Cost of living comparison

Jamaica

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Ethiopia vs. Jamaica Cost of Living Summary

Ethiopia is 2.5 times more expensive than Jamaica overall.

Restaurants: pay 29.7% less in Ethiopia
Groceries: pay 22.6% less in Ethiopia
Transportation: pay 48.6% less in Ethiopia
Housing: pay 75.9% more in Ethiopia
Childcare: pay 10.9 times more in Ethiopia
Entertainment and Sports: pay 20.0% less in Ethiopia
Clothing: pay 2.2 times more in Ethiopia

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

Ethiopia vs. Jamaica Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 29.7% less for restaurants

	Jamaica	Ethiopia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.25 JMD1,139.11	$6.00 ETB788.24	-17.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.80 JMD1,226.24	$6.24 ETB819.15	-20.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.33 JMD209.11	$0.78 ETB103.13	-41.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.85 JMD132.97	$0.50 ETB65.97	-40.6%
Average			-29.7%

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pay 22.6% less for groceries

	Jamaica	Ethiopia
Bread 1 loaf	$2.62 JMD412.17	$1.20 ETB157.85	-54.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.91 JMD929.74	$4.85 ETB637.61	-17.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$13.43 JMD2,110.41	$6.08 ETB798.56	-54.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.35 JMD526.21	$2.65 ETB348.03	-20.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.97 JMD466.56	$5.65 ETB741.75	+90.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.46 JMD387.01	$3.30 ETB433.71	+34.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.21 JMD189.43	$0.51 ETB66.52	-58.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.71 JMD268.67	$1.08 ETB141.65	-36.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.22 JMD191.40	$0.39 ETB50.78	-68.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.92 JMD144.40	$0.31 ETB40.89	-66.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.77 JMD120.37	$0.79 ETB104.33	+3.7%
Average			-22.6%

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pay 48.6% less for transportation

	Jamaica	Ethiopia
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.83 JMD759.84	$4.88 ETB641.06	+1.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$37.59 JMD5,909.58	$10.00 ETB1,313.73	-73.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$40,601.97 JMD6,382,342.18	$25,000.00 ETB3,284,315.50	-38.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$22.62 JMD3,555.59	$3.67 ETB481.48	-83.8%
Average			-48.6%

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pay 75.9% more for housing

	Jamaica	Ethiopia
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$48.42 JMD7,611.79	$171.17 ETB22,486.61	+253.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$594.87 JMD93,508.60	$645.10 ETB84,748.48	+8.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$355.79 JMD55,927.35	$422.74 ETB55,536.76	+18.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$101.67 JMD15,981.26	$124.84 ETB16,400.33	+22.8%
Average			+75.9%

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pay 10.9 times more for childcare

	Jamaica	Ethiopia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$194.86 JMD30,631.30	$81.47 ETB10,703.36	-58.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$2,060.17 JMD323,844.77	$43,916.67 ETB5,769,447.56	+2031.7%
Average			+986.8%

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pay 20.0% less for entertainment and sports

	Jamaica	Ethiopia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.65 JMD416.02	$1.00 ETB131.37	-62.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.05 JMD479.31	$1.15 ETB151.04	-62.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$8.65 JMD1,359.20	$4.00 ETB525.49	-53.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$41.08 JMD6,456.76	$90.59 ETB11,901.70	+120.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$11.65 JMD1,831.97	$6.70 ETB880.20	-42.5%
Average			-20.0%

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pay 2.2 times more for clothing

	Jamaica	Ethiopia
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$24.19 JMD3,801.83	$48.33 ETB6,349.68	+99.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$21.83 JMD3,430.84	$75.17 ETB9,874.84	+244.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$66.00 JMD10,374.59	$108.84 ETB14,298.96	+64.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$67.67 JMD10,637.24	$119.32 ETB15,675.61	+76.3%
Average			+121.3%

Jamaica vs. Ethiopia - 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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