Cost of living comparison

Mongolia

compared to

Jamaica

Jamaica vs. Mongolia Cost of Living Summary

Jamaica is 60.5% more expensive than Mongolia overall.

Restaurants: pay 56.0% more in Jamaica
Groceries: pay 63.1% more in Jamaica
Transportation: pay 2.9 times more in Jamaica
Housing: pay 73.3% more in Jamaica
Childcare: pay 23.0% less in Jamaica
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.2 times more in Jamaica
Clothing: pay 49.5% less in Jamaica

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

Jamaica vs. Mongolia Cost Breakdown

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

Display currency: USD

pay 56.0% more for restaurants

	Mongolia	Jamaica
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.08 MNT17,250.00	$7.25 JMD1,144.71	+42.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.86 MNT16,500.00	$7.80 JMD1,232.26	+60.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.84 MNT2,852.94	$1.33 JMD210.14	+58.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.52 MNT1,773.33	$0.85 JMD133.62	+62.1%
Average			+56.0%

Mongolia vs. Jamaica - Cost of restaurants

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

pay 63.1% more for groceries

	Mongolia	Jamaica
Bread 1 loaf	$0.92 MNT3,124.01	$2.62 JMD414.19	+185.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.82 MNT23,187.50	$5.91 JMD934.31	-13.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.44 MNT18,498.60	$13.43 JMD2,120.79	+146.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.21 MNT7,518.68	$3.35 JMD528.79	+51.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.04 MNT6,945.64	$2.97 JMD468.86	+45.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.69 MNT5,745.51	$2.46 JMD388.92	+45.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.30 MNT4,430.09	$1.21 JMD190.37	-7.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.91 MNT6,503.39	$1.71 JMD269.99	-10.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.47 MNT5,003.13	$1.22 JMD192.34	-17.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.31 MNT1,037.72	$0.92 JMD145.11	+200.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.46 MNT1,547.26	$0.77 JMD120.96	+68.2%
Average			+63.1%

Mongolia vs. Jamaica - Cost of groceries

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

pay 2.9 times more for transportation

	Mongolia	Jamaica
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.00 MNT13,586.19	$4.83 JMD763.58	+20.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$8.09 MNT27,500.00	$37.59 JMD5,938.62	+364.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$30,311.95 MNT103,000,000.00	$40,601.97 JMD6,413,714.27	+33.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$5.30 MNT18,000.00	$22.62 JMD3,573.07	+327.0%
Average			+186.6%

Mongolia vs. Jamaica - Cost of transportation

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

pay 73.3% more for housing

	Mongolia	Jamaica
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$14.66 MNT49,800.00	$48.42 JMD7,649.21	+230.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$559.15 MNT1,900,000.00	$594.87 JMD93,968.24	+6.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$428.82 MNT1,457,142.86	$355.79 JMD56,202.26	-17.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$58.64 MNT199,261.01	$101.67 JMD16,059.82	+73.4%
Average			+73.3%

Mongolia vs. Jamaica - Cost of housing

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

pay 23.0% less for childcare

	Mongolia	Jamaica
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$153.03 MNT520,000.00	$194.86 JMD30,781.87	+27.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,690.11 MNT26,131,000.00	$2,060.17 JMD325,436.61	-73.2%
Average			-23.0%

Mongolia vs. Jamaica - Cost of childcare

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

pay 2.2 times more for entertainment and sports

	Mongolia	Jamaica
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.77 MNT6,000.00	$2.65 JMD418.07	+49.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.52 MNT8,557.14	$3.05 JMD481.66	+21.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.77 MNT6,000.00	$8.65 JMD1,365.88	+389.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$59.96 MNT203,750.00	$41.08 JMD6,488.50	-31.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.56 MNT15,500.00	$11.65 JMD1,840.97	+155.5%
Average			+116.9%

Mongolia vs. Jamaica - Cost of entertainment and sports

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

pay 49.5% less for clothing

	Mongolia	Jamaica
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$66.51 MNT226,000.00	$24.19 JMD3,820.51	-63.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$50.62 MNT171,999.80	$21.83 JMD3,447.70	-56.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$88.29 MNT300,000.00	$66.00 JMD10,425.58	-25.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$142.24 MNT483,333.33	$67.67 JMD10,689.52	-52.4%
Average			-49.5%

Mongolia vs. Jamaica - Cost of clothing

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

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: April 2025

More cost comparisons

Mongolia vs.

Austria

Mongolia vs.

Vietnam

Mongolia vs.

China

Mongolia vs.

Russia

Mongolia vs.

Germany

Mongolia vs.

Poland

Mongolia vs.

United States

Mongolia vs.

Iceland

Share this

Compare by city

For example, try comparing the cost of living in Ulaanbaatar vs. Kingston

Help us improve these prices

MyLifeElsewhere is a collaborative project. Please enter price information for your location to help assist us in making these comparisons more accurate. Learn more

Add prices for Mongolia

Add prices for Jamaica

ASK THE ELSEWHERE COMMUNITY

Join the Elsewhere community and ask a question about Jamaica or Mongolia. It's a free, question-and-answer based forum to discuss what life is like in countries and cities around the world.