Cost of living comparison
Jamaica is 88.4% more expensive than Kazakhstan.
If you lived in Jamaica instead of Kazakhstan, you would:
pay 33.6% more for restaurants
|
Kazakhstan
|
Jamaica
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.27
KZT4,326.01
|
$7.25
JMD1,129.27
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.04
KZT3,158.32
|
$7.80
JMD1,215.64
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.91
KZT476.75
|
$1.33
JMD207.30
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.49
KZT257.80
|
$0.85
JMD131.82
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for groceries
|
Kazakhstan
|
Jamaica
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.40
KZT206.86
|
$2.62
JMD408.60
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.54
KZT2,372.86
|
$5.91
JMD921.70
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.05
KZT2,119.82
|
$13.43
JMD2,092.18
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.52
KZT797.09
|
$3.35
JMD521.66
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.08
KZT1,089.89
|
$2.97
JMD462.53
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.58
KZT306.00
|
$2.46
JMD383.67
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.83
KZT432.33
|
$1.21
JMD187.80
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.86
KZT447.46
|
$1.71
JMD266.35
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.82
KZT430.94
|
$1.22
JMD189.75
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.23
KZT119.13
|
$0.92
JMD143.15
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.20
KZT104.57
|
$0.77
JMD119.33
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for transportation
|
Kazakhstan
|
Jamaica
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.84
KZT963.66
|
$4.83
JMD753.27
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$14.74
KZT7,710.95
|
$37.59
JMD5,858.51
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,631.50
KZT11,314,892.92
|
$40,601.97
JMD6,327,190.29
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.53
KZT2,894.25
|
$22.62
JMD3,524.87
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for housing
|
Kazakhstan
|
Jamaica
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$11.58
KZT6,056.60
|
$48.42
JMD7,546.02
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$345.54
KZT180,740.65
|
$594.87
JMD92,700.56
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$248.07
KZT129,759.10
|
$355.79
JMD55,444.06
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$36.43
KZT19,056.96
|
$101.67
JMD15,843.16
|
|
pay 34.1% less for childcare
|
Kazakhstan
|
Jamaica
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$204.89
KZT107,174.15
|
$194.86
JMD30,366.61
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,596.30
KZT2,927,285.56
|
$2,060.17
JMD321,046.32
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Kazakhstan
|
Jamaica
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.19
KZT624.17
|
$2.65
JMD412.43
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.97
KZT1,030.85
|
$3.05
JMD475.16
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.93
KZT1,011.70
|
$8.65
JMD1,347.46
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.19
KZT19,451.57
|
$41.08
JMD6,400.96
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.46
KZT2,334.41
|
$11.65
JMD1,816.14
|
|
pay 40.9% less for clothing
|
Kazakhstan
|
Jamaica
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$70.88
KZT37,075.97
|
$24.19
JMD3,768.97
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$43.23
KZT22,613.11
|
$21.83
JMD3,401.19
|
|
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Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$97.08
KZT50,780.17
|
$66.00
JMD10,284.94
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$80.68
KZT42,201.97
|
$67.67
JMD10,545.32
|
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