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Jamaica vs. Saudi Arabia Cost of Living Summary

Jamaica is 14.4% more expensive than Saudi Arabia overall.

Restaurants: pay 63.1% more in Jamaica
Groceries: pay 79.9% more in Jamaica
Transportation: pay 57.3% more in Jamaica
Housing: pay 2.0% more in Jamaica
Childcare: pay 52.2% less in Jamaica
Entertainment and Sports: pay 11.0% less in Jamaica
Clothing: pay 38.5% less in Jamaica

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

Jamaica vs. Saudi Arabia Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Jamaica instead of Saudi Arabia, you would:

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pay 63.1% more for restaurants

	Saudi Arabia	Jamaica
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$6.32 SAR23.70	$7.18 JMD1,146.21	+13.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.73 SAR29.00	$7.65 JMD1,221.34	-1.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.74 SAR2.79	$1.24 JMD197.19	+66.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.27 SAR1.02	$0.75 JMD119.23	+173.8%
Average			+63.1%

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pay 79.9% more for groceries

	Saudi Arabia	Jamaica
Bread 1 loaf	$0.92 SAR3.43	$2.71 JMD433.22	+196.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.62 SAR13.56	$5.07 JMD809.00	+40.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.74 SAR25.26	$13.82 JMD2,206.79	+105.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.52 SAR9.47	$3.51 JMD560.18	+39.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.28 SAR12.28	$2.83 JMD452.13	-13.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.97 SAR3.63	$2.51 JMD400.28	+159.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.78 SAR2.91	$1.32 JMD211.25	+70.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.80 SAR3.00	$1.91 JMD304.37	+138.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.74 SAR2.77	$1.23 JMD195.64	+66.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.66 SAR2.49	$0.93 JMD148.82	+40.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.65 SAR2.43	$0.89 JMD142.25	+37.3%
Average			+79.9%

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pay 57.3% more for transportation

	Saudi Arabia	Jamaica
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$2.32 SAR8.72	$4.77 JMD761.49	+105.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$33.84 SAR126.92	$48.93 JMD7,811.45	+44.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$25,756.63 SAR96,608.57	$42,765.27 JMD6,827,842.87	+66.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$19.00 SAR71.26	$21.56 JMD3,441.77	+13.5%
Average			+57.3%

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pay 2.0% more for housing

	Saudi Arabia	Jamaica
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$74.04 SAR277.70	$49.24 JMD7,862.27	-33.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$434.87 SAR1,631.13	$505.52 JMD80,711.20	+16.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$360.33 SAR1,351.52	$400.25 JMD63,903.29	+11.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$97.42 SAR365.42	$111.28 JMD17,766.65	+14.2%
Average			+2.0%

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pay 52.2% less for childcare

	Saudi Arabia	Jamaica
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$350.88 SAR1,316.09	$184.63 JMD29,477.98	-47.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$6,485.70 SAR24,326.72	$2,785.57 JMD444,740.04	-57.1%
Average			-52.2%

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pay 11.0% less for entertainment and sports

	Saudi Arabia	Jamaica
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.89 SAR7.09	$2.34 JMD373.82	+23.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.48 SAR13.06	$3.50 JMD558.48	+0.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$7.47 SAR28.00	$8.58 JMD1,370.52	+15.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$106.43 SAR399.18	$41.65 JMD6,649.65	-60.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$17.24 SAR64.67	$11.47 JMD1,831.61	-33.5%
Average			-11.0%

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pay 38.5% less for clothing

	Saudi Arabia	Jamaica
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$48.71 SAR182.69	$21.47 JMD3,427.66	-55.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$57.50 SAR215.68	$21.34 JMD3,407.55	-62.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$88.56 SAR332.16	$64.53 JMD10,303.09	-27.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$79.17 SAR296.96	$72.59 JMD11,589.61	-8.3%
Average			-38.5%

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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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