Cost of living comparison
Jamaica is 69.0% more expensive than Swaziland.
If you lived in Jamaica instead of Swaziland, you would:
pay 2.2 times more for restaurants
|
Swaziland
|
Jamaica
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.07
SZL55.32
|
$7.25
JMD1,155.32
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$2.33
SZL42.00
|
$7.80
JMD1,243.68
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.93
SZL16.73
|
$1.33
JMD212.08
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.55
SZL9.90
|
$0.85
JMD134.86
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for groceries
|
Swaziland
|
Jamaica
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.76
SZL13.67
|
$2.62
JMD418.03
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.86
SZL87.58
|
$5.91
JMD942.96
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.01
SZL72.38
|
$13.43
JMD2,140.44
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.70
SZL30.73
|
$3.35
JMD533.69
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.97
SZL35.48
|
$2.97
JMD473.20
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.75
SZL13.55
|
$2.46
JMD392.52
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.33
SZL6.04
|
$1.21
JMD192.13
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.43
SZL7.74
|
$1.71
JMD272.50
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.64
SZL11.46
|
$1.22
JMD194.13
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.45
SZL8.17
|
$0.92
JMD146.45
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.53
SZL9.56
|
$0.77
JMD122.09
|
|
pay 38.5% more for transportation
|
Swaziland
|
Jamaica
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.74
SZL85.47
|
$4.83
JMD770.65
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$29.82
SZL537.79
|
$37.59
JMD5,993.65
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$17,039.98
SZL307,306.73
|
$40,601.97
JMD6,473,145.66
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$25.84
SZL466.01
|
$22.62
JMD3,606.18
|
|
pay 77.5% more for housing
|
Swaziland
|
Jamaica
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$57.61
SZL1,038.99
|
$48.42
JMD7,720.09
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$227.20
SZL4,097.42
|
$594.87
JMD94,838.98
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$184.60
SZL3,329.16
|
$355.79
JMD56,723.04
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$59.36
SZL1,070.55
|
$101.67
JMD16,208.63
|
|
pay 3.6% less for childcare
|
Swaziland
|
Jamaica
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$128.26
SZL2,313.06
|
$194.86
JMD31,067.10
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,035.74
SZL90,816.88
|
$2,060.17
JMD328,452.21
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Swaziland
|
Jamaica
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.85
SZL33.29
|
$2.65
JMD421.94
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.74
SZL31.41
|
$3.05
JMD486.13
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.56
SZL46.10
|
$8.65
JMD1,378.54
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$28.40
SZL512.18
|
$41.08
JMD6,548.62
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.69
SZL66.58
|
$11.65
JMD1,858.03
|
|
pay 22.0% less for clothing
|
Swaziland
|
Jamaica
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$52.17
SZL940.78
|
$24.19
JMD3,855.92
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$23.67
SZL426.81
|
$21.83
JMD3,479.65
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$73.84
SZL1,331.66
|
$66.00
JMD10,522.19
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$80.58
SZL1,453.22
|
$67.67
JMD10,788.58
|
|
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