Cost of living comparison
Jamaica is 42.9% more expensive than Romania.
If you lived in Jamaica instead of Romania, you would:
pay 13.8% less for restaurants
|
Romania
|
Jamaica
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.56
RON40.84
|
$7.25
JMD1,129.27
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.33
RON30.19
|
$7.80
JMD1,215.64
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.72
RON8.19
|
$1.33
JMD207.30
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.43
RON6.81
|
$0.85
JMD131.82
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for groceries
|
Romania
|
Jamaica
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.08
RON5.14
|
$2.62
JMD408.60
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.79
RON18.08
|
$5.91
JMD921.70
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.46
RON26.04
|
$13.43
JMD2,092.18
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.83
RON13.50
|
$3.35
JMD521.66
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.70
RON12.88
|
$2.97
JMD462.53
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.47
RON2.26
|
$2.46
JMD383.67
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.66
RON3.13
|
$1.21
JMD187.80
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.65
RON3.09
|
$1.71
JMD266.35
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.85
RON4.05
|
$1.22
JMD189.75
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.38
RON1.79
|
$0.92
JMD143.15
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.41
RON1.95
|
$0.77
JMD119.33
|
|
pay 95.5% more for transportation
|
Romania
|
Jamaica
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.64
RON26.93
|
$4.83
JMD753.27
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$20.73
RON98.91
|
$37.59
JMD5,858.51
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,159.13
RON120,046.79
|
$40,601.97
JMD6,327,190.29
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.39
RON30.51
|
$22.62
JMD3,524.87
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for housing
|
Romania
|
Jamaica
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$8.45
RON40.31
|
$48.42
JMD7,546.02
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$363.94
RON1,736.54
|
$594.87
JMD92,700.56
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$266.85
RON1,273.28
|
$355.79
JMD55,444.06
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$107.36
RON512.29
|
$101.67
JMD15,843.16
|
|
pay 59.6% less for childcare
|
Romania
|
Jamaica
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$405.62
RON1,935.40
|
$194.86
JMD30,366.61
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,284.14
RON29,984.76
|
$2,060.17
JMD321,046.32
|
|
pay 46.2% more for entertainment and sports
|
Romania
|
Jamaica
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.01
RON9.61
|
$2.65
JMD412.43
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.20
RON10.51
|
$3.05
JMD475.16
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.30
RON25.28
|
$8.65
JMD1,347.46
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.40
RON178.46
|
$41.08
JMD6,400.96
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.19
RON29.53
|
$11.65
JMD1,816.14
|
|
pay 29.2% less for clothing
|
Romania
|
Jamaica
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$57.67
RON275.17
|
$24.19
JMD3,768.97
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.90
RON166.53
|
$21.83
JMD3,401.19
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$69.76
RON332.84
|
$66.00
JMD10,284.94
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$80.53
RON384.25
|
$67.67
JMD10,545.32
|
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