Cost of living comparison
Iran is 41.0% cheaper than Jamaica overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 35.3% less in Iran
- Groceries
-
pay 67.5% less in Iran
- Transportation
-
pay 32.8% less in Iran
- Housing
-
pay 60.4% less in Iran
- Childcare
-
pay 52.8% less in Iran
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 69.8% less in Iran
- Clothing
-
pay 31.8% more in Iran
Expenses including entertainment and sports, groceries, housing, childcare, restaurants, and transportation are lower in Iran.
If you lived in Iran instead of Jamaica, you would:
pay 35.3% less for restaurants
|
Jamaica
|
Iran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.25
JMD1,141.46
|
$3.77
IRR158,537
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.80
JMD1,228.76
|
$3.72
IRR156,540
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.33
JMD209.54
|
$0.85
IRR35,765
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.85
JMD133.24
|
$0.81
IRR33,907
|
|
pay 67.5% less for groceries
|
Jamaica
|
Iran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.62
JMD413.02
|
$0.50
IRR20,954
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.91
JMD931.65
|
$2.06
IRR86,721
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$13.43
JMD2,114.76
|
$2.72
IRR114,497
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.35
JMD527.29
|
$1.20
IRR50,714
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.97
JMD467.53
|
$1.58
IRR66,694
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.46
JMD387.81
|
$0.47
IRR19,622
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.21
JMD189.83
|
$0.75
IRR31,701
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.71
JMD269.23
|
$0.49
IRR20,443
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.22
JMD191.80
|
$0.30
IRR12,802
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.92
JMD144.70
|
$0.26
IRR10,895
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.77
JMD120.62
|
$0.24
IRR10,040
|
|
pay 32.8% less for transportation
|
Jamaica
|
Iran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.83
JMD761.41
|
$2.50
IRR105,234
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$37.59
JMD5,921.76
|
$11.01
IRR463,375
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$40,601.97
JMD6,395,495.92
|
$70,890.26
IRR2,984,480,044
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$22.62
JMD3,562.92
|
$2.96
IRR124,785
|
|
pay 60.4% less for housing
|
Jamaica
|
Iran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$48.42
JMD7,627.48
|
$11.98
IRR504,340
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$594.87
JMD93,701.32
|
$337.20
IRR14,196,072
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$355.79
JMD56,042.61
|
$231.30
IRR9,737,893
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$101.67
JMD16,014.20
|
$12.31
IRR518,290
|
|
pay 52.8% less for childcare
|
Jamaica
|
Iran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$194.86
JMD30,694.43
|
$88.94
IRR3,744,341
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,060.17
JMD324,512.20
|
$1,004.45
IRR42,287,143
|
|
pay 69.8% less for entertainment and sports
|
Jamaica
|
Iran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.65
JMD416.88
|
$0.81
IRR34,256
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.05
JMD480.29
|
$1.24
IRR52,355
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.65
JMD1,362.00
|
$1.96
IRR82,630
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.08
JMD6,470.07
|
$17.71
IRR745,579
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.65
JMD1,835.74
|
$1.59
IRR66,829
|
|
pay 31.8% more for clothing
|
Jamaica
|
Iran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$24.19
JMD3,809.66
|
$33.35
IRR1,404,230
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$21.83
JMD3,437.91
|
$29.13
IRR1,226,294
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$66.00
JMD10,395.97
|
$104.63
IRR4,404,965
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$67.67
JMD10,659.16
|
$65.71
IRR2,766,390
|
|
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