Cost of living comparison

Kyrgyzstan

compared to

Jamaica

Jamaica vs. Kyrgyzstan Cost of Living Summary

Jamaica is 2.1 times more expensive than Kyrgyzstan overall.

Restaurants: pay 84.9% more in Jamaica
Groceries: pay 3.3 times more in Jamaica
Transportation: pay 2.2 times more in Jamaica
Housing: pay 93.7% more in Jamaica
Childcare: pay 85.6% more in Jamaica
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.2 times more in Jamaica
Clothing: pay 4.5% less in Jamaica

The cost of groceries, entertainment and sports, transportation, housing, childcare, and restaurants in Jamaica are more expensive than in Kyrgyzstan. Notably, groceries, entertainment and sports, and transportation are significantly more expensive in Jamaica.

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Jamaica vs. Kyrgyzstan Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Jamaica instead of Kyrgyzstan, you would:

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pay 84.9% more for restaurants

	Kyrgyzstan	Jamaica
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.57 KGS400.01	$12.69 JMD2,020.87	+177.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.49 KGS655.01	$8.18 JMD1,302.71	+9.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.71 KGS61.67	$1.08 JMD172.18	+53.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.32 KGS27.63	$0.71 JMD113.81	+126.3%
Average			+84.9%

Kyrgyzstan vs. Jamaica - Cost of restaurants

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pay 3.3 times more for groceries

	Kyrgyzstan	Jamaica
Bread 1 loaf	$0.33 KGS28.81	$3.00 JMD477.64	+810.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.22 KGS281.41	$5.70 JMD907.58	+77.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.31 KGS289.27	$13.76 JMD2,190.28	+315.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.62 KGS141.38	$3.54 JMD563.17	+118.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.83 KGS159.89	$2.86 JMD454.54	+56.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.43 KGS37.40	$2.46 JMD391.14	+474.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.72 KGS62.70	$1.56 JMD247.72	+117.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.98 KGS85.48	$2.98 JMD475.04	+205.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.59 KGS51.69	$1.30 JMD206.83	+119.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.25 KGS21.95	$1.36 JMD216.67	+442.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.21 KGS18.48	$1.20 JMD191.12	+468.0%
Average			+234.7%

Kyrgyzstan vs. Jamaica - Cost of groceries

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pay 2.2 times more for transportation

	Kyrgyzstan	Jamaica
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.84 KGS335.91	$5.18 JMD823.90	+34.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$11.84 KGS1,035.02	$37.77 JMD6,012.49	+219.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$24,144.21 KGS2M	$44,062.55 JMD7M	+82.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$3.76 KGS328.71	$26.21 JMD4,172.00	+597.2%
Average			+115.8%

Kyrgyzstan vs. Jamaica - Cost of transportation

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pay 93.7% more for housing

	Kyrgyzstan	Jamaica
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$10.29 KGS899.74	$51.12 JMD8,137.47	+396.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$398.00 KGS34,805.49	$697.95 JMD111K	+75.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$287.64 KGS25,153.75	$438.00 JMD69,728.23	+52.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$32.70 KGS2,859.24	$114.56 JMD18,237.90	+250.4%
Average			+93.7%

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pay 85.6% more for childcare

	Kyrgyzstan	Jamaica
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$159.59 KGS13,955.79	$324.59 JMD51,673.95	+103.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$4,862.35 KGS425K	$8,236.21 JMD1M	+69.4%
Average			+85.6%

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pay 2.2 times more for entertainment and sports

	Kyrgyzstan	Jamaica
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.22 KGS106.67	$2.20 JMD350.73	+80.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.02 KGS176.62	$5.31 JMD845.51	+163.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.96 KGS171.67	$9.44 JMD1,503.12	+381.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$38.67 KGS3,381.88	$55.18 JMD8,784.92	+42.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.57 KGS400.01	$11.65 JMD1,853.85	+154.6%
Average			+120.6%

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pay 4.5% less for clothing

	Kyrgyzstan	Jamaica
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$37.23 KGS3,255.61	$23.60 JMD3,757.81	-36.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$39.64 KGS3,466.73	$31.47 JMD5,010.41	-20.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$71.97 KGS6,293.44	$74.84 JMD11,913.64	+4.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$58.66 KGS5,130.09	$93.02 JMD14,808.55	+58.6%
Average			-4.5%

Kyrgyzstan vs. Jamaica - Cost of clothing

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