Cost of living comparison
Jamaica is 16.8% more expensive than Yemen.
If you lived in Jamaica instead of Yemen, you would:
pay 5.5% less for restaurants
|
Yemen
|
Jamaica
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.60
YER1,900
|
$7.25
JMD1,129.27
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.61
YER2,400
|
$7.80
JMD1,215.64
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.70
YER424
|
$1.33
JMD207.30
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.69
YER172
|
$0.85
JMD131.82
|
|
pay 3.5% more for groceries
|
Yemen
|
Jamaica
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.53
YER382
|
$2.62
JMD408.60
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.95
YER988
|
$5.91
JMD921.70
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$10.62
YER2,653
|
$13.43
JMD2,092.18
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.96
YER1,240
|
$3.35
JMD521.66
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.55
YER1,387
|
$2.97
JMD462.53
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.76
YER690
|
$2.46
JMD383.67
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.80
YER201
|
$1.21
JMD187.80
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.30
YER574
|
$1.71
JMD266.35
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.27
YER318
|
$1.22
JMD189.75
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.20
YER299
|
$0.92
JMD143.15
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.90
YER226
|
$0.77
JMD119.33
|
|
pay 11.9% more for transportation
|
Yemen
|
Jamaica
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$10.93
YER2,732
|
$4.83
JMD753.27
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$51.28
YER12,811
|
$37.59
JMD5,858.51
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$16,011.21
YER3,999,957
|
$40,601.97
JMD6,327,190.29
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$29.52
YER7,374
|
$22.62
JMD3,524.87
|
|
pay 81.4% more for housing
|
Yemen
|
Jamaica
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$72.17
YER18,030
|
$48.42
JMD7,546.02
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$216.38
YER54,056
|
$594.87
JMD92,700.56
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$142.46
YER35,590
|
$355.79
JMD55,444.06
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$75.93
YER18,968
|
$101.67
JMD15,843.16
|
|
pay 43.6% more for childcare
|
Yemen
|
Jamaica
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$86.27
YER21,552
|
$194.86
JMD30,366.61
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,364.07
YER840,420
|
$2,060.17
JMD321,046.32
|
|
pay 32.2% more for entertainment and sports
|
Yemen
|
Jamaica
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.01
YER752
|
$2.65
JMD412.43
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.72
YER930
|
$3.05
JMD475.16
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.28
YER1,069
|
$8.65
JMD1,347.46
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$70.42
YER17,591
|
$41.08
JMD6,400.96
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.05
YER1,262
|
$11.65
JMD1,816.14
|
|
pay 49.7% less for clothing
|
Yemen
|
Jamaica
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$67.82
YER16,943
|
$24.19
JMD3,768.97
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$87.06
YER21,749
|
$21.83
JMD3,401.19
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$81.83
YER20,442
|
$66.00
JMD10,284.94
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$113.17
YER28,271
|
$67.67
JMD10,545.32
|
|
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