Cost of living comparison
Jamaica is 60.5% more expensive than Mongolia.
If you lived in Jamaica instead of Mongolia, you would:
pay 56.0% more for restaurants
|
Mongolia
|
Jamaica
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.08
MNT17,250.00
|
$7.25
JMD1,154.31
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.86
MNT16,500.00
|
$7.80
JMD1,242.60
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.84
MNT2,852.94
|
$1.33
JMD211.90
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.52
MNT1,773.33
|
$0.85
JMD134.74
|
|
pay 63.1% more for groceries
|
Mongolia
|
Jamaica
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.92
MNT3,124.01
|
$2.62
JMD417.67
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.82
MNT23,187.50
|
$5.91
JMD942.14
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.44
MNT18,498.60
|
$13.43
JMD2,138.58
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.21
MNT7,518.68
|
$3.35
JMD533.23
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.04
MNT6,945.64
|
$2.97
JMD472.79
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.69
MNT5,745.51
|
$2.46
JMD392.18
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.30
MNT4,430.09
|
$1.21
JMD191.96
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.91
MNT6,503.39
|
$1.71
JMD272.26
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.47
MNT5,003.13
|
$1.22
JMD193.96
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.31
MNT1,037.72
|
$0.92
JMD146.33
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.46
MNT1,547.26
|
$0.77
JMD121.98
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for transportation
|
Mongolia
|
Jamaica
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.00
MNT13,586.19
|
$4.83
JMD769.98
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$8.09
MNT27,500.00
|
$37.59
JMD5,988.44
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,311.95
MNT103,000,000.00
|
$40,601.97
JMD6,467,517.49
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.30
MNT18,000.00
|
$22.62
JMD3,603.05
|
|
pay 73.3% more for housing
|
Mongolia
|
Jamaica
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$14.66
MNT49,800.00
|
$48.42
JMD7,713.37
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$559.15
MNT1,900,000.00
|
$594.87
JMD94,756.52
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$428.82
MNT1,457,142.86
|
$355.79
JMD56,673.73
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$58.64
MNT199,261.01
|
$101.67
JMD16,194.54
|
|
pay 23.0% less for childcare
|
Mongolia
|
Jamaica
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$153.03
MNT520,000.00
|
$194.86
JMD31,040.09
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,690.11
MNT26,131,000.00
|
$2,060.17
JMD328,166.63
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Mongolia
|
Jamaica
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.77
MNT6,000.00
|
$2.65
JMD421.57
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.52
MNT8,557.14
|
$3.05
JMD485.70
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.77
MNT6,000.00
|
$8.65
JMD1,377.34
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$59.96
MNT203,750.00
|
$41.08
JMD6,542.93
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.56
MNT15,500.00
|
$11.65
JMD1,856.42
|
|
pay 49.5% less for clothing
|
Mongolia
|
Jamaica
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$66.51
MNT226,000.00
|
$24.19
JMD3,852.56
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$50.62
MNT171,999.80
|
$21.83
JMD3,476.62
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$88.29
MNT300,000.00
|
$66.00
JMD10,513.04
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$142.24
MNT483,333.33
|
$67.67
JMD10,779.20
|
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