Cost of living comparison
Jamaica is 2.1 times more expensive than Morocco.
If you lived in Jamaica instead of Morocco, you would:
pay 97.2% more for restaurants
Morocco
|
Jamaica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.70
MAD27.31
|
$6.50
JMD1,015.59
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.19
MAD52.53
|
$5.73
JMD896.54
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.52
MAD5.30
|
$1.08
JMD169.15
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.33
MAD3.31
|
$0.75
JMD118.02
|
|
pay 3.8 times more for groceries
Morocco
|
Jamaica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.45
MAD4.55
|
$2.24
JMD350.35
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.86
MAD39.10
|
$6.96
JMD1,088.39
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.57
MAD26.02
|
$11.65
JMD1,820.69
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.31
MAD13.23
|
$2.75
JMD430.19
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.04
MAD20.62
|
$3.16
JMD494.22
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.53
MAD5.32
|
$3.10
JMD483.97
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.46
MAD4.69
|
$1.43
JMD223.09
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.27
MAD2.72
|
$1.52
JMD237.80
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.29
MAD2.89
|
$1.00
JMD157.01
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.24
MAD2.45
|
$1.05
JMD163.53
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.26
MAD2.58
|
$1.15
JMD180.13
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for transportation
Morocco
|
Jamaica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.78
MAD48.35
|
$5.00
JMD781.48
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$15.00
MAD151.81
|
$50.10
JMD7,831.93
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,301.72
MAD235,885.59
|
$38,646.23
JMD6,041,594.15
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.75
MAD58.23
|
$24.01
JMD3,752.80
|
|
pay 99.4% more for housing
Morocco
|
Jamaica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$34.35
MAD347.73
|
$44.14
JMD6,900.28
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$257.40
MAD2,605.64
|
$395.95
JMD61,899.38
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$158.82
MAD1,607.71
|
$357.21
JMD55,842.73
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$31.71
MAD321.04
|
$92.11
JMD14,399.73
|
|
pay 65.2% more for childcare
Morocco
|
Jamaica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$104.89
MAD1,061.80
|
$212.08
JMD33,154.44
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,927.88
MAD29,639.18
|
$3,750.38
JMD586,299.18
|
|
pay 82.4% more for entertainment and sports
Morocco
|
Jamaica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.57
MAD26.01
|
$2.19
JMD341.63
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.39
MAD14.08
|
$3.22
JMD503.68
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.54
MAD35.79
|
$9.14
JMD1,428.65
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$21.74
MAD220.12
|
$36.18
JMD5,656.64
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.19
MAD52.50
|
$8.84
JMD1,382.06
|
|
pay 7.0% less for clothing
Morocco
|
Jamaica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$31.88
MAD322.73
|
$29.32
JMD4,583.71
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.77
MAD352.00
|
$25.76
JMD4,026.65
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$67.06
MAD678.89
|
$57.56
JMD8,998.09
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$56.79
MAD574.86
|
$68.26
JMD10,671.75
|
|
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