Cost of living comparison
Jamaica is 2.4 times more expensive than Kenya.
If you lived in Jamaica instead of Kenya, you would:
pay 87.8% more for restaurants
Kenya
|
Jamaica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.01
KES394.89
|
$6.50
$1,010.28
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.91
KES512.70
|
$5.73
$891.85
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.49
KES64.34
|
$1.08
$168.27
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.45
KES59.00
|
$0.75
$117.40
|
|
pay 3.3 times more for groceries
Kenya
|
Jamaica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.43
KES56.65
|
$2.24
$348.52
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.28
KES430.63
|
$6.96
$1,082.70
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.60
KES341.54
|
$11.65
$1,811.16
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.43
KES187.17
|
$2.75
$427.94
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.25
KES295.50
|
$3.16
$491.64
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.58
KES75.77
|
$3.10
$481.43
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.44
KES58.08
|
$1.43
$221.92
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.65
KES84.76
|
$1.52
$236.56
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.37
KES48.39
|
$1.00
$156.18
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.26
KES34.36
|
$1.05
$162.67
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.33
KES42.99
|
$1.15
$179.19
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for transportation
Kenya
|
Jamaica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.88
KES509.38
|
$5.00
$777.39
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$32.60
KES4,276.92
|
$50.10
$7,790.95
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$9,571.02
KES1,255,834.32
|
$38,646.23
$6,009,987.64
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.76
KES1,281.18
|
$24.01
$3,733.17
|
|
pay 3.3 times more for housing
Kenya
|
Jamaica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$31.67
KES4,155.38
|
$44.14
$6,864.18
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$146.91
KES19,275.80
|
$395.95
$61,575.55
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$108.62
KES14,251.62
|
$357.21
$55,550.59
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$16.25
KES2,132.05
|
$92.11
$14,324.39
|
|
pay 19.4% more for childcare
Kenya
|
Jamaica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$127.01
KES16,665.24
|
$212.08
$32,980.99
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,225.46
KES685,643.67
|
$3,750.38
$583,231.96
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for entertainment and sports
Kenya
|
Jamaica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.77
KES232.35
|
$2.19
$339.85
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.34
KES176.30
|
$3.22
$501.04
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.76
KES231.33
|
$9.14
$1,421.18
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$32.78
KES4,300.64
|
$36.18
$5,627.05
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.82
KES632.01
|
$8.84
$1,374.83
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for clothing
Kenya
|
Jamaica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$11.94
KES1,566.35
|
$29.32
$4,559.73
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$19.76
KES2,592.79
|
$25.76
$4,005.58
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$25.82
KES3,388.13
|
$57.56
$8,951.01
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$26.69
KES3,502.44
|
$68.26
$10,615.92
|
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