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Jamaica vs. Yemen Cost of Living Summary

Jamaica is 23.9% more expensive than Yemen overall.

Restaurants: pay 9.1% less in Jamaica
Groceries: pay 17.2% more in Jamaica
Transportation: pay 9.3% more in Jamaica
Housing: pay 78.7% more in Jamaica
Childcare: pay 81.2% more in Jamaica
Entertainment and Sports: pay 30.9% more in Jamaica
Clothing: pay 40.6% less in Jamaica

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

Jamaica vs. Yemen Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 9.1% less for restaurants

	Yemen	Jamaica
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.57 YER1,805	$7.18 JMD1,146.21	-5.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.77 YER2,328	$7.65 JMD1,221.34	-21.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.41 YER335	$1.24 JMD197.19	-12.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.73 YER174	$0.75 JMD119.23	+2.5%
Average			-9.1%

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pay 17.2% more for groceries

	Yemen	Jamaica
Bread 1 loaf	$1.43 YER341	$2.71 JMD433.22	+89.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.22 YER1,006	$5.07 JMD809.00	+20.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$9.19 YER2,190	$13.82 JMD2,206.79	+50.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$5.26 YER1,254	$3.51 JMD560.18	-33.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.83 YER1,152	$2.83 JMD452.13	-41.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.51 YER598	$2.51 JMD400.28
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.81 YER194	$1.32 JMD211.25	+62.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.82 YER433	$1.91 JMD304.37	+4.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.02 YER244	$1.23 JMD195.64	+19.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.97 YER231	$0.93 JMD148.82	-4.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.86 YER206	$0.89 JMD142.25	+3.0%
Average			+17.2%

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pay 9.3% more for transportation

	Yemen	Jamaica
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$10.62 YER2,531	$4.77 JMD761.49	-55.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$80.08 YER19,088	$48.93 JMD7,811.45	-38.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$16,715.42 YER3,984,120	$42,765.27 JMD6,827,842.87	+155.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$28.63 YER6,825	$21.56 JMD3,441.77	-24.7%
Average			+9.3%

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pay 78.7% more for housing

	Yemen	Jamaica
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$77.76 YER18,534	$49.24 JMD7,862.27	-36.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$232.18 YER55,340	$505.52 JMD80,711.20	+117.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$165.92 YER39,546	$400.25 JMD63,903.29	+141.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$57.78 YER13,773	$111.28 JMD17,766.65	+92.6%
Average			+78.7%

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pay 81.2% more for childcare

	Yemen	Jamaica
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$77.38 YER18,443	$184.63 JMD29,477.98	+138.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$2,249.75 YER536,229	$2,785.57 JMD444,740.04	+23.8%
Average			+81.2%

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pay 30.9% more for entertainment and sports

	Yemen	Jamaica
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.28 YER544	$2.34 JMD373.82	+2.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.46 YER824	$3.50 JMD558.48	+1.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.66 YER1,111	$8.58 JMD1,370.52	+84.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$65.76 YER15,674	$41.65 JMD6,649.65	-36.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.64 YER1,344	$11.47 JMD1,831.61	+103.5%
Average			+30.9%

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pay 40.6% less for clothing

	Yemen	Jamaica
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$52.93 YER12,616	$21.47 JMD3,427.66	-59.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$112.92 YER26,915	$21.34 JMD3,407.55	-81.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$75.22 YER17,929	$64.53 JMD10,303.09	-14.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$78.60 YER18,735	$72.59 JMD11,589.61	-7.6%
Average			-40.6%

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