Jamaica vs Palestine - Cost of Living Comparison

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Jamaica Palestine
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1072
$931
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2736
$2204
🏠 One person rent
$473
$412
🏘️ Family rent
$1036
$721
🍽️ Food expenses
$420
$349
🚐 Transport expenses
$96
$73.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$699
$776
💸 GDP per capita
$6047
$3789
😃 Human freedom index
7.56
4
❤️ Life expectancy
70.5
73.5
👮 Corruption perceptions index
44
18
🌐 English speaking %
97.6%
20%
🎓 Higher education
69
53
😀 Quality of life
41
42
🏙️ Population
2.7M
5.23M

The average cost of living in Jamaica ($1072) is 15% more expensive than in the Palestine ($931). Jamaica ranked 70th vs 91st for the Palestine 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 0.8 months in the Palestine. Ranked 117th and 115th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Jamaica vs the Palestine

We calculate prices for Jamaica and the Palestine as a population-weighted mean of 10 and 8 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 Palestine
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.05
$8.36
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$58.3
$37
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.2
$8.56
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.23
$4.19
 Cappuccino
$3.63
$2.44
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.18
$1.14
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$442
$363
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$306
$275
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1100
$654
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$784
$539
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$94.7
$72.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$144
$112
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$45
$46.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.67%
13.51%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2195
$1999
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4464
$1442
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.93
$0.95
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$42.2
$55.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$26.5
$12.7
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.31
$1.9
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.68
$1.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.9
$1.29
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$2.16
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.81
$2.57
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12
$7.11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.28
$6.66
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.18
$15.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.13
$2.1
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.9
$1.41
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.51
$1.21
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.47
$1.4
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.44
$0.99
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.18
$1.02
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.97
$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.72
$1.57
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.8
$15.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.55
$2.6
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.82
$7.72
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.65
$5.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.81
$4.73
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.25
$2.06
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.76
$3.97
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$67.8
$41.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.32
$10.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$24.3
$28.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.18
$6.41
👖 Brand Jeans
$31.9
$58.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$64.1
$94.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$222
$230
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2035
$2377

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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 the Palestine

City Cost of living Population
Ashdod
$1848
220K
Gaza
$657
516K
Hebron
$737
215K
Nablus
$849
157K
Ramallah
$1011
39K
Qalqilya
$760
41.7K
Bethlehem
$964
36K
Dura
$802
28.3K