Jamaica vs Norway - Cost of Living Comparison

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Jamaica Norway
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1192
$2219
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2739
$4888
🏠 One person rent
$551
$1205
🏘️ Family rent
$901
$1971
🍽️ Food expenses
$459
$728
🚐 Transport expenses
$97.6
$115
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$580
$3812
💸 GDP per capita
$7020
$86810
😃 Human freedom index
7.8
8.73
❤️ Life expectancy
71.5
83.1
👮 Corruption perceptions index
44
81
🌐 English speaking %
97.6%
87.6%
🎓 Higher education
70
94
😀 Quality of life
43
92
🏙️ Population
2.84M
5.57M

The average cost of living in Jamaica ($1192) is 46% less expensive than in Norway ($2219). Jamaica ranked 63rd vs 14th for Norway in the list of the most expensive countries in the world.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Jamaica compared to 1.7 months in Norway. Ranked 123rd and 9th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Jamaica vs Norway

We calculate prices for Jamaica and Norway as a population-weighted mean of 10 and 33 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 Norway
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.59
$23.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$81.5
$99.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.02
$14.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.33
$10.7
 Cappuccino
$4.49
$4.94
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.24
$3.4
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$604
$1201
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$352
$946
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1387
$2053
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$939
$1646
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$96.2
$149
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$147
$230
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$52.5
$58.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.41%
4.8%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2567
$7350
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2170
$5516
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.92
$4.12
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$47.3
$74.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$26
$26.2
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.26
$2.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.53
$2.24
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.23
$3.42
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$3.3
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.45
$4.62
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.2
$12.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.89
$15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.91
$29
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.08
$3.42
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.98
$2.49
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.08
$3.2
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.72
$4.63
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.06
$2.34
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$2.57
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.91
$1.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.69
$4.19
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.4
$16.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.49
$3.27
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.61
$15.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.83
$8.63
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.63
$4.12
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.32
$3.76
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.68
$2.62
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$62.4
$51.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.6
$16.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$26
$51.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.79
$35.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$22.5
$100
👟 Brand Sneakers
$64.9
$115
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$199
$263
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4469
$11184

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Cities Comparison in Jamaica vs Norway

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Jamaica

City Cost of living Population
Kingston
$1364
580K
Spanish Town
$793
131K
Half Way Tree
$1223
96.5K
Montego Bay
$1072
124K
May Pen
$947
61.5K
Old Harbour
$1030
28.7K
Mandeville
$973
48.3K
Linstead
$1055
22.8K
Savanna-la-Mar
$1149
22.6K
Port Antonio
$1164
14.8K

In Norway

City Cost of living Population
Oslo
$2721
709K
Bergen
$2242
291K
Trondheim
$2284
192K
Baerum
$2058
132K
Stavanger
$2341
150K
Asker
$2180
100K
Drammen
$1741
105K
Lillestrom
$2155
95.8K
Sandnes
$2004
84.9K
Tromso
$2388
79.4K
Fredrikstad
$2181
85.9K
Tonsberg
$1976
59.8K
Kristiansand
$1497
64.9K
Moss
$1949
52.6K
Sarpsborg
$1895
60.1K
Alesund
$1797
52.2K
Skien
$1882
56.9K
Sandefjord
$1997
45.5K
Karmoy
$1616
43.7K
Arendal
$1830
37.8K
Bodo
$1878
42.4K
Porsgrunn
$1818
37.3K
Hamar
$1971
28.5K
Molde
$1986
33.2K
Halden
$1761
32K
Gjovik
$2041
31.2K
Kongsberg
$1978
29K
Kristiansund
$1887
24.6K
Larvik
$1830
26.7K
Jessheim
$2131
23K