Cost of living comparison
compared to
Samoa vs. Jamaica Cost of Living Summary
Samoa is 51.7% cheaper than Jamaica overall.
Samoa vs. Jamaica Cost Breakdown
If you lived in Samoa instead of Jamaica, you would:
pay 2.5 times more for restaurants
|
Jamaica
|
Samoa
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$12.69
JMD2,018.69
|
$47.26
WST130.00
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.18
JMD1,301.30
|
$14.54
WST40.00
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.08
JMD171.99
|
$1.82
WST5.00
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.71
JMD113.69
|
$1.36
WST3.75
|
|
Jamaica vs. Samoa - Cost of restaurants
pay 47.7% less for groceries
|
Jamaica
|
Samoa
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.00
JMD477.13
|
$0.82
WST2.25
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.70
JMD906.60
|
$0.45
WST1.25
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$13.76
JMD2,187.92
|
$6.88
WST18.93
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.54
JMD562.56
|
$4.27
WST11.76
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.86
JMD454.05
|
$1.65
WST4.54
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.46
JMD390.72
|
$2.31
WST6.35
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.56
JMD247.45
|
$0.82
WST2.27
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.98
JMD474.53
|
$0.82
WST2.27
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.30
JMD206.61
|
$1.98
WST5.44
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.36
JMD216.44
|
$1.65
WST4.54
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.20
JMD190.91
|
$0.49
WST1.36
|
|
Jamaica vs. Samoa - Cost of groceries
pay 3.6% less for transportation
|
Jamaica
|
Samoa
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.18
JMD823.01
|
$4.13
WST11.36
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$37.77
JMD6,006.01
|
?? | |
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$44,062.55
JMD7M
|
?? | |
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$26.21
JMD4,167.51
|
$49.07
WST135.00
|
|
Jamaica vs. Samoa - Cost of transportation
pay 81.1% less for housing
|
Jamaica
|
Samoa
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$51.12
JMD8,128.70
|
$36.35
WST100.00
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$697.95
JMD111K
|
?? | |
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$438.00
JMD69,653.08
|
?? | |
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$114.56
JMD18,218.24
|
$13.90
WST38.24
|
|
Jamaica vs. Samoa - Cost of housing
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Jamaica
|
Samoa
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$324.59
JMD51,618.27
|
?? | |
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,236.21
JMD1M
|
?? |
Jamaica vs. Samoa - Cost of childcare
pay 13.6% less for entertainment and sports
|
Jamaica
|
Samoa
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.20
JMD350.35
|
$3.45
WST9.50
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.31
JMD844.60
|
$2.91
WST8.00
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.44
JMD1,501.50
|
$6.18
WST17.00
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$55.18
JMD8,775.45
|
?? | |
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.65
JMD1,851.85
|
?? | |
Jamaica vs. Samoa - Cost of entertainment and sports
pay (unknown) more for clothing
|
Jamaica
|
Samoa
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$23.60
JMD3,753.76
|
?? | |
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$31.47
JMD5,005.01
|
?? | |
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$74.84
JMD11,900.81
|
?? | |
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$93.02
JMD14,792.59
|
?? |
Jamaica vs. Samoa - Cost of clothing
We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Sources: MyLifeElsewhere's cost-of-living dataset (prices updated November 2026). How we calculate this
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