421.30
|
$4.13
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.47
$1,277.94
|
$7.25
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$32.16
$4,851.66
|
$28.41
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.63
$1,150.14
|
$10.90
|
|
pay 55.5% more for clothing
|
Jamaica
|
Ohio
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$29.90
$4,509.29
|
$42.97
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$18.68
$2,817.19
|
$33.70
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$51.38
$7,749.53
|
$74.18
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$61.70
$9,305.99
|
$94.80
|
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