Cost of living comparison

Jamaica

compared to

Uruguay

Uruguay vs. Jamaica Cost of Living Summary

Uruguay is 48.9% more expensive than Jamaica overall.

Restaurants: pay 60.4% more in Uruguay
Groceries: pay 17.3% less in Uruguay
Transportation: pay 11.2% more in Uruguay
Housing: pay 1.2% less in Uruguay
Childcare: pay 2.6 times more in Uruguay
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.1% more in Uruguay
Clothing: pay 2.3 times more in Uruguay

The cost of childcare, clothing, restaurants, transportation, and entertainment and sports in Uruguay are more expensive than in Jamaica. Expenses including groceries and housing are lower in Uruguay. Notably, childcare and clothing are significantly more expensive in Uruguay.

Uruguay vs. Jamaica Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 60.4% more for restaurants

	Jamaica	Uruguay
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.25 JMD1,150.97	$16.65 UYU695.58	+129.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.80 JMD1,239.00	$9.31 UYU389.03	+19.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.33 JMD211.28	$1.79 UYU74.63	+34.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.85 JMD134.35	$1.34 UYU55.80	+57.9%
Average			+60.4%

Jamaica vs. Uruguay - Cost of restaurants

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pay 17.3% less for groceries

	Jamaica	Uruguay
Bread 1 loaf	$2.62 JMD416.46	$2.27 UYU94.67	-13.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.91 JMD939.41	$6.19 UYU258.78	+4.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$13.43 JMD2,132.38	$3.87 UYU161.73	-71.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.35 JMD531.68	$3.50 UYU146.13	+4.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.97 JMD471.42	$3.83 UYU160.00	+29.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.46 JMD391.04	$1.17 UYU48.87	-52.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.21 JMD191.41	$1.09 UYU45.61	-9.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.71 JMD271.47	$0.59 UYU24.62	-65.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.22 JMD193.39	$1.18 UYU49.33	-3.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.92 JMD145.90	$0.79 UYU32.95	-14.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.77 JMD121.63	$0.77 UYU32.35	+1.1%
Average			-17.3%

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pay 11.2% more for transportation

	Jamaica	Uruguay
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.83 JMD767.75	$7.05 UYU294.70	+45.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$37.59 JMD5,971.08	$45.52 UYU1,901.59	+21.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$40,601.97 JMD6,448,761.57	$33,750.70 UYU1,410,010.66	-16.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$22.62 JMD3,592.60	$21.42 UYU894.70	-5.3%
Average			+11.2%

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pay 1.2% less for housing

	Jamaica	Uruguay
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$48.42 JMD7,691.01	$38.19 UYU1,595.68	-21.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$594.87 JMD94,481.72	$604.11 UYU25,237.88	+1.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$355.79 JMD56,509.37	$444.71 UYU18,578.55	+25.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$101.67 JMD16,147.58	$91.38 UYU3,817.56	-10.1%
Average			-1.2%

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pay 2.6 times more for childcare

	Jamaica	Uruguay
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$194.86 JMD30,950.07	$340.39 UYU14,220.72	+74.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$2,060.17 JMD327,214.94	$7,149.59 UYU298,690.05	+247.0%
Average			+160.8%

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pay 2.1% more for entertainment and sports

	Jamaica	Uruguay
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.65 JMD420.35	$3.27 UYU136.80	+23.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.05 JMD484.29	$3.80 UYU158.56	+24.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$8.65 JMD1,373.35	$4.87 UYU203.50	-43.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$41.08 JMD6,523.95	$51.06 UYU2,133.35	+24.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$11.65 JMD1,851.03	$9.53 UYU398.33	-18.2%
Average			+2.1%

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pay 2.3 times more for clothing

	Jamaica	Uruguay
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$24.19 JMD3,841.39	$85.71 UYU3,580.60	+254.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$21.83 JMD3,466.54	$46.60 UYU1,946.78	+113.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$66.00 JMD10,482.55	$124.95 UYU5,220.01	+89.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$67.67 JMD10,747.94	$100.59 UYU4,202.18	+48.6%
Average			+126.5%

Jamaica vs. Uruguay - 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: May 2025

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