Cost of living comparison

 Puerto Rico
compared to
Jamaica vs. Puerto Rico Cost of Living Summary

Jamaica is 21.5% cheaper than Puerto Rico overall.

Restaurants
pay 31.4% less in Jamaica
Groceries
pay 2.2% less in Jamaica
Transportation
pay 11.0% more in Jamaica
Housing
pay 33.2% less in Jamaica
Childcare
pay 66.1% less in Jamaica
Entertainment and Sports
pay 5.5% more in Jamaica
Clothing
pay 34.2% less in Jamaica

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

Jamaica vs. Puerto Rico Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Jamaica instead of Puerto Rico, you would:

pay 31.4% less for restaurants

 
Puerto Rico
Jamaica
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $15.81
 
$7.25
JMD1,129.33
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$9.53
 
$7.80
JMD1,215.71
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $1.60
 
$1.33
JMD207.31

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pay 2.2% less for groceries

 
Puerto Rico
Jamaica
Bread
1 loaf
$3.14
 
$2.62
JMD408.63
Local cheese (8 oz) $4.23
 
$5.91
JMD921.75
Milk (1 gallon) $7.64
 
$13.43
JMD2,092.29

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pay 11.0% more for transportation

 
Puerto Rico
Jamaica
Gasoline (1 gallon) $3.74
 
$4.83
JMD753.32
Monthly public transit pass $49.80
 
$37.59
JMD5,858.84
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $31,875.00
 
$40,601.97
JMD6,327,545.07

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pay 33.2% less for housing

 
Puerto Rico
Jamaica
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$59.13
 
$48.42
JMD7,546.44
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $830.95
 
$594.87
JMD92,705.76
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $536.89
 
$355.79
JMD55,447.17

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pay 66.1% less for childcare

 
Puerto Rico
Jamaica
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $421.25
 
$194.86
JMD30,368.31
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $9,550.00
 
$2,060.17
JMD321,064.32

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pay 5.5% more for entertainment and sports

 
Puerto Rico
Jamaica
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $2.72
 
$2.65
JMD412.45
Cappuccino in mid-range area $3.36
 
$3.05
JMD475.19
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$10.94
 
$8.65
JMD1,347.53

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pay 34.2% less for clothing

 
Puerto Rico
Jamaica
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$40.66
 
$24.19
JMD3,769.19
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$46.06
 
$21.83
JMD3,401.38
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$77.78
 
$66.00
JMD10,285.52

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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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