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
JMD1,154.31
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.61
YER2,400
|
$7.80
JMD1,242.60
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.70
YER424
|
$1.33
JMD211.90
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.69
YER172
|
$0.85
JMD134.74
|
|
pay 3.5% more for groceries
|
Yemen
|
Jamaica
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.53
YER382
|
$2.62
JMD417.67
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.95
YER988
|
$5.91
JMD942.14
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$10.62
YER2,654
|
$13.43
JMD2,138.58
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.96
YER1,241
|
$3.35
JMD533.23
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.55
YER1,388
|
$2.97
JMD472.79
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.76
YER691
|
$2.46
JMD392.18
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.80
YER201
|
$1.21
JMD191.96
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.30
YER574
|
$1.71
JMD272.26
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.27
YER318
|
$1.22
JMD193.96
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.20
YER299
|
$0.92
JMD146.33
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.90
YER226
|
$0.77
JMD121.98
|
|
pay 11.9% more for transportation
|
Yemen
|
Jamaica
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$10.93
YER2,732
|
$4.83
JMD769.98
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$51.28
YER12,814
|
$37.59
JMD5,988.44
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$16,011.21
YER4,000,801
|
$40,601.97
JMD6,467,517.49
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$29.52
YER7,375
|
$22.62
JMD3,603.05
|
|
pay 81.4% more for housing
|
Yemen
|
Jamaica
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$72.17
YER18,034
|
$48.42
JMD7,713.37
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$216.38
YER54,068
|
$594.87
JMD94,756.52
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$142.46
YER35,597
|
$355.79
JMD56,673.73
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$75.93
YER18,972
|
$101.67
JMD16,194.54
|
|
pay 43.6% more for childcare
|
Yemen
|
Jamaica
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$86.27
YER21,557
|
$194.86
JMD31,040.09
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,364.07
YER840,598
|
$2,060.17
JMD328,166.63
|
|
pay 32.2% more for entertainment and sports
|
Yemen
|
Jamaica
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.01
YER752
|
$2.65
JMD421.57
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.72
YER930
|
$3.05
JMD485.70
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.28
YER1,069
|
$8.65
JMD1,377.34
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$70.42
YER17,595
|
$41.08
JMD6,542.93
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.05
YER1,263
|
$11.65
JMD1,856.42
|
|
pay 49.7% less for clothing
|
Yemen
|
Jamaica
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$67.82
YER16,946
|
$24.19
JMD3,852.56
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$87.06
YER21,753
|
$21.83
JMD3,476.62
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$81.83
YER20,446
|
$66.00
JMD10,513.04
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$113.17
YER28,277
|
$67.67
JMD10,779.20
|
|
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