Jamaica vs Latvia - Cost of Living Comparison

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Jamaica Latvia
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1148
$1102
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3047
$2773
🏠 One person rent
$506
$532
🏘️ Family rent
$1235
$929
🍽️ Food expenses
$457
$382
🚐 Transport expenses
$95.5
$66.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$775
$1202
💸 GDP per capita
$6874
$23184
😃 Human freedom index
7.56
8.45
❤️ Life expectancy
70.6
74.6
👮 Corruption perceptions index
44
60
🌐 English speaking %
97.6%
45.9%
🎓 Higher education
69
72
😀 Quality of life
39
72
🏙️ Population
2.7M
1.87M

The average cost of living in Jamaica ($1148) is 4% more expensive than in Latvia ($1102). Jamaica ranked 66th vs 70th for Latvia 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 1.1 months in Latvia. Ranked 117th and 42nd best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Jamaica vs Latvia

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

Jamaica Latvia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.15
$9.75
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$69.1
$53.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.39
$7.72
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.1
$4.6
 Cappuccino
$3.81
$3.46
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.34
$1.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$606
$467
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$307
$310
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1761
$853
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$869
$590
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$90.3
$173
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$138
$269
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$49
$17.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.2%
4.32%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1894
$2318
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1690
$1507
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.91
$1.41
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$40
$35.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$26.9
$10.2
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.27
$1.85
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.72
$1.26
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.99
$1.33
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$2.41
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.06
$2.83
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.1
$11.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.38
$7.22
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.61
$10.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.27
$1.48
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.95
$1.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.67
$2.41
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.29
$3.22
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.46
$0.87
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.07
$0.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.91
$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.71
$2.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.7
$8.17
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.7
$1.74
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.8
$5.37
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.83
$7.53
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.44
$5.07
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.38
$2.15
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.73
$3.05
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$72.7
$43.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.4
$10.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$25
$45.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.14
$15.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$33.6
$79.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$68.5
$97.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$209
$508
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2111
$13937

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

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 Latvia

City Cost of living Population
Riga
$1169
605K
Daugavpils
$899
77.8K
Jelgava
$856
54.7K
Liepaja
$1029
66.7K
Jurmala
$1377
52.2K
Ventspils
$923
32.6K
Jekabpils
$946
21.2K
Valmiera
$893
22.4K
Rezekne
$817
26.1K
Ogre
$1111
22.8K