Cost of living comparison
Jamaica is 15.4% more expensive than Dominican Republic.
If you lived in Jamaica instead of Dominican Republic, you would:
pay 7.6% more for restaurants
Dominican Republic
|
Jamaica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.38
DOP433.81
|
$5.99
JMD936.75
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.46
DOP438.51
|
$6.88
JMD1,076.15
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.89
DOP52.40
|
$1.07
JMD167.65
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.54
DOP31.53
|
$0.73
JMD114.36
|
|
pay 81.3% more for groceries
Dominican Republic
|
Jamaica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.66
DOP97.39
|
$2.12
JMD331.26
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.27
DOP192.15
|
$5.77
JMD902.51
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.40
DOP258.80
|
$13.01
JMD2,034.30
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.66
DOP97.87
|
$3.23
JMD504.35
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.27
DOP133.60
|
$2.95
JMD460.69
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.11
DOP65.45
|
$2.13
JMD333.04
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.33
DOP19.65
|
$1.12
JMD175.63
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.06
DOP62.18
|
$1.60
JMD249.65
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
DOP37.34
|
$0.99
JMD154.40
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
DOP36.93
|
$0.95
JMD148.02
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.01
DOP59.30
|
$0.85
JMD133.53
|
|
pay 11.5% more for transportation
Dominican Republic
|
Jamaica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.82
DOP283.43
|
$4.99
JMD779.69
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$58.49
DOP3,440.45
|
$46.46
JMD7,261.94
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,453.03
DOP1,614,780.05
|
$42,183.23
JMD6,594,009.61
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$21.84
DOP1,284.49
|
$23.92
JMD3,739.59
|
|
pay 40.5% more for housing
Dominican Republic
|
Jamaica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$39.22
DOP2,306.65
|
$43.15
JMD6,745.66
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$602.75
DOP35,453.48
|
$450.88
JMD70,480.03
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$333.99
DOP19,645.48
|
$316.95
JMD49,545.20
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$35.91
DOP2,112.00
|
$101.33
JMD15,840.03
|
|
pay 35.4% less for childcare
Dominican Republic
|
Jamaica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$276.66
DOP16,273.01
|
$232.14
JMD36,287.15
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,677.72
DOP275,142.11
|
$2,119.17
JMD331,264.29
|
|
pay 33.4% more for entertainment and sports
Dominican Republic
|
Jamaica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.54
DOP149.45
|
$2.15
JMD336.10
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.09
DOP122.80
|
$2.46
JMD384.52
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.15
DOP244.04
|
$8.05
JMD1,258.48
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.54
DOP2,031.51
|
$38.96
JMD6,090.64
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.98
DOP351.80
|
$9.42
JMD1,473.11
|
|
pay 30.9% less for clothing
Dominican Republic
|
Jamaica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$43.13
DOP2,536.65
|
$29.66
JMD4,635.77
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$47.94
DOP2,819.54
|
$23.10
JMD3,610.92
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$79.26
DOP4,661.80
|
$60.71
JMD9,489.75
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$81.48
DOP4,792.68
|
$67.45
JMD10,544.27
|
|
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