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Jamaica vs. Mauritius Cost of Living Summary

Jamaica is 37.4% more expensive than Mauritius overall.

Restaurants: pay 50.9% more in Jamaica
Groceries: pay 96.0% more in Jamaica
Transportation: pay 12.5% more in Jamaica
Housing: pay 87.0% more in Jamaica
Childcare: pay 12.6% less in Jamaica
Entertainment and Sports: pay 48.2% more in Jamaica
Clothing: pay 20.1% less in Jamaica

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

Jamaica vs. Mauritius Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 50.9% more for restaurants

	Mauritius	Jamaica
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.35 MUR248.45	$7.25 JMD1,140.98	+35.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.02 MUR233.44	$7.80 JMD1,228.25	+55.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.88 MUR41.01	$1.33 JMD209.45	+50.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.52 MUR24.25	$0.85 JMD133.18	+62.1%
Average			+50.9%

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pay 96.0% more for groceries

	Mauritius	Jamaica
Bread 1 loaf	$0.69 MUR31.95	$2.62 JMD412.84	+281.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.07 MUR189.28	$5.91 JMD931.26	+45.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.02 MUR233.38	$13.43 JMD2,113.88	+167.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.95 MUR90.49	$3.35 JMD527.07	+71.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.54 MUR118.15	$2.97 JMD467.33	+16.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.93 MUR43.14	$2.46 JMD387.65	+165.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.76 MUR35.26	$1.21 JMD189.75	+58.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.80 MUR37.19	$1.71 JMD269.11	+113.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.29 MUR59.74	$1.22 JMD191.72	-5.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.48 MUR22.41	$0.92 JMD144.64	+90.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.51 MUR23.57	$0.77 JMD120.57	+51.0%
Average			+96.0%

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pay 12.5% more for transportation

	Mauritius	Jamaica
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.58 MUR259.53	$4.83 JMD761.09	-13.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$32.50 MUR1,510.37	$37.59 JMD5,919.28	+15.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$30,153.98 MUR1,401,255.41	$40,601.97 JMD6,392,825.65	+34.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$19.99 MUR928.70	$22.62 JMD3,561.44	+13.2%
Average			+12.5%

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pay 87.0% more for housing

	Mauritius	Jamaica
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$29.67 MUR1,378.80	$48.42 JMD7,624.29	+63.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$397.33 MUR18,464.12	$594.87 JMD93,662.20	+49.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$305.21 MUR14,183.16	$355.79 JMD56,019.21	+16.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$31.91 MUR1,483.02	$101.67 JMD16,007.51	+218.6%
Average			+87.0%

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pay 12.6% less for childcare

	Mauritius	Jamaica
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$158.54 MUR7,367.36	$194.86 JMD30,681.62	+22.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$3,964.93 MUR184,250.18	$2,060.17 JMD324,376.71	-48.0%
Average			-12.6%

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pay 48.2% more for entertainment and sports

	Mauritius	Jamaica
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.23 MUR103.80	$2.65 JMD416.71	+18.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.18 MUR101.40	$3.05 JMD480.09	+39.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.84 MUR271.31	$8.65 JMD1,361.44	+48.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$35.23 MUR1,636.95	$41.08 JMD6,467.36	+16.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.35 MUR248.45	$11.65 JMD1,834.98	+118.0%
Average			+48.2%

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pay 20.1% less for clothing

	Mauritius	Jamaica
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$41.35 MUR1,921.34	$24.19 JMD3,808.07	-41.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$35.68 MUR1,657.82	$21.83 JMD3,436.47	-38.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$72.89 MUR3,387.20	$66.00 JMD10,391.63	-9.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$61.84 MUR2,873.73	$67.67 JMD10,654.71	+9.4%
Average			-20.1%

Mauritius vs. Jamaica - Cost of clothing

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