Cost of living comparison
Iran is 41.0% cheaper than Jamaica.
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
JMD1,129.27
|
$3.77
IRR159,102
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.80
JMD1,215.64
|
$3.72
IRR157,097
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.33
JMD207.30
|
$0.85
IRR35,893
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.85
JMD131.82
|
$0.81
IRR34,028
|
|
pay 67.5% less for groceries
Jamaica
|
Iran
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.62
JMD408.60
|
$0.50
IRR21,029
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.91
JMD921.70
|
$2.06
IRR87,030
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$13.43
JMD2,092.18
|
$2.72
IRR114,905
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.35
JMD521.66
|
$1.20
IRR50,895
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.97
JMD462.53
|
$1.58
IRR66,932
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.46
JMD383.67
|
$0.47
IRR19,692
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.21
JMD187.80
|
$0.75
IRR31,814
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.71
JMD266.35
|
$0.49
IRR20,516
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.22
JMD189.75
|
$0.30
IRR12,848
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.92
JMD143.15
|
$0.26
IRR10,934
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.77
JMD119.33
|
$0.24
IRR10,076
|
|
pay 32.8% less for transportation
Jamaica
|
Iran
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.83
JMD753.27
|
$2.50
IRR105,609
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$37.59
JMD5,858.51
|
$11.01
IRR465,026
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$40,601.97
JMD6,327,190.29
|
$70,890.26
IRR2,995,113,583
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$22.62
JMD3,524.87
|
$2.96
IRR125,229
|
|
pay 60.4% less for housing
Jamaica
|
Iran
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$48.42
JMD7,546.02
|
$11.98
IRR506,136
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$594.87
JMD92,700.56
|
$337.20
IRR14,246,652
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$355.79
JMD55,444.06
|
$231.30
IRR9,772,589
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$101.67
JMD15,843.16
|
$12.31
IRR520,137
|
|
pay 52.8% less for childcare
Jamaica
|
Iran
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$194.86
JMD30,366.61
|
$88.94
IRR3,757,682
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,060.17
JMD321,046.32
|
$1,004.45
IRR42,437,809
|
|
pay 69.8% less for entertainment and sports
Jamaica
|
Iran
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.65
JMD412.43
|
$0.81
IRR34,378
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.05
JMD475.16
|
$1.24
IRR52,542
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.65
JMD1,347.46
|
$1.96
IRR82,925
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.08
JMD6,400.96
|
$17.71
IRR748,236
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.65
JMD1,816.14
|
$1.59
IRR67,067
|
|
pay 31.8% more for clothing
Jamaica
|
Iran
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$24.19
JMD3,768.97
|
$33.35
IRR1,409,233
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$21.83
JMD3,401.19
|
$29.13
IRR1,230,664
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$66.00
JMD10,284.94
|
$104.63
IRR4,420,659
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$67.67
JMD10,545.32
|
$65.71
IRR2,776,247
|
|
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