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Jamaica vs. Namibia Cost of Living Summary

Jamaica is 44.3% more expensive than Namibia overall.

Restaurants: pay 39.7% more in Jamaica
Groceries: pay 84.8% more in Jamaica
Transportation: pay 97.5% more in Jamaica
Housing: pay 28.3% more in Jamaica
Childcare: pay 23.1% less in Jamaica
Entertainment and Sports: pay 98.8% more in Jamaica
Clothing: pay 15.8% less in Jamaica

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

Jamaica vs. Namibia Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 39.7% more for restaurants

	Namibia	Jamaica
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.95 NAD149.16	$7.25 JMD1,129.33	-8.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.23 NAD79.35	$7.80 JMD1,215.71	+84.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.83 NAD15.63	$1.33 JMD207.31	+59.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.68 NAD12.82	$0.85 JMD131.82	+23.7%
Average			+39.7%

Namibia vs. Jamaica - Cost of restaurants

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pay 84.8% more for groceries

	Namibia	Jamaica
Bread 1 loaf	$0.88 NAD16.42	$2.62 JMD408.63	+199.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.33 NAD62.54	$5.91 JMD921.75	+77.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.12 NAD95.95	$13.43 JMD2,092.29	+162.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.57 NAD48.12	$3.35 JMD521.69	+30.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.33 NAD43.70	$2.97 JMD462.56	+27.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.79 NAD14.90	$2.46 JMD383.69	+210.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.77 NAD14.37	$1.21 JMD187.81	+57.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.71 NAD13.37	$1.71 JMD266.37	+139.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.83 NAD15.60	$1.22 JMD189.76	+46.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.91 NAD17.16	$0.92 JMD143.16	+0.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.93 NAD17.49	$0.77 JMD119.34	-17.9%
Average			+84.8%

Namibia vs. Jamaica - Cost of groceries

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pay 97.5% more for transportation

	Namibia	Jamaica
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.77 NAD89.49	$4.83 JMD753.32	+1.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$34.08 NAD639.25	$37.59 JMD5,858.84	+10.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$15,621.70 NAD292,990.93	$40,601.97 JMD6,327,545.07	+159.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$7.10 NAD133.18	$22.62 JMD3,525.07	+218.5%
Average			+97.5%

Namibia vs. Jamaica - Cost of transportation

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pay 28.3% more for housing

	Namibia	Jamaica
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$63.90 NAD1,198.47	$48.42 JMD7,546.44	-24.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$452.24 NAD8,481.94	$594.87 JMD92,705.76	+31.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$328.15 NAD6,154.58	$355.79 JMD55,447.17	+8.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$51.47 NAD965.32	$101.67 JMD15,844.05	+97.5%
Average			+28.3%

Namibia vs. Jamaica - Cost of housing

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pay 23.1% less for childcare

	Namibia	Jamaica
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$169.47 NAD3,178.51	$194.86 JMD30,368.31	+15.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$5,302.57 NAD99,451.78	$2,060.17 JMD321,064.32	-61.1%
Average			-23.1%

Namibia vs. Jamaica - Cost of childcare

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pay 98.8% more for entertainment and sports

	Namibia	Jamaica
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.49 NAD27.97	$2.65 JMD412.45	+77.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.81 NAD33.86	$3.05 JMD475.19	+68.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.97 NAD55.67	$8.65 JMD1,347.53	+191.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$34.72 NAD651.15	$41.08 JMD6,401.32	+18.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.90 NAD91.89	$11.65 JMD1,816.24	+137.9%
Average			+98.8%

Namibia vs. Jamaica - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 15.8% less for clothing

	Namibia	Jamaica
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$37.49 NAD703.18	$24.19 JMD3,769.19	-35.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$26.97 NAD505.81	$21.83 JMD3,401.38	-19.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$70.06 NAD1,314.02	$66.00 JMD10,285.52	-5.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$69.59 NAD1,305.14	$67.67 JMD10,545.91	-2.8%
Average			-15.8%

Namibia vs. Jamaica - Cost of clothing

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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: January 2025

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