Cost of living comparison
Jamaica is 71.9% more expensive than Madagascar.
If you lived in Jamaica instead of Madagascar, you would:
pay 39.1% more for restaurants
|
Madagascar
|
Jamaica
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.28
MGA15,105
|
$5.99
JMD948.71
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.52
MGA20,833
|
$6.88
JMD1,089.89
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.97
MGA4,485
|
$1.07
JMD169.79
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.66
MGA3,021
|
$0.73
JMD115.82
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for groceries
|
Madagascar
|
Jamaica
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.96
MGA4,417
|
$2.12
JMD335.49
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.06
MGA23,313
|
$5.77
JMD914.04
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.72
MGA17,134
|
$13.01
JMD2,060.28
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.04
MGA9,392
|
$3.23
JMD510.79
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.70
MGA12,419
|
$2.95
JMD466.57
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.74
MGA3,406
|
$2.13
JMD337.30
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.34
MGA1,556
|
$1.12
JMD177.87
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.58
MGA2,658
|
$1.60
JMD252.83
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.38
MGA1,752
|
$0.99
JMD156.37
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.28
MGA1,280
|
$0.95
JMD149.91
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.39
MGA1,784
|
$0.85
JMD135.23
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for transportation
|
Madagascar
|
Jamaica
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.51
MGA20,751
|
$4.99
JMD789.65
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$46.46
JMD7,354.68
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$14,708.95
MGA67,721,725
|
$42,183.23
JMD6,678,222.02
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.31
MGA52,094
|
$23.92
JMD3,787.35
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for housing
|
Madagascar
|
Jamaica
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$62.29
MGA286,799
|
$43.15
JMD6,831.81
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$299.81
MGA1,380,356
|
$450.88
JMD71,380.13
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$109.21
MGA502,838
|
$316.95
JMD50,177.94
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$32.30
MGA148,722
|
$101.33
JMD16,042.32
|
|
pay 5.6% less for childcare
|
Madagascar
|
Jamaica
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$135.77
MGA625,124
|
$232.14
JMD36,750.58
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,892.46
MGA54,754,273
|
$2,119.17
JMD335,494.88
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Madagascar
|
Jamaica
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.91
MGA4,167
|
$2.15
JMD340.39
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.19
MGA5,480
|
$2.46
JMD389.43
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.59
MGA11,928
|
$8.05
JMD1,274.55
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$33.94
MGA156,260
|
$38.96
JMD6,168.42
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.79
MGA31,250
|
$9.42
JMD1,491.92
|
|
pay 16.6% more for clothing
|
Madagascar
|
Jamaica
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$18.59
MGA85,602
|
$29.66
JMD4,694.98
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$18.48
MGA85,080
|
$23.10
JMD3,657.04
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$79.19
MGA364,603
|
$60.71
JMD9,610.94
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$64.20
MGA295,596
|
$67.45
JMD10,678.93
|
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