Cost of living comparison
Jamaica is 51.6% more expensive than Bosnia and Herzegovina.
If you lived in Jamaica instead of Bosnia and Herzegovina, you would:
pay 11.2% more for restaurants
Bosnia and Herzegovina
|
Jamaica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.02
BAM11.25
|
$7.25
JMD1,155.32
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.03
BAM9.39
|
$7.80
JMD1,243.68
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.57
BAM2.93
|
$1.33
JMD212.08
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.00
BAM1.87
|
$0.85
JMD134.86
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for groceries
Bosnia and Herzegovina
|
Jamaica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.98
BAM1.82
|
$2.62
JMD418.03
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.52
BAM6.58
|
$5.91
JMD942.96
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.65
BAM8.69
|
$13.43
JMD2,140.44
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.51
BAM4.69
|
$3.35
JMD533.69
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.05
BAM5.69
|
$2.97
JMD473.20
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.53
BAM1.00
|
$2.46
JMD392.52
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.70
BAM1.30
|
$1.21
JMD192.13
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.66
BAM1.23
|
$1.71
JMD272.50
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.69
BAM1.28
|
$1.22
JMD194.13
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.42
BAM0.79
|
$0.92
JMD146.45
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.47
BAM0.88
|
$0.77
JMD122.09
|
|
pay 62.8% more for transportation
Bosnia and Herzegovina
|
Jamaica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.43
BAM10.14
|
$4.83
JMD770.65
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$35.51
BAM66.32
|
$37.59
JMD5,993.65
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,491.04
BAM45,740.84
|
$40,601.97
JMD6,473,145.66
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.78
BAM14.53
|
$22.62
JMD3,606.18
|
|
pay 86.2% more for housing
Bosnia and Herzegovina
|
Jamaica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$23.89
BAM44.62
|
$48.42
JMD7,720.09
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$237.10
BAM442.82
|
$594.87
JMD94,838.98
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$180.33
BAM336.79
|
$355.79
JMD56,723.04
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$108.25
BAM202.17
|
$101.67
JMD16,208.63
|
|
pay 7.2% more for childcare
Bosnia and Herzegovina
|
Jamaica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$139.91
BAM261.31
|
$194.86
JMD31,067.10
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,744.59
BAM5,125.95
|
$2,060.17
JMD328,452.21
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for entertainment and sports
Bosnia and Herzegovina
|
Jamaica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.79
BAM3.35
|
$2.65
JMD421.94
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.34
BAM2.49
|
$3.05
JMD486.13
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.34
BAM6.24
|
$8.65
JMD1,378.54
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$25.77
BAM48.13
|
$41.08
JMD6,548.62
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.65
BAM8.68
|
$11.65
JMD1,858.03
|
|
pay 34.3% less for clothing
Bosnia and Herzegovina
|
Jamaica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$57.86
BAM108.07
|
$24.19
JMD3,855.92
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.34
BAM56.67
|
$21.83
JMD3,479.65
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$83.76
BAM156.44
|
$66.00
JMD10,522.19
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$96.14
BAM179.55
|
$67.67
JMD10,788.58
|
|
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