Cost of living comparison
Jamaica is 29.4% cheaper than Austria.
If you lived in Jamaica instead of Austria, you would:
pay 56.4% less for restaurants
|
Austria
|
Jamaica
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.33
€14.09
|
$5.99
JMD948.71
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.30
€9.47
|
$6.88
JMD1,089.89
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.98
€2.74
|
$1.07
JMD169.79
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.26
€2.08
|
$0.73
JMD115.82
|
|
pay 9.2% more for groceries
|
Austria
|
Jamaica
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.50
€2.30
|
$2.12
JMD335.49
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.22
€7.56
|
$5.77
JMD914.04
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.57
€5.12
|
$13.01
JMD2,060.28
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.01
€3.69
|
$3.23
JMD510.79
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.79
€5.32
|
$2.95
JMD466.57
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.16
€1.07
|
$2.13
JMD337.30
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.95
€0.87
|
$1.12
JMD177.87
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.30
€1.20
|
$1.60
JMD252.83
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.84
€1.69
|
$0.99
JMD156.37
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.94
€0.86
|
$0.95
JMD149.91
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.84
€0.77
|
$0.85
JMD135.23
|
|
pay 13.4% more for transportation
|
Austria
|
Jamaica
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.51
€5.99
|
$4.99
JMD789.65
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$49.62
€45.63
|
$46.46
JMD7,354.68
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,063.58
€23,967.63
|
$42,183.23
JMD6,678,222.02
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$19.69
€18.11
|
$23.92
JMD3,787.35
|
|
pay 36.4% less for housing
|
Austria
|
Jamaica
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$36.32
€33.40
|
$43.15
JMD6,831.81
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$871.49
€801.41
|
$450.88
JMD71,380.13
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$685.35
€630.24
|
$316.95
JMD50,177.94
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$267.95
€246.40
|
$101.33
JMD16,042.32
|
|
pay 67.9% less for childcare
|
Austria
|
Jamaica
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$469.56
€431.80
|
$232.14
JMD36,750.58
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$14,286.41
€13,137.54
|
$2,119.17
JMD335,494.88
|
|
pay 19.4% less for entertainment and sports
|
Austria
|
Jamaica
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.59
€4.22
|
$2.15
JMD340.39
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.54
€3.25
|
$2.46
JMD389.43
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.46
€5.94
|
$8.05
JMD1,274.55
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$44.34
€40.77
|
$38.96
JMD6,168.42
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.69
€11.67
|
$9.42
JMD1,491.92
|
|
pay 48.4% less for clothing
|
Austria
|
Jamaica
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$85.15
€78.30
|
$29.66
JMD4,694.98
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$46.34
€42.62
|
$23.10
JMD3,657.04
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$89.08
€81.92
|
$60.71
JMD9,610.94
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$125.31
€115.24
|
$67.45
JMD10,678.93
|
|
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