Jamaica vs New Zealand - Cost of Living Comparison

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Jamaica New Zealand
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1072
$1950
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2736
$4404
🏠 One person rent
$473
$1136
🏘️ Family rent
$1036
$1908
🍽️ Food expenses
$420
$544
🚐 Transport expenses
$96
$147
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$699
$3185
💸 GDP per capita
$6047
$48419
😃 Human freedom index
7.56
8.88
❤️ Life expectancy
70.5
82.2
👮 Corruption perceptions index
44
85
🌐 English speaking %
97.6%
97.8%
🎓 Higher education
69
91
😀 Quality of life
41
89
🏙️ Population
2.7M
5.12M

The average cost of living in Jamaica ($1072) is 45% less expensive than in New Zealand ($1950). Jamaica ranked 70th vs 15th for New Zealand 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 1.6 months in New Zealand. Ranked 117th and 17th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Jamaica vs New Zealand

We calculate prices for Jamaica and New Zealand as a population-weighted mean of 10 and 31 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 New Zealand
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.05
$14
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$58.3
$71.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.2
$9.58
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.23
$6.53
 Cappuccino
$3.63
$3.47
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.18
$2.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$442
$1097
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$306
$971
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1100
$2025
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$784
$1653
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$94.7
$83.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$144
$128
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$45
$53.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.67%
6.92%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2195
$7385
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4464
$6393
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.93
$2.23
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$42.2
$93.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$26.5
$19.2
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.31
$1.73
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.68
$1.91
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.9
$1.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$2.01
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.81
$6.68
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12
$8.93
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.28
$9.64
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.18
$13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.13
$2.86
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.9
$2.43
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.51
$3.14
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.47
$5.83
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.44
$2.42
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.18
$2.12
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.97
$0.81
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.72
$2.63
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.8
$11
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.55
$3.43
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.82
$23.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.65
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.81
$4.43
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.25
$2.02
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.76
$2.68
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$67.8
$39.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.32
$12.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$24.3
$35
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.18
$17.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$31.9
$75.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$64.1
$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$222
$784
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2035
$11969

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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 New Zealand

City Cost of living Population
Auckland
$2279
1.47M
Christchurch
$1800
383K
Manukau
$1994
376K
Wellington
$2220
419K
Waitakere
$1960
208K
Hamilton
$1701
177K
Tauranga
$1754
151K
Lower Hutt
$1887
103K
Dunedin
$1398
106K
Palmerston North
$1365
81.5K
Napier
$1207
66.3K
New Plymouth
$1346
57.6K
Rotorua
$1200
58.5K
Hibiscus Coast
$1885
59.8K
Porirua
$1777
59.6K
Nelson
$1500
51.1K
Whangarei
$1388
54.4K
Invercargill
$1353
50.2K
Upper Hutt
$1744
44.3K
Gisborne
$1524
37K
Hastings
$1113
49K
Timaru
$1842
28.7K
Whanganui
$1454
42.2K
Paraparaumu
$1679
30.1K
Pukekohe
$1643
26.5K
Taupo
$1563
25.4K
Blenheim
$1579
28.2K
Queenstown
$1925
16K
Wanaka
$1664
8.9K
Masterton
$1230
21.4K