Cost of living comparison
Jamaica is 49.0% more expensive than Armenia.
If you lived in Jamaica instead of Armenia, you would:
pay 20.4% more for restaurants
Armenia
|
Jamaica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.61
AMD4,134.07
|
$7.25
JMD1,154.31
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.00
AMD3,507.69
|
$7.80
JMD1,242.60
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.86
AMD335.46
|
$1.33
JMD211.90
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.49
AMD191.48
|
$0.85
JMD134.74
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for groceries
Armenia
|
Jamaica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.70
AMD271.79
|
$2.62
JMD417.67
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.88
AMD1,512.73
|
$5.91
JMD942.14
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.47
AMD2,132.51
|
$13.43
JMD2,138.58
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.20
AMD855.57
|
$3.35
JMD533.23
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.20
AMD1,248.42
|
$2.97
JMD472.79
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.56
AMD217.54
|
$2.46
JMD392.18
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.73
AMD285.76
|
$1.21
JMD191.96
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.64
AMD248.69
|
$1.71
JMD272.26
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.80
AMD310.14
|
$1.22
JMD193.96
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.34
AMD130.78
|
$0.92
JMD146.33
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.31
AMD122.50
|
$0.77
JMD121.98
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for transportation
Armenia
|
Jamaica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.63
AMD1,802.27
|
$4.83
JMD769.98
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$12.86
AMD5,010.99
|
$37.59
JMD5,988.44
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,864.95
AMD12,026,377.03
|
$40,601.97
JMD6,467,517.49
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.76
AMD1,463.21
|
$22.62
JMD3,603.05
|
|
pay 33.1% more for housing
Armenia
|
Jamaica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$19.21
AMD7,484.72
|
$48.42
JMD7,713.37
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$684.28
AMD266,624.82
|
$594.87
JMD94,756.52
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$447.92
AMD174,529.00
|
$355.79
JMD56,673.73
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$89.01
AMD34,681.32
|
$101.67
JMD16,194.54
|
|
pay 52.6% less for childcare
Armenia
|
Jamaica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$270.71
AMD105,481.35
|
$194.86
JMD31,040.09
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,038.40
AMD3,521,768.62
|
$2,060.17
JMD328,166.63
|
|
pay 72.7% more for entertainment and sports
Armenia
|
Jamaica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.67
AMD651.43
|
$2.65
JMD421.57
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.87
AMD1,117.15
|
$3.05
JMD485.70
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.57
AMD1,002.20
|
$8.65
JMD1,377.34
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$67.15
AMD26,166.29
|
$41.08
JMD6,542.93
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.79
AMD2,254.95
|
$11.65
JMD1,856.42
|
|
pay 46.5% less for clothing
Armenia
|
Jamaica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$70.99
AMD27,661.39
|
$24.19
JMD3,852.56
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$51.27
AMD19,976.49
|
$21.83
JMD3,476.62
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$139.93
AMD54,522.21
|
$66.00
JMD10,513.04
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$75.15
AMD29,281.61
|
$67.67
JMD10,779.20
|
|
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