Cost of living comparison

Ethiopia

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Jamaica vs. Ethiopia Cost of Living Summary

Jamaica is 52.8% more expensive than Ethiopia overall.

Restaurants: pay 46.0% more in Jamaica
Groceries: pay 74.3% more in Jamaica
Transportation: pay 3.1 times more in Jamaica
Housing: pay 28.5% less in Jamaica
Childcare: pay 21.9% more in Jamaica
Entertainment and Sports: pay 93.1% more in Jamaica
Clothing: pay 50.9% less in Jamaica

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

Jamaica vs. Ethiopia Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 46.0% more for restaurants

	Ethiopia	Jamaica
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$6.00 ETB789.78	$7.25 JMD1,141.46	+20.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.24 ETB820.75	$7.80 JMD1,228.76	+25.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.78 ETB103.33	$1.33 JMD209.54	+69.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.50 ETB66.10	$0.85 JMD133.24	+68.4%
Average			+46.0%

Ethiopia vs. Jamaica - Cost of restaurants

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pay 74.3% more for groceries

	Ethiopia	Jamaica
Bread 1 loaf	$1.20 ETB158.16	$2.62 JMD413.02	+118.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.85 ETB638.86	$5.91 JMD931.65	+21.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.08 ETB800.13	$13.43 JMD2,114.76	+120.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.65 ETB348.71	$3.35 JMD527.29	+26.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$5.65 ETB743.21	$2.97 JMD467.53	-47.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$3.30 ETB434.56	$2.46 JMD387.81	-25.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.51 ETB66.65	$1.21 JMD189.83	+138.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.08 ETB141.93	$1.71 JMD269.23	+58.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.39 ETB50.88	$1.22 JMD191.80	+215.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.31 ETB40.97	$0.92 JMD144.70	+195.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.79 ETB104.54	$0.77 JMD120.62	-3.6%
Average			+74.3%

Ethiopia vs. Jamaica - Cost of groceries

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pay 3.1 times more for transportation

	Ethiopia	Jamaica
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.88 ETB642.32	$4.83 JMD761.41	-0.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$10.00 ETB1,316.30	$37.59 JMD5,921.76	+275.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$25,000.00 ETB3,290,741.60	$40,601.97 JMD6,395,495.92	+62.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$3.67 ETB482.42	$22.62 JMD3,562.92	+517.2%
Average			+213.7%

Ethiopia vs. Jamaica - Cost of transportation

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pay 28.5% less for housing

	Ethiopia	Jamaica
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$171.17 ETB22,530.61	$48.42 JMD7,627.48	-71.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$645.10 ETB84,914.30	$594.87 JMD93,701.32	-7.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$422.74 ETB55,645.42	$355.79 JMD56,042.61	-15.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$124.84 ETB16,432.41	$101.67 JMD16,014.20	-18.6%
Average			-28.5%

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pay 21.9% more for childcare

	Ethiopia	Jamaica
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$81.47 ETB10,724.30	$194.86 JMD30,694.43	+139.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$43,916.67 ETB5,780,736.08	$2,060.17 JMD324,512.20	-95.3%
Average			+21.9%

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pay 93.1% more for entertainment and sports

	Ethiopia	Jamaica
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.00 ETB131.63	$2.65 JMD416.88	+164.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.15 ETB151.34	$3.05 JMD480.29	+165.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.00 ETB526.52	$8.65 JMD1,362.00	+116.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$90.59 ETB11,924.99	$41.08 JMD6,470.07	-54.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.70 ETB881.92	$11.65 JMD1,835.74	+73.9%
Average			+93.1%

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pay 50.9% less for clothing

	Ethiopia	Jamaica
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$48.33 ETB6,362.10	$24.19 JMD3,809.66	-50.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$75.17 ETB9,894.16	$21.83 JMD3,437.91	-71.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$108.84 ETB14,326.93	$66.00 JMD10,395.97	-39.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$119.32 ETB15,706.28	$67.67 JMD10,659.16	-43.3%
Average			-50.9%

Ethiopia 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: April 2025

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