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Cost of living and expenses in Jamaica
What are the costs of living, how much do you have to spend on fees and expenses in Jamaica?
What is the cost of a mortgage, what are the average earnings in Jamaica, and how much do you have to spend on clothes or a flat in the centre or on the outskirts of the city?
Below you will read about the expenses, fees, rental prices, how much you have to pay for clothes or shoes and the cost of living in Jamaica
(The last update: 3 days ago)
Currency in Jamaica Jamaican dollar (JMD). For 10 US dollars you can get 1.57 thousand Jamaican dollars. For 100 US dollars you can get 15.7 thousand Jamaican dollars. And the other way around: For 100 Jamaican dollars you can get 0.637 US dollars.
See also how prices have changed in previous years: Price changes in previous years in Jamaica
What are the different prices in the cities in Jamaica? Look here: Prices in cities in Jamaica
Prices: Kingston Mandeville Montego Bay Portmore Old Harbour Spanish Town Half Way Tree Linstead Alexandria Bath
fees
$141 ($65 - $229)
32% is less expensive than in United States
internet
$44 ($35 - $54)
39% is less expensive than in United States
jeans
$29 ($15.9 - $57)
by half less than in United States
average earnings
$606
87% is less expensive than in United States
renting a small apartment in the center
$476 ($191 - $956)
73% is less expensive than in United States
renting a large apartment outside the center
$750 ($319 - $1.4K)
69% is less expensive than in United States
The cost of living in Jamaica:
- One-way Ticket (Local Transport) $0.96 (JMD 150)
- Monthly Pass (Regular Price) $41 (JMD 6.5K)
- Gasoline (1 liter) $1.3 (JMD 209)
- Volkswagen Golf 1.4 90 KW (or equivalent new car) $38.2K (JMD 6M)
- Apartment (1 bedroom) in city centre $476 (JMD 74.7K)
- Apartment (1 bedroom) outside of centre $314 (JMD 49.3K)
- Apartment (3 bedrooms) in city centre $1.12K (JMD 175K)
- Apartment (3 bedrooms) outside of centre $750 (JMD 118K)
- Utilities (electricity, heating, water, garbage) for an 85m2 apartment $141 (JMD 22.1K)
- Internet (60 Mbps or more, unlimited data, cable/ADSL) $44 (JMD 6.86K)
- numb_34 $21 (JMD 3.33K)
- 1 pair of jeans (Levis 501 or similar) $29 (JMD 4.56K)
- 1 Summer Dress in a Chain Store (Zara, H&M,...) $25 (JMD 3.92K)
- 1 pair of Nike running shoes or similar $58 (JMD 9.07K)
- 1 pair of men's leather shoes $64 (JMD 10.1K)
- Toyota Corolla 1.6l, 97kW Comfort (or equivalent new car) $31.8K (JMD 4.98M)
- Preschool (or Kindergarten), Private, Monthly for 1 Child $216 (JMD 33.9K)
- Price per square meter for an apartment in the city center $2.13K (JMD 333K)
- International Primary School, Annually for 1 Child $2.84K (JMD 445K)
- Price per square meter for an apartment outside of city centre $2.9K (JMD 455K)
- Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax) $606 (JMD 95.1K)
- Mortgage annual interest rate in percentages (%) 8.2%
- Taxi starting fare (normal tariff) $0.96 (JMD 150)
- Taxi 1km (Normal Tariff) $3.2 (JMD 500)
- Taxi 1 hour waiting (normal tariff) $8.4 (JMD 1.33K)
Price changes in previous years in Jamaica
Price changes in One Square Meter Of An Apartment In The Center over the years: 2015: $1.19K(JMD 186K)
Have earnings increased in Jamaica?
See the average salary in previous years in 2013: $592(JMD 92.9K), 2014: $436(JMD 68.3K), 2015: $425(JMD 66.7K), 2016: $432(JMD 67.7K), 2017: $459(JMD 72K), and 2018: $499(JMD 78.3K)
Price changes in Fees over the years: 2013: $87(JMD 13.6K), 2014: $55(JMD 8.61K), 2015: $84(JMD 13.2K), 2016: $81(JMD 12.7K), 2017: $110(JMD 17.2K), and 2018: $69(JMD 10.8K)
Price changes in Internet over the years: 2013: $18.9(JMD 2.97K), 2014: $22(JMD 3.44K), 2015: $26(JMD 4.03K), 2016: $26(JMD 4.1K), 2017: $42(JMD 6.6K), and 2018: $33(JMD 5.22K)
Have prices changed in clothing stores in Jamaica in recent years?
For example, this is how the prices of jeans have changed in 2013: $42(JMD 6.6K), 2014: $31(JMD 4.83K), 2015: $31(JMD 4.92K), 2016: $29(JMD 4.53K), and 2018: $31(JMD 4.93K)
Do you want to learn more about different prices? See the following comparison:
coffee
$3.4 ($1.3 - $5.4)
34% is less expensive than in United States
tomatoes
$2.4 ($0.96 - $5.6)
by half less than in United States
internet
$44 ($35 - $54)
39% is less expensive than in United States
fees
$141 ($65 - $229)
32% is less expensive than in United States
wine
$9.6 ($4.5 - $19.1)
36% is less expensive than in United States
average earnings
$606
87% is less expensive than in United States