Cost of living comparison
Jamaica is 91.7% more expensive than Russia.
If you lived in Jamaica instead of Russia, you would:
pay 39.5% more for restaurants
Russia
|
Jamaica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.85
RUB668.88
|
$5.99
JMD948.71
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.21
RUB410.57
|
$6.88
JMD1,089.89
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.84
RUB82.22
|
$1.07
JMD169.79
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.41
RUB39.70
|
$0.73
JMD115.82
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for groceries
Russia
|
Jamaica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.49
RUB47.52
|
$2.12
JMD335.49
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.93
RUB383.64
|
$5.77
JMD914.04
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.21
RUB312.95
|
$13.01
JMD2,060.28
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.21
RUB118.51
|
$3.23
JMD510.79
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.72
RUB168.18
|
$2.95
JMD466.57
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.56
RUB54.88
|
$2.13
JMD337.30
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.56
RUB54.56
|
$1.12
JMD177.87
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.75
RUB72.93
|
$1.60
JMD252.83
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.90
RUB88.06
|
$0.99
JMD156.37
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.22
RUB21.48
|
$0.95
JMD149.91
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.22
RUB21.34
|
$0.85
JMD135.23
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for transportation
Russia
|
Jamaica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.21
RUB215.72
|
$4.99
JMD789.65
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$19.07
RUB1,860.48
|
$46.46
JMD7,354.68
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,869.86
RUB2,817,182.76
|
$42,183.23
JMD6,678,222.02
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.42
RUB431.51
|
$23.92
JMD3,787.35
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for housing
Russia
|
Jamaica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$6.26
RUB611.12
|
$43.15
JMD6,831.81
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$317.16
RUB30,949.34
|
$450.88
JMD71,380.13
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$217.57
RUB21,230.66
|
$316.95
JMD50,177.94
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$68.11
RUB6,646.76
|
$101.33
JMD16,042.32
|
|
pay 26.2% less for childcare
Russia
|
Jamaica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$212.06
RUB20,693.17
|
$232.14
JMD36,750.58
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,562.55
RUB542,805.17
|
$2,119.17
JMD335,494.88
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for entertainment and sports
Russia
|
Jamaica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.50
RUB146.19
|
$2.15
JMD340.39
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.72
RUB167.57
|
$2.46
JMD389.43
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.19
RUB214.00
|
$8.05
JMD1,274.55
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$29.01
RUB2,830.44
|
$38.96
JMD6,168.42
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.18
RUB407.89
|
$9.42
JMD1,491.92
|
|
pay 30.6% less for clothing
Russia
|
Jamaica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$58.04
RUB5,663.72
|
$29.66
JMD4,694.98
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.63
RUB3,574.75
|
$23.10
JMD3,657.04
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$78.11
RUB7,621.90
|
$60.71
JMD9,610.94
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$78.83
RUB7,692.39
|
$67.45
JMD10,678.93
|
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