Jamaica vs Nepal - Cost of Living Comparison

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Jamaica Nepal
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1183
$367
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3001
$964
🏠 One person rent
$548
$109
🏘️ Family rent
$1199
$215
🍽️ Food expenses
$448
$175
🚐 Transport expenses
$98.7
$43
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$781
$239
💸 GDP per capita
$6840
$1378
😃 Human freedom index
7.8
6.9
❤️ Life expectancy
70.6
70.5
👮 Corruption perceptions index
44
34
🌐 English speaking %
97.6%
3%
🎓 Higher education
70
51
😀 Quality of life
40
29
🏙️ Population
2.7M
29.2M

The average cost of living in Jamaica ($1183) is 222% more expensive than in Nepal ($367). Jamaica ranked 57th vs 196th for Nepal 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 Nepal. Ranked 116th and 147th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Jamaica vs Nepal

We calculate prices for Jamaica and Nepal 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 Nepal
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.12
$1.46
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$69.3
$17.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.74
$6.65
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.51
$2.35
 Cappuccino
$4.06
$1.56
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.27
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$619
$122
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$351
$69.8
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1523
$264
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$875
$153
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$94.5
$20.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$144
$30.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$49.5
$8.94
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.27%
12.15%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2599
$1678
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2192
$797
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.85
$0.21
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$48.1
$13.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$26.4
$8.61
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.27
$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.53
$0.76
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.11
$0.47
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$0.77
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.65
$1.45
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$7.09
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.09
$3.01
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.38
$5.23
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.57
$2.14
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.06
$0.95
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.76
$1.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.79
$0.62
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.27
$0.43
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$0.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.03
$0.17
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.7
$1.63
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.2
$6.98
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.59
$2.08
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.73
$2.84
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.83
$2.65
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.4
$2.54
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.37
$0.93
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.72
$0.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$71.9
$19.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.5
$2.86
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$24.7
$15
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.09
$2.44
👖 Brand Jeans
$25.9
$23.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$65.7
$44.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$229
$71.3
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2674
$2930

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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 Nepal

City Cost of living Population
Kathmandu
$419
846K
Lalitpur
$341
513K
Pokhara
$391
354K
Birgunj
$321
268K
Biratnagar
$323
243K
Bheemdatta
$370
105K
Dhangadhi
$384
102K
Janakpur
$292
97.8K
Hetauda
$294
84.7K
Damak
$317
75.1K