Cost of living comparison

Ukraine

compared to

Jamaica

Jamaica vs. Ukraine Cost of Living Summary

Jamaica is 93.9% more expensive than Ukraine overall.

Restaurants: pay 56.3% more in Jamaica
Groceries: pay 2.7 times more in Jamaica
Transportation: pay 62.1% more in Jamaica
Housing: pay 2.2 times more in Jamaica
Childcare: pay 23.4% more in Jamaica
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.6 times more in Jamaica
Clothing: pay 21.6% less in Jamaica

The cost of groceries, entertainment and sports, housing, transportation, restaurants, and childcare in Jamaica are more expensive than in Ukraine. Notably, groceries, entertainment and sports, and housing are significantly more expensive in Jamaica.

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Jamaica vs. Ukraine Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 56.3% more for restaurants

	Ukraine	Jamaica
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.28 UAH327.13	$12.69 JMD2,020.87	+74.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.79 UAH260.14	$8.18 JMD1,302.71	+41.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.73 UAH33.01	$1.08 JMD172.18	+47.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.50 UAH22.24	$0.71 JMD113.81	+44.4%
Average			+56.3%

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pay 2.7 times more for groceries

	Ukraine	Jamaica
Bread 1 loaf	$0.73 UAH32.65	$3.00 JMD477.64	+312.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.30 UAH193.14	$5.70 JMD907.58	+32.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.41 UAH198.32	$13.76 JMD2,190.28	+211.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.86 UAH83.64	$3.54 JMD563.17	+90.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.07 UAH93.16	$2.86 JMD454.54	+37.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.48 UAH21.66	$2.46 JMD391.14	+409.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.69 UAH30.95	$1.56 JMD247.72	+125.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.73 UAH32.89	$2.98 JMD475.04	+307.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.10 UAH49.29	$1.30 JMD206.83	+18.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.32 UAH14.25	$1.36 JMD216.67	+329.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.24 UAH10.58	$1.20 JMD191.12	+409.6%
Average			+169.4%

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pay 62.1% more for transportation

	Ukraine	Jamaica
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.12 UAH274.80	$5.18 JMD823.90	-15.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$13.84 UAH621.89	$37.77 JMD6,012.49	+172.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$29,153.65 UAH1M	$44,062.55 JMD7M	+51.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$4.95 UAH222.27	$26.21 JMD4,172.00	+429.6%
Average			+62.1%

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pay 2.2 times more for housing

	Ukraine	Jamaica
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$5.86 UAH263.29	$51.12 JMD8,137.47	+772.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$319.96 UAH14,372.78	$697.95 JMD111K	+118.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$211.12 UAH9,483.83	$438.00 JMD69,728.23	+107.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$67.64 UAH3,038.34	$114.56 JMD18,237.90	+69.4%
Average			+120.6%

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pay 23.4% more for childcare

	Ukraine	Jamaica
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$264.08 UAH11,862.56	$324.59 JMD51,673.95	+22.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$6,644.44 UAH298K	$8,236.21 JMD1M	+24.0%
Average			+23.4%

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pay 2.6 times more for entertainment and sports

	Ukraine	Jamaica
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.11 UAH49.85	$2.20 JMD350.73	+98.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.34 UAH60.14	$5.31 JMD845.51	+296.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.95 UAH132.47	$9.44 JMD1,503.12	+220.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$27.77 UAH1,247.32	$55.18 JMD8,784.92	+98.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.17 UAH187.12	$11.65 JMD1,853.85	+179.6%
Average			+160.6%

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pay 21.6% less for clothing

	Ukraine	Jamaica
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$53.22 UAH2,390.71	$23.60 JMD3,757.81	-55.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$37.08 UAH1,665.47	$31.47 JMD5,010.41	-15.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$78.72 UAH3,536.08	$74.84 JMD11,913.64	-4.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$88.09 UAH3,957.09	$93.02 JMD14,808.55	+5.6%
Average			-21.6%

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