Jamaica vs Morocco - Cost of Living Comparison

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Jamaica Morocco
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1183
$644
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3001
$1562
🏠 One person rent
$548
$279
🏘️ Family rent
$1199
$489
🍽️ Food expenses
$448
$240
🚐 Transport expenses
$98.7
$55.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$781
$427
💸 GDP per capita
$6840
$3771
😃 Human freedom index
7.8
5.49
❤️ Life expectancy
70.6
75
👮 Corruption perceptions index
44
37
🌐 English speaking %
97.6%
18.4%
🎓 Higher education
70
59
😀 Quality of life
40
46
🏙️ Population
2.7M
36.8M

The average cost of living in Jamaica ($1183) is 84% more expensive than in Morocco ($644). Jamaica ranked 57th vs 158th for Morocco 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 0.7 months in Morocco. Ranked 116th and 89th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Jamaica vs Morocco

We calculate prices for Jamaica and Morocco as a population-weighted mean of 10 and 22 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 Morocco
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.12
$4.02
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$69.3
$24.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.74
$6.13
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.51
$3.47
 Cappuccino
$4.06
$1.87
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.27
$0.64
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$619
$324
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$351
$190
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1523
$650
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$875
$353
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$94.5
$27.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$144
$42.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$49.5
$34.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.27%
4.81%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2599
$1411
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2192
$821
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.85
$0.5
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$48.1
$18
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$26.4
$5.61
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.27
$1.41
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.53
$0.83
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.11
$0.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$1.56
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.65
$1.82
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$9.22
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.09
$5.86
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.38
$9.82
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.57
$1.4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.06
$1.22
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.76
$0.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.79
$0.81
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.27
$0.71
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$0.73
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.03
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.7
$1.33
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.2
$8.06
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.59
$2.34
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.73
$3.88
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.83
$4.32
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.4
$3.24
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.37
$1.12
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.72
$1.83
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$71.9
$24.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.5
$5.98
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$24.7
$24.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.09
$4.25
👖 Brand Jeans
$25.9
$40.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$65.7
$81.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$229
$118
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2674
$4188

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$349

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Cities Comparison in Jamaica vs Morocco

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Jamaica

City Cost of living Population
Kingston
$1378
580K
Spanish Town
$787
131K
Half Way Tree
$1197
96.5K
Montego Bay
$1014
124K
May Pen
$877
61.5K
Mandeville
$1000
48.3K
Old Harbour
$870
28.7K
Linstead
$1063
22.8K
Savanna-la-Mar
$1124
22.6K
Port Antonio
$1170
14.8K

In Morocco

City Cost of living Population
Casablanca
$850
3.22M
Fez
$533
1.11M
Tangier
$679
1.28M
Marrakesh
$687
1M
Rabat
$705
573K
Sale
$536
945K
Meknes
$486
601K
Oujda
$543
614K
Agadir
$540
538K
Tetouan
$517
423K
Kenitra
$558
508K
Safi
$489
324K
Mohammedia
$652
194K
Temara
$619
297K
Laayoune
$559
263K
El Jadida
$502
237K
Beni Mellal
$448
210K
Ait Melloul
$562
211K
Nador
$449
158K
Khouribga
$435
196K
Essaouira
$640
83K
Taghazout
$535
4.86K