Colombia vs Jamaica - Cost of Living Comparison

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Colombia Jamaica
🚶 Cost of living one person
$928
$1330
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2272
$3078
🏠 One person rent
$411
$646
🏘️ Family rent
$687
$1102
🍽️ Food expenses
$304
$474
🚐 Transport expenses
$124
$122
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$539
$699
💸 GDP per capita
$7919
$7754
😃 Human freedom index
6.91
7.89
❤️ Life expectancy
77.7
71.5
👮 Corruption perceptions index
37
44
🌐 English speaking %
4.2%
97.6%
🎓 Higher education
76
70
😀 Quality of life
48
48
🏙️ Population
52.9M
2.84M

The average cost of living in Colombia ($928) is 30% less expensive than in Jamaica ($1330). Colombia ranked 110th vs 52nd 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 0.6 months in Colombia compared to 0.5 months in Jamaica. Ranked 106th and 107th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Colombia vs Jamaica

We calculate prices for Colombia and Jamaica as a population-weighted mean of 50 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.

Colombia Jamaica
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.28
$9.45
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.5
$73.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.34
$8.81
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.68
$2.38
 Cappuccino
$2.39
$5.13
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.15
$1.21
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$437
$757
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$300
$455
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$885
$1683
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$574
$1142
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$63.6
$103
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$97.7
$161
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$25
$51.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.61%
9.44%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1929
$2654
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1320
$2186
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.91
$0.81
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$42.2
$48.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16
$26.6
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.14
$1.27
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.28
$3.92
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.5
$3.41
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$1.64
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.57
$3.53
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.18
$11.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.1
$6.43
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.11
$7.48
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.85
$5.67
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$2.96
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$4.6
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$2.9
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$2.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$1.97
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.63
$0.96
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.93
$1.85
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.7
$11.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.19
$2.8
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.95
$9.31
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.25
$6.87
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.55
$6.6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.32
$3.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.85
$1.7
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$28
$58.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.82
$12.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$33.8
$27.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.45
$9.06
👖 Brand Jeans
$62.6
$23
👟 Brand Sneakers
$108
$67.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$357
$262
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7215
$5521

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Cities Comparison in Colombia vs Jamaica

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Colombia

City Cost of living Population
Bogota
$1106
8.03M
Medellin
$1162
2.53M
Cali
$850
2.47M
Barranquilla
$931
1.33M
Soacha
$958
783K
Cartagena
$1186
915K
Cucuta
$674
806K
Manizales
$737
454K
Soledad
$967
676K
Bucaramanga
$816
615K
Pereira
$862
591K
Bello
$1012
562K
Ibague
$537
546K
Villavicencio
$593
664K
Valledupar
$698
544K
Buenaventura
$856
424K
Santa Marta
$973
506K
Pasto
$675
411K
Palmira
$788
359K
Barrancabermeja
$1001
300K
Neiva
$606
380K
Popayan
$631
301K
Monteria
$733
400K
Armenia
$749
301K
Floridablanca
$795
267K
Envigado
$1041
229K
Tulua
$563
219K
Riohacha
$815
223K
Tumaco
$694
213K
Sincelejo
$586
287K

In Jamaica

City Cost of living Population
Kingston
$1482
938K
Spanish Town
$874
131K
Half Way Tree
$1314
96.5K
Montego Bay
$1092
124K
May Pen
$964
61.5K
Mandeville
$1024
48.3K
Old Harbour
$1102
28.7K
Linstead
$1152
22.8K
Savanna-la-Mar
$1201
22.6K
Port Antonio
$1285
14.8K