Cost of living comparison
Jamaica is 22.8% more expensive than Senegal.
If you lived in Jamaica instead of Senegal, you would:
pay 18.6% less for restaurants
Senegal
|
Jamaica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.38
F CFA5,135
|
$6.50
JMD1,015.59
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.38
F CFA5,135
|
$5.73
JMD896.54
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.07
F CFA657
|
$1.08
JMD169.15
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.96
F CFA586
|
$0.75
JMD118.02
|
|
pay 96.6% more for groceries
Senegal
|
Jamaica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.59
F CFA359
|
$2.24
JMD350.35
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.20
F CFA3,800
|
$6.96
JMD1,088.39
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.61
F CFA4,665
|
$11.65
JMD1,820.69
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.22
F CFA1,362
|
$2.75
JMD430.19
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.84
F CFA2,968
|
$3.16
JMD494.22
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.02
F CFA626
|
$3.10
JMD483.97
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.64
F CFA393
|
$1.43
JMD223.09
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.91
F CFA556
|
$1.52
JMD237.80
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.62
F CFA379
|
$1.00
JMD157.01
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.51
F CFA314
|
$1.05
JMD163.53
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.43
F CFA265
|
$1.15
JMD180.13
|
|
pay 45.0% more for transportation
Senegal
|
Jamaica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.26
F CFA3,221
|
$5.00
JMD781.48
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$20.95
F CFA12,838
|
$50.10
JMD7,831.93
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,655.66
F CFA16,945,539
|
$38,646.23
JMD6,041,594.15
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$22.63
F CFA13,865
|
$24.01
JMD3,752.80
|
|
pay 17.6% less for housing
Senegal
|
Jamaica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$47.86
F CFA29,328
|
$44.14
JMD6,900.28
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$820.04
F CFA502,463
|
$395.95
JMD61,899.38
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$465.09
F CFA284,976
|
$357.21
JMD55,842.73
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$82.00
F CFA50,241
|
$92.11
JMD14,399.73
|
|
pay 20.0% less for childcare
Senegal
|
Jamaica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$246.76
F CFA151,198
|
$212.08
JMD33,154.44
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,061.82
F CFA3,101,547
|
$3,750.38
JMD586,299.18
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for entertainment and sports
Senegal
|
Jamaica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.51
F CFA1,540
|
$2.19
JMD341.63
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.64
F CFA2,228
|
$3.22
JMD503.68
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.34
F CFA822
|
$9.14
JMD1,428.65
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$69.56
F CFA42,621
|
$36.18
JMD5,656.64
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.38
F CFA5,135
|
$8.84
JMD1,382.06
|
|
pay 29.0% less for clothing
Senegal
|
Jamaica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$53.64
F CFA32,864
|
$29.32
JMD4,583.71
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.32
F CFA22,252
|
$25.76
JMD4,026.65
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$83.53
F CFA51,180
|
$57.56
JMD8,998.09
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$76.26
F CFA46,729
|
$68.26
JMD10,671.75
|
|
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