Cost of living comparison
Jamaica is 97.7% more expensive than Nigeria.
If you lived in Jamaica instead of Nigeria, you would:
pay 2.9 times more for restaurants
|
Nigeria
|
Jamaica
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.61
NGN4,405.01
|
$7.25
JMD1,147.07
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.61
NGN9,460.44
|
$7.80
JMD1,234.80
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.38
NGN641.69
|
$1.33
JMD210.57
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.23
NGN381.79
|
$0.85
JMD133.89
|
|
pay 60.8% more for groceries
|
Nigeria
|
Jamaica
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.27
NGN2,138.76
|
$2.62
JMD415.04
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.51
NGN4,242.09
|
$5.91
JMD936.23
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.86
NGN16,635.97
|
$13.43
JMD2,125.15
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.87
NGN3,162.01
|
$3.35
JMD529.88
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.04
NGN3,434.36
|
$2.97
JMD469.82
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.75
NGN2,950.18
|
$2.46
JMD389.72
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.90
NGN1,523.35
|
$1.21
JMD190.76
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.73
NGN1,236.47
|
$1.71
JMD270.55
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.79
NGN1,329.43
|
$1.22
JMD192.74
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.82
NGN1,380.24
|
$0.92
JMD145.41
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.83
NGN1,408.11
|
$0.77
JMD121.21
|
|
pay 81.8% more for transportation
|
Nigeria
|
Jamaica
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.41
NGN4,064.89
|
$4.83
JMD765.15
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$36.26
NGN61,177.84
|
$37.59
JMD5,950.85
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$16,757.94
NGN28,277,573.26
|
$40,601.97
JMD6,426,917.18
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.54
NGN21,155.99
|
$22.62
JMD3,580.43
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for housing
|
Nigeria
|
Jamaica
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$29.99
NGN50,612.94
|
$48.42
JMD7,664.95
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$731.80
NGN1,234,850.01
|
$594.87
JMD94,161.68
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$456.14
NGN769,701.76
|
$355.79
JMD56,317.95
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$18.28
NGN30,848.82
|
$101.67
JMD16,092.88
|
|
pay 71.0% more for childcare
|
Nigeria
|
Jamaica
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$85.98
NGN145,087.90
|
$194.86
JMD30,845.24
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,787.42
NGN3,016,124.23
|
$2,060.17
JMD326,106.54
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Nigeria
|
Jamaica
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.91
NGN1,527.78
|
$2.65
JMD418.93
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.04
NGN3,435.18
|
$3.05
JMD482.65
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.60
NGN2,698.88
|
$8.65
JMD1,368.70
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.79
NGN62,082.35
|
$41.08
JMD6,501.85
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.47
NGN10,912.33
|
$11.65
JMD1,844.76
|
|
pay 11.2% more for clothing
|
Nigeria
|
Jamaica
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$17.81
NGN30,058.73
|
$24.19
JMD3,828.38
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$28.83
NGN48,655.34
|
$21.83
JMD3,454.80
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$57.22
NGN96,550.08
|
$66.00
JMD10,447.05
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$57.36
NGN96,795.80
|
$67.67
JMD10,711.53
|
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