Cost of living comparison

Jamaica

compared to

Tunisia

Tunisia vs. Jamaica Cost of Living Summary

Tunisia is 38.3% cheaper than Jamaica overall.

Restaurants: pay 55.8% less in Tunisia
Groceries: pay 56.4% less in Tunisia
Transportation: pay 53.4% less in Tunisia
Housing: pay 65.7% less in Tunisia
Childcare: pay 34.5% less in Tunisia
Entertainment and Sports: pay 56.7% less in Tunisia
Clothing: pay 54.7% more in Tunisia

Expenses including housing, entertainment and sports, groceries, restaurants, transportation, and childcare are lower in Tunisia.

Tunisia vs. Jamaica Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 55.8% less for restaurants

	Jamaica	Tunisia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.25 JMD1,139.11	$3.13 TND9.730	-56.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.80 JMD1,226.24	$4.25 TND13.200	-45.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.33 JMD209.11	$0.63 TND1.950	-52.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.85 JMD132.97	$0.27 TND0.850	-67.7%
Average			-55.8%

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pay 56.4% less for groceries

	Jamaica	Tunisia
Bread 1 loaf	$2.62 JMD412.17	$0.16 TND0.500	-93.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.91 JMD929.74	$4.92 TND15.310	-16.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$13.43 JMD2,110.41	$1.78 TND5.540	-86.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.35 JMD526.21	$1.46 TND4.550	-56.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.97 JMD466.56	$2.36 TND7.350	-20.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.46 JMD387.01	$0.77 TND2.390	-68.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.21 JMD189.43	$1.33 TND4.140	+10.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.71 JMD268.67	$0.48 TND1.500	-71.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.22 JMD191.40	$0.30 TND0.930	-75.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.92 JMD144.40	$0.27 TND0.850	-70.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.77 JMD120.37	$0.23 TND0.710	-70.1%
Average			-56.4%

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pay 53.4% less for transportation

	Jamaica	Tunisia
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.83 JMD759.84	$3.00 TND9.310	-38.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$37.59 JMD5,909.58	$9.30 TND28.930	-75.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$40,601.97 JMD6,382,342.18	$35,666.41 TND110,897.860	-12.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$22.62 JMD3,555.59	$2.64 TND8.210	-88.3%
Average			-53.4%

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pay 65.7% less for housing

	Jamaica	Tunisia
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$48.42 JMD7,611.79	$17.29 TND53.760	-64.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$594.87 JMD93,508.60	$193.39 TND601.300	-67.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$355.79 JMD55,927.35	$130.14 TND404.650	-63.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$101.67 JMD15,981.26	$32.79 TND101.970	-67.7%
Average			-65.7%

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pay 34.5% less for childcare

	Jamaica	Tunisia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$194.86 JMD30,631.30	$78.96 TND245.510	-59.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$2,060.17 JMD323,844.77	$1,865.54 TND5,800.540	-9.4%
Average			-34.5%

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pay 56.7% less for entertainment and sports

	Jamaica	Tunisia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.65 JMD416.02	$1.37 TND4.260	-48.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.05 JMD479.31	$0.81 TND2.520	-73.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$8.65 JMD1,359.20	$3.22 TND10.010	-62.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$41.08 JMD6,456.76	$27.05 TND84.090	-34.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$11.65 JMD1,831.97	$4.08 TND12.690	-65.0%
Average			-56.7%

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pay 54.7% more for clothing

	Jamaica	Tunisia
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$24.19 JMD3,801.83	$36.55 TND113.630	+51.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$21.83 JMD3,430.84	$50.85 TND158.100	+133.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$66.00 JMD10,374.59	$90.17 TND280.350	+36.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$67.67 JMD10,637.24	$66.30 TND206.140	-2.0%
Average			+54.7%

Jamaica vs. Tunisia - 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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