Cost of living comparison
Jamaica is 13.3% cheaper than Uruguay.
If you lived in Jamaica instead of Uruguay, you would:
pay 52.3% less for restaurants
Uruguay
|
Jamaica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$14.85
$570.26
|
$6.50
$1,010.28
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.53
$404.14
|
$5.73
$891.85
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.29
$87.91
|
$1.08
$168.27
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.66
$63.86
|
$0.75
$117.40
|
|
pay 49.2% more for groceries
Uruguay
|
Jamaica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.03
$78.04
|
$2.24
$348.52
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.05
$194.03
|
$6.96
$1,082.70
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.04
$155.25
|
$11.65
$1,811.16
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.14
$120.46
|
$2.75
$427.94
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.93
$189.32
|
$3.16
$491.64
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.08
$41.56
|
$3.10
$481.43
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.39
$53.35
|
$1.43
$221.92
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.73
$28.17
|
$1.52
$236.56
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.20
$45.91
|
$1.00
$156.18
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.80
$30.74
|
$1.05
$162.67
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.81
$31.10
|
$1.15
$179.19
|
|
pay 6.2% more for transportation
Uruguay
|
Jamaica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.10
$272.74
|
$5.00
$777.39
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$48.05
$1,844.65
|
$50.10
$7,790.95
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$36,679.53
$1,408,283.31
|
$38,646.23
$6,009,987.64
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.61
$637.64
|
$24.01
$3,733.17
|
|
pay 3.8% less for housing
Uruguay
|
Jamaica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$37.95
$1,457.22
|
$44.14
$6,864.18
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$510.80
$19,611.93
|
$395.95
$61,575.55
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$384.82
$14,774.95
|
$357.21
$55,550.59
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$93.98
$3,608.43
|
$92.11
$14,324.39
|
|
pay 44.7% less for childcare
Uruguay
|
Jamaica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$389.18
$14,942.35
|
$212.08
$32,980.99
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,681.58
$256,534.43
|
$3,750.38
$583,231.96
|
|
pay 0.1% less for entertainment and sports
Uruguay
|
Jamaica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.62
$138.84
|
$2.19
$339.85
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.84
$147.24
|
$3.22
$501.04
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.82
$185.13
|
$9.14
$1,421.18
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$49.95
$1,917.76
|
$36.18
$5,627.05
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.51
$364.96
|
$8.84
$1,374.83
|
|
pay 47.7% less for clothing
Uruguay
|
Jamaica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$92.12
$3,537.03
|
$29.32
$4,559.73
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.63
$1,598.42
|
$25.76
$4,005.58
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$107.70
$4,135.20
|
$57.56
$8,951.01
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$109.72
$4,212.45
|
$68.26
$10,615.92
|
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