Cost of living comparison

Jamaica

compared to

New Zealand

New Zealand vs. Jamaica Cost of Living Summary

New Zealand is 86.3% more expensive than Jamaica overall.

Restaurants: pay 72.8% more in New Zealand
Groceries: pay 0.8% more in New Zealand
Transportation: pay 13.4% more in New Zealand
Housing: pay 48.2% more in New Zealand
Childcare: pay 4.2 times more in New Zealand
Entertainment and Sports: pay 58.1% more in New Zealand
Clothing: pay 94.7% more in New Zealand

The cost of childcare, clothing, restaurants, entertainment and sports, housing, and transportation in New Zealand are more expensive than in Jamaica. Notably, childcare and clothing are significantly more expensive in New Zealand.

New Zealand vs. Jamaica Cost Breakdown

If you lived in New Zealand instead of Jamaica, you would:

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pay 72.8% more for restaurants

	Jamaica	New Zealand
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.25 JMD1,134.06	$13.47 NZ$23.51	+85.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.80 JMD1,220.80	$8.81 NZ$15.37	+12.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.33 JMD208.18	$2.16 NZ$3.78	+62.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.85 JMD132.38	$1.94 NZ$3.39	+129.9%
Average			+72.8%

Jamaica vs. New Zealand - Cost of restaurants

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pay 0.8% more for groceries

	Jamaica	New Zealand
Bread 1 loaf	$2.62 JMD410.34	$1.86 NZ$3.25	-28.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.91 JMD925.61	$3.77 NZ$6.58	-36.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$13.43 JMD2,101.05	$6.55 NZ$11.42	-51.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.35 JMD523.87	$5.92 NZ$10.34	+77.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.97 JMD464.49	$4.25 NZ$7.42	+43.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.46 JMD385.30	$1.15 NZ$2.00	-53.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.21 JMD188.59	$1.04 NZ$1.82	-13.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.71 JMD267.48	$1.31 NZ$2.28	-23.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.22 JMD190.55	$2.31 NZ$4.03	+89.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.92 JMD143.76	$0.90 NZ$1.57	-2.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.77 JMD119.84	$0.83 NZ$1.45	+8.5%
Average			+0.8%

Jamaica vs. New Zealand - Cost of groceries

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pay 13.4% more for transportation

	Jamaica	New Zealand
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.83 JMD756.47	$6.26 NZ$10.93	+29.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$37.59 JMD5,883.37	$69.15 NZ$120.69	+83.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$40,601.97 JMD6,354,038.42	$24,735.85 NZ$43,169.03	-39.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$22.62 JMD3,539.83	$17.90 NZ$31.24	-20.9%
Average			+13.4%

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pay 48.2% more for housing

	Jamaica	New Zealand
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$48.42 JMD7,578.04	$51.16 NZ$89.28	+5.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$594.87 JMD93,093.92	$1,007.66 NZ$1,758.58	+69.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$355.79 JMD55,679.33	$809.64 NZ$1,412.98	+127.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$101.67 JMD15,910.39	$91.68 NZ$159.99	-9.8%
Average			+48.2%

Jamaica vs. New Zealand - Cost of housing

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pay 4.2 times more for childcare

	Jamaica	New Zealand
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$194.86 JMD30,495.46	$611.89 NZ$1,067.87	+214.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$2,060.17 JMD322,408.62	$10,661.07 NZ$18,605.71	+417.5%
Average			+315.8%

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pay 58.1% more for entertainment and sports

	Jamaica	New Zealand
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.65 JMD414.18	$6.10 NZ$10.64	+130.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.05 JMD477.18	$3.30 NZ$5.76	+8.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$8.65 JMD1,353.17	$22.88 NZ$39.93	+164.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$41.08 JMD6,428.13	$38.53 NZ$67.24	-6.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$11.65 JMD1,823.84	$10.92 NZ$19.05	-6.3%
Average			+58.1%

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pay 94.7% more for clothing

	Jamaica	New Zealand
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$24.19 JMD3,784.97	$65.31 NZ$113.97	+170.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$21.83 JMD3,415.62	$40.78 NZ$71.18	+86.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$66.00 JMD10,328.58	$93.71 NZ$163.54	+42.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$67.67 JMD10,590.06	$121.74 NZ$212.47	+79.9%
Average			+94.7%

Jamaica vs. New Zealand - 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: March 2025

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