Jamaica vs Mexico - Cost of Living Comparison

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Jamaica Mexico
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1310
$1078
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3021
$2555
🏠 One person rent
$621
$497
🏘️ Family rent
$1041
$817
🍽️ Food expenses
$480
$395
🚐 Transport expenses
$123
$90
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$575
$853
💸 GDP per capita
$7754
$14186
😃 Human freedom index
7.89
6.72
❤️ Life expectancy
71.5
75.1
👮 Corruption perceptions index
44
27
🌐 English speaking %
97.6%
13%
🎓 Higher education
70
89
😀 Quality of life
43
50
🏙️ Population
2.84M
131M

The average cost of living in Jamaica ($1310) is 22% more expensive than in Mexico ($1078). Jamaica ranked 54th vs 83rd for Mexico in the list of the most expensive countries in the world.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Jamaica compared to 0.8 months in Mexico. Ranked 122nd and 97th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Jamaica vs Mexico

We calculate prices for Jamaica and Mexico as a population-weighted mean of 10 and 144 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 Mexico
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.03
$10.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$83.8
$37.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.22
$9.19
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.25
$2.84
 Cappuccino
$4.73
$4.04
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.28
$1.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$701
$629
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$400
$383
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1598
$1201
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1086
$722
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$98.7
$45.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$152
$69.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$50.3
$29.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.47%
11.38%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2688
$2637
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2215
$1696
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.81
$0.7
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$48.8
$32.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$26.7
$14.1
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.24
$1.38
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.95
$1.66
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.6
$2.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$1.64
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.55
$2.71
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.6
$9.39
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.56
$8.47
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.67
$12.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.72
$2.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.15
$1.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.53
$2.18
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.96
$1.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$1.94
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$2.28
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.99
$0.82
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.88
$2.05
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12
$12.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.82
$1.78
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.16
$4.52
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.84
$6.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.47
$3.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.43
$2.03
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.71
$2
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$59.6
$42.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.2
$5.51
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$26.4
$36.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.92
$11.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$23.1
$57.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$67.8
$101
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$228
$327
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4841
$7610

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Cities Comparison in Jamaica vs Mexico

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Jamaica

City Cost of living Population
Kingston
$1461
938K
Spanish Town
$835
131K
Half Way Tree
$1289
96.5K
Montego Bay
$1096
124K
May Pen
$970
61.5K
Old Harbour
$1077
28.7K
Mandeville
$1018
48.3K
Linstead
$1109
22.8K
Savanna-la-Mar
$1196
22.6K
Port Antonio
$1234
14.8K

In Mexico

City Cost of living Population
Mexico City
$1428
9.21M
Tijuana
$1295
1.96M
Ecatepec de Morelos
$842
1.93M
Zapopan
$1280
1.26M
Monterrey
$1494
1.14M
Puebla
$1075
1.43M
Guadalajara
$1241
1.39M
Ciudad Nezahualcoyotl
$969
1.07M
Leon
$885
1.58M
Naucalpan
$975
872K
Aguascalientes
$999
934K
Chihuahua
$1008
926K
Queretaro
$1241
795K
Ciudad Juarez
$1002
1.32M
Mexicali
$1004
854K
Hermosillo
$1087
856K
Cancun
$1232
889K
Saltillo
$1096
864K
San Luis Potosi
$1028
773K
Guadalupe
$1078
692K
Tlalnepantla
$1008
653K
Culiacan
$898
808K
Torreon
$844
690K
Morelia
$926
743K
Merida
$1258
892K
Apodaca
$1204
523K
Tlaquepaque
$784
650K
Cuautitlan Izcalli
$880
531K
Tultitlan de Mariano Escobedo
$941
521K
Reynosa
$999
589K