Cost of living comparison
Jamaica is 12.1% more expensive than Taiwan.
If you lived in Jamaica instead of Taiwan, you would:
pay 31.9% more for restaurants
Taiwan
|
Jamaica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.59
NT$116.78
|
$6.50
JMD1,015.59
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.92
NT$160.15
|
$5.73
JMD896.54
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.95
NT$31.09
|
$1.08
JMD169.15
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.65
NT$21.13
|
$0.75
JMD118.02
|
|
pay 8.2% more for groceries
Taiwan
|
Jamaica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.04
NT$66.53
|
$2.24
JMD350.35
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.52
NT$244.98
|
$6.96
JMD1,088.39
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$11.74
NT$382.20
|
$11.65
JMD1,820.69
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.75
NT$89.61
|
$2.75
JMD430.19
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.63
NT$118.15
|
$3.16
JMD494.22
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.03
NT$66.00
|
$3.10
JMD483.97
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.91
NT$29.69
|
$1.43
JMD223.09
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.30
NT$42.37
|
$1.52
JMD237.80
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.46
NT$47.59
|
$1.00
JMD157.01
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.15
NT$37.59
|
$1.05
JMD163.53
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.07
NT$34.75
|
$1.15
JMD180.13
|
|
pay 59.4% more for transportation
Taiwan
|
Jamaica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.88
NT$126.32
|
$5.00
JMD781.48
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$35.38
NT$1,152.08
|
$50.10
JMD7,831.93
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,990.11
NT$1,074,355.89
|
$38,646.23
JMD6,041,594.15
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.61
NT$312.81
|
$24.01
JMD3,752.80
|
|
pay 48.7% more for housing
Taiwan
|
Jamaica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$23.53
NT$766.27
|
$44.14
JMD6,900.28
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$354.11
NT$11,531.90
|
$395.95
JMD61,899.38
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$268.52
NT$8,744.67
|
$357.21
JMD55,842.73
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$56.71
NT$1,846.67
|
$92.11
JMD14,399.73
|
|
pay 60.6% less for childcare
Taiwan
|
Jamaica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$460.31
NT$14,990.40
|
$212.08
JMD33,154.44
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,465.74
NT$373,393.16
|
$3,750.38
JMD586,299.18
|
|
pay 31.9% more for entertainment and sports
Taiwan
|
Jamaica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.86
NT$60.41
|
$2.19
JMD341.63
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.74
NT$89.18
|
$3.22
JMD503.68
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.84
NT$125.08
|
$9.14
JMD1,428.65
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$38.91
NT$1,267.01
|
$36.18
JMD5,656.64
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.51
NT$309.76
|
$8.84
JMD1,382.06
|
|
pay 35.0% less for clothing
Taiwan
|
Jamaica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$66.92
NT$2,179.23
|
$29.32
JMD4,583.71
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$31.08
NT$1,012.28
|
$25.76
JMD4,026.65
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$79.12
NT$2,576.74
|
$57.56
JMD8,998.09
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$112.81
NT$3,673.61
|
$68.26
JMD10,671.75
|
|
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