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Jamaica vs. Poland Cost of Living Summary

Jamaica is 9.6% more expensive than Poland overall.

Restaurants: pay 33.0% less in Jamaica
Groceries: pay 2.1 times more in Jamaica
Transportation: pay 48.3% more in Jamaica
Housing: pay 25.8% more in Jamaica
Childcare: pay 56.6% less in Jamaica
Entertainment and Sports: pay 20.0% more in Jamaica
Clothing: pay 43.2% less in Jamaica

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

Jamaica vs. Poland Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 33.0% less for restaurants

	Poland	Jamaica
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$10.21 PLN37.31	$7.18 JMD1,146.21	-29.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.43 PLN30.80	$7.65 JMD1,221.34	-9.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.00 PLN7.31	$1.24 JMD197.19	-38.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.65 PLN6.02	$0.75 JMD119.23	-54.6%
Average			-33.0%

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pay 2.1 times more for groceries

	Poland	Jamaica
Bread 1 loaf	$1.31 PLN4.77	$2.71 JMD433.22	+107.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.56 PLN16.68	$5.07 JMD809.00	+11.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.98 PLN14.53	$13.82 JMD2,206.79	+247.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.28 PLN11.98	$3.51 JMD560.18	+7.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.95 PLN10.79	$2.83 JMD452.13	-4.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.51 PLN1.87	$2.51 JMD400.28	+391.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.75 PLN2.75	$1.32 JMD211.25	+75.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.83 PLN3.04	$1.91 JMD304.37	+129.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.28 PLN4.66	$1.23 JMD195.64	-4.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.41 PLN1.51	$0.93 JMD148.82	+125.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.51 PLN1.86	$0.89 JMD142.25	+75.2%
Average			+105.6%

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pay 48.3% more for transportation

	Poland	Jamaica
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.51 PLN23.80	$4.77 JMD761.49	-26.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$32.67 PLN119.38	$48.93 JMD7,811.45	+49.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$33,516.14 PLN122,471.99	$42,765.27 JMD6,827,842.87	+27.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$8.89 PLN32.48	$21.56 JMD3,441.77	+142.5%
Average			+48.3%

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pay 25.8% more for housing

	Poland	Jamaica
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$16.32 PLN59.63	$49.24 JMD7,862.27	+201.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$660.05 PLN2,411.90	$505.52 JMD80,711.20	-23.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$540.72 PLN1,975.84	$400.25 JMD63,903.29	-26.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$218.52 PLN798.50	$111.28 JMD17,766.65	-49.1%
Average			+25.8%

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pay 56.6% less for childcare

	Poland	Jamaica
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$372.18 PLN1,359.99	$184.63 JMD29,477.98	-50.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,516.31 PLN27,465.50	$2,785.57 JMD444,740.04	-62.9%
Average			-56.6%

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pay 20.0% more for entertainment and sports

	Poland	Jamaica
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.49 PLN12.77	$2.34 JMD373.82	-33.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.46 PLN12.65	$3.50 JMD558.48	+1.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.23 PLN19.12	$8.58 JMD1,370.52	+64.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$37.00 PLN135.21	$41.65 JMD6,649.65	+12.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.39 PLN27.02	$11.47 JMD1,831.61	+55.2%
Average			+20.0%

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pay 43.2% less for clothing

	Poland	Jamaica
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$87.74 PLN320.62	$21.47 JMD3,427.66	-75.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$37.84 PLN138.26	$21.34 JMD3,407.55	-43.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$88.94 PLN325.01	$64.53 JMD10,303.09	-27.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$98.79 PLN360.99	$72.59 JMD11,589.61	-26.5%
Average			-43.2%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: December 2025

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