Greece vs Jamaica - Cost of Living Comparison

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Greece Jamaica
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1185
$1148
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2906
$3047
🏠 One person rent
$573
$506
🏘️ Family rent
$1050
$1235
🍽️ Food expenses
$431
$457
🚐 Transport expenses
$65.7
$95.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1061
$775
💸 GDP per capita
$22990
$6874
😃 Human freedom index
7.49
7.56
❤️ Life expectancy
80.6
70.6
👮 Corruption perceptions index
49
44
🌐 English speaking %
51%
97.6%
🎓 Higher education
86
69
😀 Quality of life
68
39
🏙️ Population
10.5M
2.7M

The average cost of living in Greece ($1185) is 3% more expensive than in Jamaica ($1148). Greece ranked 58th 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 0.9 months in Greece compared to 0.7 months in Jamaica. Ranked 45th and 117th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Greece vs Jamaica

We calculate prices for Greece 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.

Greece Jamaica
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$13.5
$7.15
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$51.7
$69.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.48
$7.39
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.83
$3.1
 Cappuccino
$3.83
$3.81
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.01
$1.34
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$477
$606
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$386
$307
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$964
$1761
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$768
$869
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$136
$90.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$210
$138
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$32.5
$49
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.46%
9.2%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3153
$1894
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2618
$1690
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.4
$0.91
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$40.2
$40
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.9
$26.9
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.09
$1.27
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.72
$3.72
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.34
$2.99
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.28
$1.61
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.48
$4.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.8
$12.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.3
$7.38
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.8
$7.61
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.07
$5.27
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$2.95
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$3.67
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$3.29
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$2.46
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$2.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.52
$0.91
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.51
$1.71
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.53
$11.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.83
$2.7
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.16
$8.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.97
$6.83
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.82
$6.44
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.52
$3.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.83
$1.73
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$46.2
$72.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.26
$11.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$44.7
$25
💇 Haircut, simple
$11.1
$9.14
👖 Brand Jeans
$87.7
$33.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$91
$68.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$436
$209
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7326
$2111

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In Greece

City Cost of living Population
Athens
$1366
643K
Crete
$1186
623K
Thessaloniki
$1223
310K
Patras
$1080
174K
Piraeus
$1143
168K
Larissa
$1019
146K
Heraklion
$1137
145K
Peristeri
$1228
134K
Glyfada
$1528
89.6K
Kallithea
$1257
97.6K
Nikaia
$1146
88.1K
Rhodes
$1095
54.6K
Kifissia
$1459
48.7K
Nea Ionia
$1278
64.6K
Nea Smyrni
$1258
72.9K
Volos
$1133
85.8K
Komotini
$985
51.7K
Chalcis
$1148
64.5K
Palaio Faliro
$1346
64.9K
Kalamata
$1123
57.7K
Xanthi
$1055
58.8K
Alexandroupoli
$999
59.5K
Serres
$1043
58.4K
Chania
$1257
54.6K
Ioannina
$1094
64.9K
Trikala
$1036
61.6K
Lamia
$896
47.5K
Katerini
$989
59.2K
Agrinio
$956
50.7K
Drama
$912
44.3K

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