Jamaica vs Morocco - Cost of Living Comparison

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Jamaica Morocco
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1072
$630
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2736
$1530
🏠 One person rent
$473
$272
🏘️ Family rent
$1036
$477
🍽️ Food expenses
$420
$230
🚐 Transport expenses
$96
$58.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$699
$419
💸 GDP per capita
$6047
$3442
😃 Human freedom index
7.56
5.48
❤️ Life expectancy
70.5
74
👮 Corruption perceptions index
44
38
🌐 English speaking %
97.6%
18.4%
🎓 Higher education
69
57
😀 Quality of life
41
45
🏙️ Population
2.7M
37.1M

The average cost of living in Jamaica ($1072) is 70% more expensive than in Morocco ($630). Jamaica ranked 70th vs 147th 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 117th and 97th 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
$6.05
$4.02
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$58.3
$24
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.2
$5.85
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.23
$3.33
 Cappuccino
$3.63
$1.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.18
$0.61
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$442
$317
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$306
$185
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1100
$619
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$784
$344
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$94.7
$28.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$144
$44.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$45
$32.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.67%
4.92%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2195
$1525
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4464
$836
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.93
$0.52
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$42.2
$18.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$26.5
$5.93
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.31
$1.45
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.68
$0.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.9
$0.48
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$1.42
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.81
$1.8
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12
$8.44
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.28
$5.61
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.18
$9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.13
$1.35
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.9
$1.16
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.51
$0.74
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.47
$0.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.44
$0.67
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.18
$0.7
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.97
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.72
$1.29
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.8
$7.95
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.55
$2.1
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.82
$3.74
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.65
$4.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.81
$3.07
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.25
$1.1
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.76
$1.84
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$67.8
$24.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.32
$5.77
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$24.3
$24.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.18
$4.26
👖 Brand Jeans
$31.9
$40.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$64.1
$80.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$222
$126
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2035
$3914

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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
$1250
580K
Spanish Town
$758
131K
Half Way Tree
$1062
96.5K
Montego Bay
$1005
110K
May Pen
$768
61.5K
Mandeville
$674
48.3K
Linstead
$936
22.8K
Old Harbour
$698
28.7K
Savanna-la-Mar
$1020
22.6K
Port Antonio
$1005
14.8K

In Morocco

City Cost of living Population
Casablanca
$826
3.5M
Fez
$529
1.11M
Marrakesh
$609
929K
Sale
$533
850K
Tangier
$661
948K
Rabat
$717
573K
Safi
$470
309K
Oujda
$488
494K
Meknes
$424
520K
Tetouan
$504
381K
Mohammedia
$627
209K
Agadir
$533
422K
Kenitra
$520
431K
Temara
$574
314K
Laayoune
$536
218K
Beni Mellal
$445
193K
El Jadida
$503
195K
Ait Melloul
$508
172K
Nador
$457
162K
Khouribga
$437
196K
Essaouira
$625
78K
Taghazout
$516
5.26K