Cost of living comparison

Timor-Leste

compared to

Jamaica

Jamaica vs. Timor-Leste Cost of Living Summary

Jamaica is 4.0% more expensive than Timor-Leste overall.

Restaurants: pay 27.9% more in Jamaica
Groceries: pay 76.4% more in Jamaica
Transportation: pay 34.1% more in Jamaica
Housing: pay 26.0% less in Jamaica
Childcare: pay 66.6% less in Jamaica
Entertainment and Sports: pay 39.1% more in Jamaica
Clothing: pay 12.0% less in Jamaica

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

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Jamaica vs. Timor-Leste Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Jamaica instead of Timor-Leste, you would:

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pay 27.9% more for restaurants

	Timor-Leste	Jamaica
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.00	$12.69 JMD2,020.87	+153.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.00	$8.18 JMD1,302.71	+2.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.67	$1.08 JMD172.18	-35.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.83	$0.71 JMD113.81	-74.8%
Average			+27.9%

Timor-Leste vs. Jamaica - Cost of restaurants

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pay 76.4% more for groceries

	Timor-Leste	Jamaica
Bread 1 loaf	$2.48	$3.00 JMD477.64	+21.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$1.00	$5.70 JMD907.58	+470.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$8.80	$13.76 JMD2,190.28	+56.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.70	$3.54 JMD563.17	+31.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.31	$2.86 JMD454.54	-33.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.51	$2.46 JMD391.14	+62.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.83	$1.56 JMD247.72	+87.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.13	$2.98 JMD475.04	+163.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.06	$1.30 JMD206.83	+22.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.55	$1.36 JMD216.67	+146.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.53	$1.20 JMD191.12	+126.9%
Average			+76.4%

Timor-Leste vs. Jamaica - Cost of groceries

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pay 34.1% more for transportation

	Timor-Leste	Jamaica
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.34	$5.18 JMD823.90	-3.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$30.00	$37.77 JMD6,012.49	+25.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$18,000.00	$44,062.55 JMD7M	+144.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$32.70	$26.21 JMD4,172.00	-19.9%
Average			+34.1%

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pay 26.0% less for housing

	Timor-Leste	Jamaica
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	??	$51.12 JMD8,137.47
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$828.75	$697.95 JMD111K	-15.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$753.75	$438.00 JMD69,728.23	-41.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$114.71	$114.56 JMD18,237.90	-0.1%
Average			-26.0%

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pay 66.6% less for childcare

	Timor-Leste	Jamaica
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$1,500.00	$324.59 JMD51,673.95	-78.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$16,000.00	$8,236.21 JMD1M	-48.5%
Average			-66.6%

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pay 39.1% more for entertainment and sports

	Timor-Leste	Jamaica
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.50	$2.20 JMD350.73	-11.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.12	$5.31 JMD845.51	+28.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.00	$9.44 JMD1,503.12	+214.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$50.00	$55.18 JMD8,784.92	+10.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.00	$11.65 JMD1,853.85	+94.1%
Average			+39.1%

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pay 12.0% less for clothing

	Timor-Leste	Jamaica
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$60.00	$23.60 JMD3,757.81	-60.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$30.00	$31.47 JMD5,010.41	+4.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$80.00	$74.84 JMD11,913.64	-6.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$60.00	$93.02 JMD14,808.55	+55.0%
Average			-12.0%

Timor-Leste vs. Jamaica - Cost of clothing

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