Australia vs Jamaica - Cost of Living Comparison

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Australia Jamaica
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2363
$1148
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5533
$3047
🏠 One person rent
$1378
$506
🏘️ Family rent
$2308
$1235
🍽️ Food expenses
$563
$457
🚐 Transport expenses
$274
$95.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4107
$775
💸 GDP per capita
$64712
$6874
😃 Human freedom index
8.52
7.56
❤️ Life expectancy
83.2
70.6
👮 Corruption perceptions index
75
44
🌐 English speaking %
92.8%
97.6%
🎓 Higher education
98
69
😀 Quality of life
95
39
🏙️ Population
26.5M
2.7M

The average cost of living in Australia ($2363) is 106% more expensive than in Jamaica ($1148). Australia ranked 12th vs 66th for Jamaica in the list of the most expensive countries in the world.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Australia compared to 0.7 months in Jamaica. Ranked 4th and 117th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Australia vs Jamaica

We calculate prices for Australia and Jamaica as a population-weighted mean of 64 and 10 cities, respectively. Since large cities tend to have a higher cost of living, it's better to visit specific city pages below for more relevant information.

Australia Jamaica
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$15.2
$7.15
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$74.2
$69.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.3
$7.39
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.74
$3.1
 Cappuccino
$3.63
$3.81
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.72
$1.34
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1488
$606
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1139
$307
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2800
$1761
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1894
$869
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$116
$90.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$179
$138
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$53.9
$49
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.35%
9.2%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9162
$1894
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6144
$1690
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.26
$0.91
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$117
$40
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$22.1
$26.9
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.35
$1.27
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.55
$3.72
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.53
$2.99
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.23
$1.61
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.45
$4.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.6
$12.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.08
$7.38
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.6
$7.61
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.36
$5.27
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.86
$2.95
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.02
$3.67
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.33
$3.29
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.46
$2.46
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$2.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.05
$0.91
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.61
$1.71
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.7
$11.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.95
$2.7
🚬 Cigarette pack
$27.5
$8.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.96
$6.83
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.87
$6.44
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.05
$3.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.25
$1.73
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$51
$72.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.1
$11.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$58.9
$25
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.3
$9.14
👖 Brand Jeans
$79
$33.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$113
$68.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1814
$209
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16573
$2111

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Cities Comparison in Australia vs Jamaica

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Australia

City Cost of living Population
Melbourne
$2397
5.03M
Sydney
$2801
4.84M
Brisbane
$2491
2.36M
Perth
$2345
2.14M
Adelaide
$2246
1.3M
Gold Coast
$2300
608K
Canberra
$2393
381K
Wollongong
$1532
262K
Sunshine Coast
$1733
284K
Ipswich
$1877
233K
Hobart
$2265
197K
Townsville
$1303
174K
Geelong
$1892
180K
Newcastle
$1833
153K
Darwin
$1756
140K
Cairns
$1442
147K
Ballarat
$1357
116K
Bunbury
$2136
75.2K
Toowoomba
$1635
108K
Bendigo
$1397
103K
Melton
$1795
76.3K
Launceston
$1798
80.9K
Coffs Harbour
$1913
74.2K
Rockhampton
$1514
63.2K
Pakenham
$1805
54.1K
Tarneit
$1757
56.4K
Berwick
$1800
50.3K
Hervey Bay
$1835
57.7K
Frankston
$1799
37.3K
Kalgoorlie
$1571
30.8K

In Jamaica

City Cost of living Population
Kingston
$1325
580K
Spanish Town
$783
131K
Half Way Tree
$1165
96.5K
Montego Bay
$1018
124K
May Pen
$821
61.5K
Mandeville
$978
48.3K
Old Harbour
$849
28.7K
Linstead
$1046
22.8K
Savanna-la-Mar
$1123
22.6K
Port Antonio
$1143
14.8K