Cost of living comparison
Jamaica is 97.5% more expensive than Morocco.
If you lived in Jamaica instead of Morocco, you would:
pay 2.1 times more for restaurants
|
Morocco
|
Jamaica
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.66
MAD36.46
|
$7.25
JMD1,133.59
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.81
MAD57.87
|
$7.80
JMD1,220.29
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.55
MAD5.47
|
$1.33
JMD208.09
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.34
MAD3.35
|
$0.85
JMD132.32
|
|
pay 3.3 times more for groceries
|
Morocco
|
Jamaica
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.45
MAD4.44
|
$2.62
JMD410.17
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.41
MAD43.90
|
$5.91
JMD925.23
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.96
MAD29.54
|
$13.43
JMD2,100.19
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.73
MAD17.26
|
$3.35
JMD523.66
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.32
MAD23.12
|
$2.97
JMD464.30
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.57
MAD5.68
|
$2.46
JMD385.14
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.50
MAD5.01
|
$1.21
JMD188.52
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.34
MAD3.35
|
$1.71
JMD267.37
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.33
MAD3.27
|
$1.22
JMD190.48
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.30
MAD3.02
|
$0.92
JMD143.70
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.32
MAD3.16
|
$0.77
JMD119.79
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for transportation
|
Morocco
|
Jamaica
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.54
MAD55.24
|
$4.83
JMD756.16
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$17.14
MAD170.78
|
$37.59
JMD5,880.94
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,700.94
MAD335,848.36
|
$40,601.97
JMD6,351,413.22
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.57
MAD55.55
|
$22.62
JMD3,538.36
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for housing
|
Morocco
|
Jamaica
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$32.50
MAD323.93
|
$48.42
JMD7,574.90
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$258.42
MAD2,575.32
|
$594.87
JMD93,055.46
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$169.52
MAD1,689.41
|
$355.79
JMD55,656.32
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$27.53
MAD274.31
|
$101.67
JMD15,903.82
|
|
pay 36.6% more for childcare
|
Morocco
|
Jamaica
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$92.45
MAD921.31
|
$194.86
JMD30,482.86
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,297.34
MAD32,859.84
|
$2,060.17
JMD322,275.41
|
|
pay 80.7% more for entertainment and sports
|
Morocco
|
Jamaica
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.91
MAD29.05
|
$2.65
JMD414.01
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.54
MAD15.37
|
$3.05
JMD476.98
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.82
MAD38.08
|
$8.65
JMD1,352.62
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$22.63
MAD225.52
|
$41.08
JMD6,425.47
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.63
MAD56.13
|
$11.65
JMD1,823.09
|
|
pay 15.9% less for clothing
|
Morocco
|
Jamaica
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$33.32
MAD332.09
|
$24.19
JMD3,783.40
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.79
MAD356.62
|
$21.83
JMD3,414.21
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$71.85
MAD716.06
|
$66.00
JMD10,324.31
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$61.08
MAD608.67
|
$67.67
JMD10,585.69
|
|
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