Jamaica vs Nicaragua - Cost of Living Comparison

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Jamaica Nicaragua
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1310
$755
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3021
$1812
🏠 One person rent
$621
$305
🏘️ Family rent
$1041
$467
🍽️ Food expenses
$480
$324
🚐 Transport expenses
$123
$33.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$575
$193
💸 GDP per capita
$7754
$2848
😃 Human freedom index
7.89
4.85
❤️ Life expectancy
71.5
74.9
👮 Corruption perceptions index
44
14
🌐 English speaking %
97.6%
1%
🎓 Higher education
70
29
😀 Quality of life
43
27
🏙️ Population
2.84M
6.92M

The average cost of living in Jamaica ($1310) is 73% more expensive than in Nicaragua ($755). Jamaica ranked 54th vs 142nd for Nicaragua 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 0.3 months in Nicaragua. Ranked 122nd and 165th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Jamaica vs Nicaragua

We calculate prices for Jamaica and Nicaragua 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 Nicaragua
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.03
$5.01
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$83.8
$34.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.22
$7.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.25
$1.34
 Cappuccino
$4.73
$2.17
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.28
$0.8
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$701
$282
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$400
$208
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1598
$422
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1086
$388
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$98.7
$53.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$152
$82.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$50.3
$37.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.47%
10.25%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2688
$1244
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2215
$668
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.81
$0.2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$48.8
$6.97
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$26.7
$6.68
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.24
$1.3
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.95
$1.15
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.6
$2.06
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$1.57
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.55
$2.18
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.6
$9.93
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.56
$5.91
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.67
$7.35
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.72
$3.84
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.15
$0.94
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.53
$1.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.96
$2.14
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$3.54
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$2.12
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.99
$0.68
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.88
$1.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12
$13.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.82
$1.4
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.16
$2.66
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.84
$6.24
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.47
$5.22
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.43
$2.9
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.71
$1.59
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$59.6
$27.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.2
$7.69
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$26.4
$21
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.92
$4.79
👖 Brand Jeans
$23.1
$70.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$67.8
$122
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$228
$138
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4841
$6064

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Cities Comparison in Jamaica vs Nicaragua

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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 Nicaragua

City Cost of living Population
Managua
$796
937K
Leon
$754
174K
Chinandega
$787
122K
Matagalpa
$679
133K
Masaya
$812
140K
Esteli
$687
112K
Jinotega
$470
99.4K
Granada
$699
105K
Juigalpa
$782
51.8K
San Juan del Sur
$840
14.7K