Cost of living comparison
India is 55.0% cheaper than Jamaica.
If you lived in India instead of Jamaica, you would:
pay 60.4% less for restaurants
|
Jamaica
|
India
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.99
JMD948.71
|
$2.48
₹208.81
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.88
JMD1,089.89
|
$3.94
₹331.46
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.07
JMD169.79
|
$0.39
₹33.01
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.73
JMD115.82
|
$0.17
₹14.36
|
|
pay 71.1% less for groceries
|
Jamaica
|
India
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.12
JMD335.49
|
$0.46
₹38.96
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.77
JMD914.04
|
$2.56
₹215.01
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$13.01
JMD2,060.28
|
$2.56
₹214.89
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.23
JMD510.79
|
$0.93
₹77.86
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.95
JMD466.57
|
$1.36
₹114.28
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.13
JMD337.30
|
$0.85
₹71.89
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.12
JMD177.87
|
$0.31
₹26.24
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.60
JMD252.83
|
$0.47
₹39.56
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.99
JMD156.37
|
$0.23
₹19.25
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.95
JMD149.91
|
$0.16
₹13.36
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.85
JMD135.23
|
$0.17
₹14.50
|
|
pay 60.1% less for transportation
|
Jamaica
|
India
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.99
JMD789.65
|
$4.69
₹394.00
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$46.46
JMD7,354.68
|
$10.04
₹844.22
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$42,183.23
JMD6,678,222.02
|
$13,372.81
₹1,124,467.17
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$23.92
JMD3,787.35
|
$2.97
₹249.80
|
|
pay 73.9% less for housing
|
Jamaica
|
India
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$43.15
JMD6,831.81
|
$7.66
₹644.28
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$450.88
JMD71,380.13
|
$136.15
₹11,448.39
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$316.95
JMD50,177.94
|
$88.97
₹7,480.79
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$101.33
JMD16,042.32
|
$28.75
₹2,417.46
|
|
pay 48.6% less for childcare
|
Jamaica
|
India
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$232.14
JMD36,750.58
|
$58.47
₹4,916.57
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,119.17
JMD335,494.88
|
$1,644.63
₹138,290.13
|
|
pay 45.5% less for entertainment and sports
|
Jamaica
|
India
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.15
JMD340.39
|
$1.84
₹154.62
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.46
JMD389.43
|
$1.59
₹134.07
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.05
JMD1,274.55
|
$3.63
₹305.54
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$38.96
JMD6,168.42
|
$16.08
₹1,352.18
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.42
JMD1,491.92
|
$3.38
₹284.09
|
|
pay 25.1% less for clothing
|
Jamaica
|
India
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$29.66
JMD4,694.98
|
$23.53
₹1,978.38
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$23.10
JMD3,657.04
|
$24.73
₹2,079.60
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$60.71
JMD9,610.94
|
$41.02
₹3,449.38
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$67.45
JMD10,678.93
|
$30.71
₹2,582.51
|
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