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Jamaica vs. Turkmenistan Cost of Living Summary

Jamaica is 36.2% more expensive than Turkmenistan overall.

Restaurants: pay 44.0% less in Jamaica
Groceries: pay 24.3% less in Jamaica
Transportation: pay 3.0 times more in Jamaica
Housing: pay 57.1% less in Jamaica
Childcare: pay 4.1 times more in Jamaica
Entertainment and Sports: pay 54.0% less in Jamaica
Clothing: pay 72.3% less in Jamaica

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

Jamaica vs. Turkmenistan Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Jamaica instead of Turkmenistan, you would:

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pay 44.0% less for restaurants

	Turkmenistan	Jamaica
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$34.29 TMT120.34	$7.18 JMD1,147.64	-79.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$13.57 TMT47.64	$7.65 JMD1,222.86	-43.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.32 TMT8.13	$1.24 JMD197.44	-46.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.80 TMT2.81	$0.75 JMD119.38	-6.7%
Average			-44.0%

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pay 24.3% less for groceries

	Turkmenistan	Jamaica
Bread 1 loaf	$1.68 TMT5.89	$2.71 JMD433.76	+61.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$20.00 TMT70.20	$5.07 JMD810.00	-74.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$18.21 TMT63.90	$13.82 JMD2,209.54	-24.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$6.17 TMT21.66	$3.51 JMD560.88	-43.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$8.42 TMT29.57	$2.83 JMD452.69	-66.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.46 TMT8.64	$2.51 JMD400.77	+1.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$4.00 TMT14.06	$1.32 JMD211.51	-67.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$3.47 TMT12.17	$1.91 JMD304.75	-45.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.60 TMT5.63	$1.23 JMD195.88	-23.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.91 TMT3.18	$0.93 JMD149.01	+2.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.81 TMT2.84	$0.89 JMD142.42	+10.0%
Average			-24.3%

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pay 3.0 times more for transportation

	Turkmenistan	Jamaica
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$1.62 TMT5.69	$4.77 JMD762.43	+194.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$8.57 TMT30.09	$48.93 JMD7,821.16	+470.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$43,928.57 TMT154,189.29	$42,765.27 JMD6,836,327.11	-2.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$9.71 TMT34.10	$21.56 JMD3,446.05	+121.9%
Average			+196.0%

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pay 57.1% less for housing

	Turkmenistan	Jamaica
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$102.86 TMT361.03	$49.24 JMD7,872.04	-52.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,128.57 TMT3,961.29	$505.52 JMD80,811.49	-55.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$750.00 TMT2,632.50	$400.25 JMD63,982.69	-46.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$436.97 TMT1,533.78	$111.28 JMD17,788.73	-74.5%
Average			-57.1%

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pay 4.1 times more for childcare

	Turkmenistan	Jamaica
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$22.86 TMT80.23	$184.63 JMD29,514.61	+707.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$25,714.29 TMT90,257.14	$2,785.57 JMD445,292.67	-89.2%
Average			+309.3%

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pay 54.0% less for entertainment and sports

	Turkmenistan	Jamaica
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.14 TMT18.05	$2.34 JMD374.29	-54.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$7.05 TMT24.75	$3.50 JMD559.17	-50.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$25.71 TMT90.26	$8.58 JMD1,372.22	-66.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$195.24 TMT685.29	$41.65 JMD6,657.91	-78.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$14.29 TMT50.14	$11.47 JMD1,833.88	-19.7%
Average			-54.0%

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pay 72.3% less for clothing

	Turkmenistan	Jamaica
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$65.71 TMT230.66	$21.47 JMD3,431.92	-67.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$121.43 TMT426.21	$21.34 JMD3,411.78	-82.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$300.00 TMT1,053.00	$64.53 JMD10,315.90	-78.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$185.71 TMT651.86	$72.59 JMD11,604.02	-60.9%
Average			-72.3%

Turkmenistan vs. Jamaica - Cost of clothing

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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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