Cost of living comparison
Jamaica is 68.8% more expensive than Nicaragua.
If you lived in Jamaica instead of Nicaragua, you would:
pay 15.0% more for restaurants
Nicaragua
|
Jamaica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.65
NIO172.13
|
$6.50
JMD1,015.59
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.71
NIO211.33
|
$5.73
JMD896.54
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.82
NIO30.32
|
$1.08
JMD169.15
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.86
NIO31.83
|
$0.75
JMD118.02
|
|
pay 91.4% more for groceries
Nicaragua
|
Jamaica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.25
NIO46.34
|
$2.24
JMD350.35
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.74
NIO64.37
|
$6.96
JMD1,088.39
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.94
NIO145.66
|
$11.65
JMD1,820.69
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.81
NIO67.16
|
$2.75
JMD430.19
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.36
NIO87.51
|
$3.16
JMD494.22
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.58
NIO95.63
|
$3.10
JMD483.97
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.53
NIO19.43
|
$1.43
JMD223.09
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.39
NIO51.35
|
$1.52
JMD237.80
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.62
NIO22.91
|
$1.00
JMD157.01
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.80
NIO29.45
|
$1.05
JMD163.53
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.77
NIO28.46
|
$1.15
JMD180.13
|
|
pay 3.5 times more for transportation
Nicaragua
|
Jamaica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.74
NIO175.33
|
$5.00
JMD781.48
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$7.00
NIO259.04
|
$50.10
JMD7,831.93
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$16,668.72
NIO616,829.93
|
$38,646.23
JMD6,041,594.15
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.95
NIO257.04
|
$24.01
JMD3,752.80
|
|
pay 19.4% more for housing
Nicaragua
|
Jamaica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$71.08
NIO2,630.40
|
$44.14
JMD6,900.28
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$341.07
NIO12,621.43
|
$395.95
JMD61,899.38
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$278.89
NIO10,320.35
|
$357.21
JMD55,842.73
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$53.79
NIO1,990.38
|
$92.11
JMD14,399.73
|
|
pay 36.4% more for childcare
Nicaragua
|
Jamaica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$113.32
NIO4,193.32
|
$212.08
JMD33,154.44
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,387.37
NIO162,355.82
|
$3,750.38
JMD586,299.18
|
|
pay 68.4% more for entertainment and sports
Nicaragua
|
Jamaica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.07
NIO76.64
|
$2.19
JMD341.63
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.19
NIO81.12
|
$3.22
JMD503.68
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.06
NIO113.30
|
$9.14
JMD1,428.65
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$30.79
NIO1,139.28
|
$36.18
JMD5,656.64
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.10
NIO188.78
|
$8.84
JMD1,382.06
|
|
pay 1.5% more for clothing
Nicaragua
|
Jamaica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$33.90
NIO1,254.57
|
$29.32
JMD4,583.71
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.04
NIO1,259.48
|
$25.76
JMD4,026.65
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$48.18
NIO1,782.84
|
$57.56
JMD8,998.09
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$55.00
NIO2,035.18
|
$68.26
JMD10,671.75
|
|
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