France vs Jamaica - Cost of Living Comparison

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France Jamaica
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1542
$1183
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3796
$3001
🏠 One person rent
$799
$548
🏘️ Family rent
$1518
$1199
🍽️ Food expenses
$524
$448
🚐 Transport expenses
$101
$98.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2516
$781
💸 GDP per capita
$44691
$6840
😃 Human freedom index
8.21
7.8
❤️ Life expectancy
82.2
70.6
👮 Corruption perceptions index
67
44
🌐 English speaking %
57.3%
97.6%
🎓 Higher education
86
70
😀 Quality of life
84
40
🏙️ Population
68.4M
2.7M

The average cost of living in France ($1542) is 30% more expensive than in Jamaica ($1183). France ranked 27th vs 57th 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 1.6 months in France compared to 0.7 months in Jamaica. Ranked 24th and 116th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in France vs Jamaica

We calculate prices for France and Jamaica as a population-weighted mean of 151 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.

France Jamaica
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$15.7
$7.12
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$58.4
$69.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.2
$7.74
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.49
$2.51
 Cappuccino
$3.41
$4.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.83
$1.27
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$787
$619
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$618
$351
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1569
$1523
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1243
$875
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$116
$94.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$179
$144
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$31
$49.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.65%
9.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5861
$2599
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4268
$2192
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.95
$0.85
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$58.6
$48.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.5
$26.4
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.87
$1.27
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.24
$3.53
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.85
$3.11
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$1.55
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.02
$3.65
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.4
$11.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$6.09
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.6
$7.38
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.89
$5.57
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$3.06
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.91
$3.76
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.42
$2.79
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.11
$2.27
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.28
$1.98
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.48
$1.03
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.5
$1.7
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.86
$12.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.45
$2.59
🚬 Cigarette pack
$12.1
$8.73
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.18
$6.83
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.02
$6.4
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.2
$3.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.48
$1.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$34.2
$71.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12
$12.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$26.9
$24.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$18.1
$9.09
👖 Brand Jeans
$92.8
$25.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$96.1
$65.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$673
$229
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10898
$2674

Cost of living in other countries

Cost of living

$349

$907

$6.64K

Cities Comparison in France vs Jamaica

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In France

City Cost of living Population
Paris
$2267
2.15M
Marseille
$1571
877K
Lyon
$1570
521K
Toulouse
$1499
512K
Nice
$1673
354K
Nantes
$1440
325K
Strasbourg
$1403
292K
Montpellier
$1472
307K
Bordeaux
$1529
265K
Lille
$1391
239K
Rennes
$1339
228K
Boulogne-Billancourt
$2081
120K
Amiens
$1192
135K
Villeurbanne
$1567
162K
Angers
$1275
158K
Clermont-Ferrand
$1299
148K
Nanterre
$1660
98.1K
Le Mans
$1201
145K
Orleans
$1182
116K
Rueil-Malmaison
$1637
80.8K
Aix-en-Provence
$1568
148K
Grenoble
$1434
156K
Toulon
$1308
181K
Argenteuil
$1752
107K
Saint-Etienne
$1081
173K
Reims
$1329
178K
Nimes
$1231
150K
Saint-Denis
$1726
115K
Brest
$1078
141K
Le Havre
$1123
166K

In Jamaica

City Cost of living Population
Kingston
$1378
580K
Spanish Town
$787
131K
Half Way Tree
$1197
96.5K
Montego Bay
$1014
124K
May Pen
$877
61.5K
Mandeville
$1000
48.3K
Old Harbour
$870
28.7K
Linstead
$1063
22.8K
Savanna-la-Mar
$1124
22.6K
Port Antonio
$1170
14.8K