Cost of living comparison
Jamaica is 4.2% more expensive than Montenegro.
If you lived in Jamaica instead of Montenegro, you would:
pay 33.2% less for restaurants
|
Montenegro
|
Jamaica
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$11.31
€10.73
|
$7.25
JMD1,154.31
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.81
€8.36
|
$7.80
JMD1,242.60
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.10
€1.99
|
$1.33
JMD211.90
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.65
€1.57
|
$0.85
JMD134.74
|
|
pay 90.9% more for groceries
|
Montenegro
|
Jamaica
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.98
€0.93
|
$2.62
JMD417.67
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.01
€3.80
|
$5.91
JMD942.14
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.18
€4.91
|
$13.43
JMD2,138.58
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.02
€2.86
|
$3.35
JMD533.23
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.19
€3.03
|
$2.97
JMD472.79
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.61
€0.58
|
$2.46
JMD392.18
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.83
€0.79
|
$1.21
JMD191.96
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.67
€0.64
|
$1.71
JMD272.26
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.17
€1.11
|
$1.22
JMD193.96
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.50
€0.47
|
$0.92
JMD146.33
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.59
€0.56
|
$0.77
JMD121.98
|
|
pay 38.6% more for transportation
|
Montenegro
|
Jamaica
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.10
€5.79
|
$4.83
JMD769.98
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$39.06
€37.04
|
$37.59
JMD5,988.44
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,888.35
€26,448.25
|
$40,601.97
JMD6,467,517.49
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.69
€9.19
|
$22.62
JMD3,603.05
|
|
pay 5.4% more for housing
|
Montenegro
|
Jamaica
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$29.16
€27.65
|
$48.42
JMD7,713.37
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$691.39
€655.69
|
$594.87
JMD94,756.52
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$536.29
€508.60
|
$355.79
JMD56,673.73
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$98.51
€93.42
|
$101.67
JMD16,194.54
|
|
pay 62.8% less for childcare
|
Montenegro
|
Jamaica
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$385.16
€365.27
|
$194.86
JMD31,040.09
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,661.10
€8,213.86
|
$2,060.17
JMD328,166.63
|
|
pay 45.0% more for entertainment and sports
|
Montenegro
|
Jamaica
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.71
€2.57
|
$2.65
JMD421.57
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.26
€2.14
|
$3.05
JMD485.70
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.12
€3.91
|
$8.65
JMD1,377.34
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$58.84
€55.80
|
$41.08
JMD6,542.93
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.48
€5.20
|
$11.65
JMD1,856.42
|
|
pay 54.6% less for clothing
|
Montenegro
|
Jamaica
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$83.30
€79.00
|
$24.19
JMD3,852.56
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$45.33
€42.99
|
$21.83
JMD3,476.62
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$104.82
€99.40
|
$66.00
JMD10,513.04
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$163.37
€154.93
|
$67.67
JMD10,779.20
|
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