Cost of living comparison
South Africa is 21.3% cheaper than Jamaica.
If you lived in South Africa instead of Jamaica, you would:
pay 11.5% less for restaurants
Jamaica
|
South Africa
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.50
JMD1,015.59
|
$7.74
ZAR144.68
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.73
JMD896.54
|
$3.92
ZAR73.32
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.08
JMD169.15
|
$0.87
ZAR16.25
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.75
JMD118.02
|
$0.65
ZAR12.17
|
|
pay 56.9% less for groceries
Jamaica
|
South Africa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.24
JMD350.35
|
$0.82
ZAR15.30
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.96
JMD1,088.39
|
$3.09
ZAR57.83
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$11.65
JMD1,820.69
|
$3.51
ZAR65.60
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.75
JMD430.19
|
$1.71
ZAR32.03
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.16
JMD494.22
|
$1.85
ZAR34.53
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$3.10
JMD483.97
|
$0.61
ZAR11.42
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.43
JMD223.09
|
$0.57
ZAR10.64
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.52
JMD237.80
|
$0.59
ZAR11.05
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.00
JMD157.01
|
$0.59
ZAR10.94
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.05
JMD163.53
|
$0.47
ZAR8.72
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.15
JMD180.13
|
$0.47
ZAR8.69
|
|
pay 36.9% less for transportation
Jamaica
|
South Africa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.00
JMD781.48
|
$4.65
ZAR86.88
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$50.10
JMD7,831.93
|
$40.67
ZAR760.04
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$38,646.23
JMD6,041,594.15
|
$18,011.69
ZAR336,594.02
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$24.01
JMD3,752.80
|
$7.53
ZAR140.78
|
|
pay 7.2% less for housing
Jamaica
|
South Africa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$44.14
JMD6,900.28
|
$48.06
ZAR898.06
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$395.95
JMD61,899.38
|
$341.02
ZAR6,372.89
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$357.21
JMD55,842.73
|
$317.79
ZAR5,938.73
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$92.11
JMD14,399.73
|
$80.15
ZAR1,497.80
|
|
pay 21.9% less for childcare
Jamaica
|
South Africa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$212.08
JMD33,154.44
|
$157.19
ZAR2,937.44
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,750.38
JMD586,299.18
|
$3,082.89
ZAR57,611.57
|
|
pay 39.3% less for entertainment and sports
Jamaica
|
South Africa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.19
JMD341.63
|
$1.70
ZAR31.69
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.22
JMD503.68
|
$1.67
ZAR31.28
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.14
JMD1,428.65
|
$2.56
ZAR47.91
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.18
JMD5,656.64
|
$30.74
ZAR574.40
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.84
JMD1,382.06
|
$5.40
ZAR100.86
|
|
pay 24.4% more for clothing
Jamaica
|
South Africa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$29.32
JMD4,583.71
|
$43.19
ZAR807.06
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$25.76
JMD4,026.65
|
$26.96
ZAR503.76
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$57.56
JMD8,998.09
|
$80.72
ZAR1,508.39
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$68.26
JMD10,671.75
|
$71.81
ZAR1,341.95
|
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