Cost of living comparison

Montenegro

compared to

Jamaica

Jamaica vs. Montenegro Cost of Living Summary

Jamaica is 20.1% more expensive than Montenegro overall.

Restaurants: pay 14.0% less in Jamaica
Groceries: pay 2.1 times more in Jamaica
Transportation: pay 15.5% more in Jamaica
Housing: pay 7.4% more in Jamaica
Childcare: pay 2.6% more in Jamaica
Entertainment and Sports: pay 48.1% more in Jamaica
Clothing: pay 35.6% less in Jamaica

The cost of groceries, entertainment and sports, transportation, housing, and childcare in Jamaica are more expensive than in Montenegro. Expenses including clothing and restaurants are lower in Jamaica. Notably, groceries is significantly more expensive in Jamaica.

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Jamaica vs. Montenegro Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 14.0% less for restaurants

	Montenegro	Jamaica
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$11.20 €9.97	$12.69 JMD2,020.87	+13.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.63 €8.57	$8.18 JMD1,302.71	-15.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.30 €2.05	$1.08 JMD172.18	-53.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.50 €1.34	$0.71 JMD113.81	-52.5%
Average			-14.0%

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pay 2.1 times more for groceries

	Montenegro	Jamaica
Bread 1 loaf	$1.00 €0.89	$3.00 JMD477.64	+201.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.31 €3.84	$5.70 JMD907.58	+32.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.59 €4.08	$13.76 JMD2,190.28	+199.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.07 €2.73	$3.54 JMD563.17	+15.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.53 €3.14	$2.86 JMD454.54	-19.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.61 €0.55	$2.46 JMD391.14	+299.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.74 €0.66	$1.56 JMD247.72	+109.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.68 €0.61	$2.98 JMD475.04	+338.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.14 €1.01	$1.30 JMD206.83	+14.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.41 €0.37	$1.36 JMD216.67	+231.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.50 €0.45	$1.20 JMD191.12	+139.6%
Average			+111.1%

Montenegro vs. Jamaica - Cost of groceries

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pay 15.5% more for transportation

	Montenegro	Jamaica
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.55 €5.83	$5.18 JMD823.90	-21.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$36.79 €32.75	$37.77 JMD6,012.49	+2.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$29,365.51 €26,136.36	$44,062.55 JMD7M	+50.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$9.81 €8.74	$26.21 JMD4,172.00	+167.0%
Average			+15.5%

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pay 7.4% more for housing

	Montenegro	Jamaica
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$31.12 €27.69	$51.12 JMD8,137.47	+64.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$612.92 €545.52	$697.95 JMD111K	+13.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$466.81 €415.48	$438.00 JMD69,728.23	-6.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$100.23 €89.21	$114.56 JMD18,237.90	+14.3%
Average			+7.4%

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pay 2.6% more for childcare

	Montenegro	Jamaica
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$358.02 €318.65	$324.59 JMD51,673.95	-9.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,100.06 €6,319.31	$8,236.21 JMD1M	+16.0%
Average			+2.6%

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pay 48.1% more for entertainment and sports

	Montenegro	Jamaica
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.94 €2.62	$2.20 JMD350.73	-25.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.53 €2.25	$5.31 JMD845.51	+110.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.18 €3.72	$9.44 JMD1,503.12	+126.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$43.64 €38.84	$55.18 JMD8,784.92	+26.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.10 €5.43	$11.65 JMD1,853.85	+90.8%
Average			+48.1%

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pay 35.6% less for clothing

	Montenegro	Jamaica
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$84.85 €75.52	$23.60 JMD3,757.81	-72.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$37.05 €32.98	$31.47 JMD5,010.41	-15.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$86.45 €76.94	$74.84 JMD11,913.64	-13.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$110.29 €98.17	$93.02 JMD14,808.55	-15.7%
Average			-35.6%

Montenegro vs. Jamaica - Cost of clothing

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