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Jamaica vs. Cameroon Cost of Living Summary

Jamaica is 55.1% more expensive than Cameroon overall.

Restaurants: pay 44.4% more in Jamaica
Groceries: pay 90.2% more in Jamaica
Transportation: pay 2.7 times more in Jamaica
Housing: pay 24.3% more in Jamaica
Childcare: pay 33.0% less in Jamaica
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.3 times more in Jamaica
Clothing: pay 42.7% less in Jamaica

The cost of transportation, entertainment and sports, groceries, restaurants, and housing in Jamaica are more expensive than in Cameroon. Expenses including clothing and childcare are lower in Jamaica. Notably, transportation, entertainment and sports, and groceries are significantly more expensive in Jamaica.

Jamaica vs. Cameroon Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Jamaica instead of Cameroon, you would:

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pay 44.4% more for restaurants

	Cameroon	Jamaica
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.63 FCFA2,940	$7.25 JMD1,150.21	+56.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.49 FCFA2,854	$7.80 JMD1,238.19	+73.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.38 FCFA874	$1.33 JMD211.15	-3.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.56 FCFA356	$0.85 JMD134.26	+50.8%
Average			+44.4%

Cameroon vs. Jamaica - Cost of restaurants

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pay 90.2% more for groceries

	Cameroon	Jamaica
Bread 1 loaf	$0.40 FCFA255	$2.62 JMD416.18	+552.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$9.80 FCFA6,226	$5.91 JMD938.80	-39.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$9.41 FCFA5,977	$13.43 JMD2,130.98	+42.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.78 FCFA1,131	$3.35 JMD531.33	+88.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.13 FCFA1,989	$2.97 JMD471.11	-5.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.63 FCFA1,036	$2.46 JMD390.79	+51.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.80 FCFA507	$1.21 JMD191.28	+50.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.78 FCFA494	$1.71 JMD271.29	+119.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.56 FCFA356	$1.22 JMD193.27	+117.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.90 FCFA570	$0.92 JMD145.81	+2.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.68 FCFA430	$0.77 JMD121.55	+13.2%
Average			+90.2%

Cameroon vs. Jamaica - Cost of groceries

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pay 2.7 times more for transportation

	Cameroon	Jamaica
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.41 FCFA2,798	$4.83 JMD767.25	+9.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$16.34 FCFA10,377	$37.59 JMD5,967.16	+130.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$25,808.69 FCFA16,391,739	$40,601.97 JMD6,444,538.03	+57.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$3.89 FCFA2,473	$22.62 JMD3,590.24	+480.9%
Average			+169.5%

Cameroon vs. Jamaica - Cost of transportation

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pay 24.3% more for housing

	Cameroon	Jamaica
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$96.22 FCFA61,110	$48.42 JMD7,685.97	-49.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$355.76 FCFA225,949	$594.87 JMD94,419.84	+67.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$265.27 FCFA168,480	$355.79 JMD56,472.36	+34.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$69.86 FCFA44,373	$101.67 JMD16,137.00	+45.5%
Average			+24.3%

Cameroon vs. Jamaica - Cost of housing

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pay 33.0% less for childcare

	Cameroon	Jamaica
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$343.62 FCFA218,242	$194.86 JMD30,929.80	-43.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$2,662.70 FCFA1,691,147	$2,060.17 JMD327,000.63	-22.6%
Average			-33.0%

Cameroon vs. Jamaica - Cost of childcare

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pay 2.3 times more for entertainment and sports

	Cameroon	Jamaica
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.14 FCFA726	$2.65 JMD420.08	+131.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.60 FCFA1,014	$3.05 JMD483.98	+91.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.91 FCFA1,211	$8.65 JMD1,372.45	+353.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$28.14 FCFA17,872	$41.08 JMD6,519.68	+46.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.17 FCFA5,189	$11.65 JMD1,849.82	+42.7%
Average			+132.9%

Cameroon vs. Jamaica - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 42.7% less for clothing

	Cameroon	Jamaica
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$41.77 FCFA26,531	$24.19 JMD3,838.88	-42.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$52.19 FCFA33,150	$21.83 JMD3,464.27	-58.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$96.70 FCFA61,418	$66.00 JMD10,475.69	-31.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$110.51 FCFA70,185	$67.67 JMD10,740.90	-38.8%
Average			-42.7%

Cameroon vs. Jamaica - Cost of clothing

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: February 2025

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