Cost of living comparison
Jamaica is 9.2% more expensive than Portugal.
If you lived in Jamaica instead of Portugal, you would:
pay 29.4% less for restaurants
Portugal
|
Jamaica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.57
€8.95
|
$6.50
$1,013.58
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.35
€6.87
|
$5.73
$894.76
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.54
€1.44
|
$1.08
$168.82
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.14
€1.07
|
$0.75
$117.78
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for groceries
Portugal
|
Jamaica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.30
€1.21
|
$2.24
$349.66
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.41
€4.12
|
$6.96
$1,086.23
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.12
€2.92
|
$11.65
$1,817.08
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.31
€2.16
|
$2.75
$429.33
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.77
€2.59
|
$3.16
$493.24
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.81
€0.76
|
$3.10
$483.01
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.59
€0.55
|
$1.43
$222.65
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.68
€0.63
|
$1.52
$237.33
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.84
€0.79
|
$1.00
$156.69
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.52
€0.49
|
$1.05
$163.20
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.59
€0.55
|
$1.15
$179.77
|
|
pay 38.2% more for transportation
Portugal
|
Jamaica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.86
€7.35
|
$5.00
$779.93
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$38.99
€36.45
|
$50.10
$7,816.38
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,824.46
€26,947.55
|
$38,646.23
$6,029,603.12
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.59
€9.90
|
$24.01
$3,745.35
|
|
pay 15.9% less for housing
Portugal
|
Jamaica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$39.30
€36.74
|
$44.14
$6,886.59
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$706.14
€660.16
|
$395.95
$61,776.53
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$551.18
€515.29
|
$357.21
$55,731.90
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$89.45
€83.62
|
$92.11
$14,371.15
|
|
pay 46.5% less for childcare
Portugal
|
Jamaica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$353.18
€330.18
|
$212.08
$33,088.64
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,965.43
€7,446.76
|
$3,750.38
$585,135.52
|
|
pay 38.7% more for entertainment and sports
Portugal
|
Jamaica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.08
€1.94
|
$2.19
$340.96
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.53
€1.43
|
$3.22
$502.68
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.56
€5.20
|
$9.14
$1,425.82
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$38.08
€35.60
|
$36.18
$5,645.41
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.48
€7.00
|
$8.84
$1,379.32
|
|
pay 29.4% less for clothing
Portugal
|
Jamaica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$76.28
€71.31
|
$29.32
$4,574.62
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.29
€31.12
|
$25.76
$4,018.66
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$69.03
€64.54
|
$57.56
$8,980.23
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$82.02
€76.68
|
$68.26
$10,650.57
|
|
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