Cost of living comparison
Jamaica is 9.1% cheaper than Japan.
If you lived in Jamaica instead of Japan, you would:
pay 4.0% less for restaurants
Japan
|
Jamaica
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.87
¥1,077
|
$6.50
JMD1,015.59
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.20
¥814
|
$5.73
JMD896.54
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.13
¥178
|
$1.08
JMD169.15
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.90
¥141
|
$0.75
JMD118.02
|
|
pay 13.3% more for groceries
Japan
|
Jamaica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.58
¥248
|
$2.24
JMD350.35
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.69
¥1,049
|
$6.96
JMD1,088.39
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.53
¥866
|
$11.65
JMD1,820.69
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.87
¥293
|
$2.75
JMD430.19
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.14
¥492
|
$3.16
JMD494.22
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.55
¥399
|
$3.10
JMD483.97
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.34
¥211
|
$1.43
JMD223.09
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.07
¥324
|
$1.52
JMD237.80
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.14
¥336
|
$1.00
JMD157.01
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.37
¥215
|
$1.05
JMD163.53
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.98
¥153
|
$1.15
JMD180.13
|
|
pay 12.6% more for transportation
Japan
|
Jamaica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.79
¥751
|
$5.00
JMD781.48
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$77.51
¥12,149
|
$50.10
JMD7,831.93
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,322.73
¥3,185,404
|
$38,646.23
JMD6,041,594.15
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$26.34
¥4,128
|
$24.01
JMD3,752.80
|
|
pay 14.1% less for housing
Japan
|
Jamaica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$36.05
¥5,650
|
$44.14
JMD6,900.28
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$586.71
¥91,961
|
$395.95
JMD61,899.38
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$401.57
¥62,942
|
$357.21
JMD55,842.73
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$142.79
¥22,381
|
$92.11
JMD14,399.73
|
|
pay 54.0% less for childcare
Japan
|
Jamaica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$343.45
¥53,833
|
$212.08
JMD33,154.44
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,362.75
¥1,937,749
|
$3,750.38
JMD586,299.18
|
|
pay 2.6% more for entertainment and sports
Japan
|
Jamaica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.03
¥475
|
$2.19
JMD341.63
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.16
¥496
|
$3.22
JMD503.68
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.29
¥673
|
$9.14
JMD1,428.65
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$61.62
¥9,659
|
$36.18
JMD5,656.64
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.07
¥2,049
|
$8.84
JMD1,382.06
|
|
pay 20.1% less for clothing
Japan
|
Jamaica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$43.55
¥6,826
|
$29.32
JMD4,583.71
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$32.13
¥5,035
|
$25.76
JMD4,026.65
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$59.61
¥9,344
|
$57.56
JMD8,998.09
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$90.53
¥14,190
|
$68.26
JMD10,671.75
|
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