Jamaica vs Kazakhstan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Jamaica Kazakhstan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1148
$672
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3047
$1720
🏠 One person rent
$506
$308
🏘️ Family rent
$1235
$595
🍽️ Food expenses
$457
$251
🚐 Transport expenses
$95.5
$33.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$775
$511
💸 GDP per capita
$6874
$13137
😃 Human freedom index
7.56
6.4
❤️ Life expectancy
70.6
74.4
👮 Corruption perceptions index
44
39
🌐 English speaking %
97.6%
15.4%
🎓 Higher education
69
51
😀 Quality of life
39
47
🏙️ Population
2.7M
19M

The average cost of living in Jamaica ($1148) is 71% more expensive than in Kazakhstan ($672). Jamaica ranked 66th vs 149th for Kazakhstan in the list of the most expensive countries in the world.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Jamaica compared to 0.8 months in Kazakhstan. Ranked 117th and 85th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Jamaica vs Kazakhstan

We calculate prices for Jamaica and Kazakhstan as a population-weighted mean of 10 and 29 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.

Jamaica Kazakhstan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.15
$8.19
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$69.1
$29.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.39
$5.73
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.1
$1.36
 Cappuccino
$3.81
$2.01
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.34
$0.93
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$606
$358
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$307
$237
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1761
$698
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$869
$489
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$90.3
$34.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$138
$52.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$49
$12.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.2%
16.88%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1894
$1150
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1690
$862
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.91
$0.22
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$40
$12.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$26.9
$5.82
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.27
$0.45
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.72
$1.05
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.99
$0.43
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$1.32
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.06
$1.5
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.1
$8.78
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.38
$4.37
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.61
$7.22
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.27
$1.22
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.95
$1.93
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.67
$2.08
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.29
$1.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.46
$0.5
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.07
$0.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.91
$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.71
$1.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.7
$6.85
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.7
$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.8
$1.77
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.83
$5.03
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.44
$2.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.38
$1.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.73
$1.21
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$72.7
$37.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.4
$4.94
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$25
$12.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.14
$5.34
👖 Brand Jeans
$33.6
$65.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$68.5
$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$209
$194
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2111
$7123

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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

In Kazakhstan

City Cost of living Population
Almaty
$941
1.92M
Nur-Sultan
$780
1.08M
Shymkent
$596
1.19M
Oskemen
$550
333K
Semey
$605
350K
Atyrau
$567
295K
Karaganda
$534
516K
Pavlodar
$556
367K
Oral
$530
237K
Petropavl
$575
222K
Kostanay
$782
217K
Aktobe
$533
388K
Taraz
$461
358K
Temirtau
$615
185K
Kyzylorda
$533
242K
Ekibastuz
$520
160K
Kokshetau
$630
139K
Aktau
$585
183K
Turkistan
$532
165K
Zhanaozen
$582
113K
Kaskelen
$838
58.4K
Jezkazgan
$508
86.2K
Kulsary
$567
53.7K
Kapchagay
$791
61.8K
Taldiqorgan
$570
162K
Balkhash
$628
78K
Aksu
$556
69.4K
Satbayev
$524
61.9K
Kentau
$519
81.5K