Jamaica vs Liberia - Cost of Living Comparison

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Jamaica Liberia
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1192
$533
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2739
$1267
🏠 One person rent
$551
$227
🏘️ Family rent
$901
$381
🍽️ Food expenses
$459
$209
🚐 Transport expenses
$97.6
$45.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$580
$118
💸 GDP per capita
$7020
$846
😃 Human freedom index
7.8
6.52
❤️ Life expectancy
71.5
62.2
👮 Corruption perceptions index
44
27
🌐 English speaking %
97.6%
82.7%
🎓 Higher education
70
22
😀 Quality of life
43
25
🏙️ Population
2.84M
5.61M

The average cost of living in Jamaica ($1192) is 124% more expensive than in Liberia ($533). Jamaica ranked 63rd vs 182nd for Liberia in the list of the most expensive countries in the world.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Jamaica compared to 0.2 months in Liberia. Ranked 123rd and 167th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Jamaica vs Liberia

We calculate prices for Jamaica and Liberia as a population-weighted mean of 10 and 5 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 Liberia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.59
$3.24
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$81.5
$20.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.02
$4.66
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.33
$1.84
 Cappuccino
$4.49
$1.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.24
$0.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$604
$222
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$352
$148
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1387
$508
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$939
$318
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$96.2
$37.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$147
$59.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$52.5
$26.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.41%
12.7%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2567
$1532
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2170
$942
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.92
$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$47.3
$13
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$26
$6.1
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.26
$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.53
$1.19
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.23
$0.64
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$1.19
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.45
$1.58
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.2
$7.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.89
$4.37
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.91
$6.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.08
$2.29
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.98
$1.19
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.08
$1.64
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.72
$1.02
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.06
$0.96
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.91
$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.69
$1.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.4
$7.72
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.49
$1.47
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.61
$2.85
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.83
$3.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.63
$2.81
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.32
$1.5
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.68
$1.21
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$62.4
$24.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.6
$4.28
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$26
$15.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.79
$3.24
👖 Brand Jeans
$22.5
$27
👟 Brand Sneakers
$64.9
$62.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$199
$86.2
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4469
$3150

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Jamaica

City Cost of living Population
Kingston
$1364
580K
Spanish Town
$793
131K
Half Way Tree
$1223
96.5K
Montego Bay
$1072
124K
May Pen
$947
61.5K
Old Harbour
$1030
28.7K
Mandeville
$973
48.3K
Linstead
$1055
22.8K
Savanna-la-Mar
$1149
22.6K
Port Antonio
$1164
14.8K

In Liberia

City Cost of living Population
Monrovia
$536
1.02M
Sanniquellie
$503
47.1K
Kakata
$502
33.9K
Greenville
$502
17.6K
Yekepa
$503
11K