Cost of living comparison
Jamaica is 2.1 times more expensive than Kazakhstan.
If you lived in Jamaica instead of Kazakhstan, you would:
pay 45.2% more for restaurants
Kazakhstan
|
Jamaica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.57
KZT2,899.78
|
$6.50
JMD1,015.59
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.88
KZT2,156.14
|
$5.73
JMD896.54
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.61
KZT267.90
|
$1.08
JMD169.15
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.41
KZT179.19
|
$0.75
JMD118.02
|
|
pay 3.3 times more for groceries
Kazakhstan
|
Jamaica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.35
KZT153.79
|
$2.24
JMD350.35
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.81
KZT1,682.82
|
$6.96
JMD1,088.39
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.56
KZT1,571.80
|
$11.65
JMD1,820.69
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.25
KZT552.68
|
$2.75
JMD430.19
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.82
KZT803.58
|
$3.16
JMD494.22
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.59
KZT259.07
|
$3.10
JMD483.97
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.76
KZT334.85
|
$1.43
JMD223.09
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.77
KZT338.62
|
$1.52
JMD237.80
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.81
KZT358.08
|
$1.00
JMD157.01
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.23
KZT103.27
|
$1.05
JMD163.53
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.20
KZT87.30
|
$1.15
JMD180.13
|
|
pay 3.4 times more for transportation
Kazakhstan
|
Jamaica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.59
KZT704.24
|
$5.00
JMD781.48
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$13.54
KZT5,977.82
|
$50.10
JMD7,831.93
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$17,629.64
KZT7,785,362.04
|
$38,646.23
JMD6,041,594.15
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.07
KZT2,237.77
|
$24.01
JMD3,752.80
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for housing
Kazakhstan
|
Jamaica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$11.61
KZT5,127.42
|
$44.14
JMD6,900.28
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$314.90
KZT139,063.44
|
$395.95
JMD61,899.38
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$194.88
KZT86,061.41
|
$357.21
JMD55,842.73
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$38.12
KZT16,834.30
|
$92.11
JMD14,399.73
|
|
pay 1.1% more for childcare
Kazakhstan
|
Jamaica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$144.70
KZT63,900.20
|
$212.08
JMD33,154.44
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,749.27
KZT2,980,519.58
|
$3,750.38
JMD586,299.18
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for entertainment and sports
Kazakhstan
|
Jamaica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.00
KZT440.71
|
$2.19
JMD341.63
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.62
KZT714.91
|
$3.22
JMD503.68
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.45
KZT638.95
|
$9.14
JMD1,428.65
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$31.75
KZT14,023.02
|
$36.18
JMD5,656.64
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.24
KZT1,873.64
|
$8.84
JMD1,382.06
|
|
pay 31.4% less for clothing
Kazakhstan
|
Jamaica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$68.63
KZT30,306.08
|
$29.32
JMD4,583.71
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.72
KZT15,776.05
|
$25.76
JMD4,026.65
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$74.53
KZT32,915.10
|
$57.56
JMD8,998.09
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$82.79
KZT36,561.28
|
$68.26
JMD10,671.75
|
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