Cost of living comparison
Jamaica is 50.3% more expensive than Bolivia.
If you lived in Jamaica instead of Bolivia, you would:
pay 22.5% more for restaurants
Bolivia
|
Jamaica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.17
BOB21.91
|
$5.99
JMD931.93
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.97
BOB48.20
|
$6.88
JMD1,070.61
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.02
BOB7.03
|
$1.07
JMD166.79
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.76
BOB5.25
|
$0.73
JMD113.77
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for groceries
Bolivia
|
Jamaica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.30
BOB9.01
|
$2.12
JMD329.55
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.66
BOB18.41
|
$5.77
JMD897.87
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.48
BOB24.06
|
$13.01
JMD2,023.84
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.93
BOB13.39
|
$3.23
JMD501.75
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.67
BOB11.53
|
$2.95
JMD458.32
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.89
BOB6.14
|
$2.13
JMD331.33
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.45
BOB3.08
|
$1.12
JMD174.73
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.54
BOB3.72
|
$1.60
JMD248.36
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.64
BOB4.43
|
$0.99
JMD153.60
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.65
BOB4.48
|
$0.95
JMD147.26
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.46
BOB3.18
|
$0.85
JMD132.84
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for transportation
Bolivia
|
Jamaica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.02
BOB14.00
|
$4.99
JMD775.68
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$26.17
BOB181.11
|
$46.46
JMD7,224.60
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$16,174.39
BOB111,920.97
|
$42,183.23
JMD6,560,109.39
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.68
BOB94.65
|
$23.92
JMD3,720.37
|
|
pay 79.0% more for housing
Bolivia
|
Jamaica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$48.31
BOB334.26
|
$43.15
JMD6,710.98
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$311.39
BOB2,154.71
|
$450.88
JMD70,117.69
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$215.91
BOB1,494.01
|
$316.95
JMD49,290.48
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$30.22
BOB209.12
|
$101.33
JMD15,758.59
|
|
pay 4.8% less for childcare
Bolivia
|
Jamaica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$178.93
BOB1,238.15
|
$232.14
JMD36,100.60
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,497.25
BOB24,199.70
|
$2,119.17
JMD329,561.24
|
|
pay 45.0% more for entertainment and sports
Bolivia
|
Jamaica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.94
BOB13.40
|
$2.15
JMD334.37
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.50
BOB17.27
|
$2.46
JMD382.54
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.89
BOB19.97
|
$8.05
JMD1,252.01
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$40.81
BOB282.38
|
$38.96
JMD6,059.33
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.69
BOB46.32
|
$9.42
JMD1,465.53
|
|
pay 20.5% less for clothing
Bolivia
|
Jamaica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$45.46
BOB314.59
|
$29.66
JMD4,611.94
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$51.97
BOB359.61
|
$23.10
JMD3,592.36
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$65.38
BOB452.41
|
$60.71
JMD9,440.96
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$58.33
BOB403.64
|
$67.45
JMD10,490.06
|
|
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