Jamaica vs Russia - Cost of Living Comparison

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Jamaica Russia
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1149
$906
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2622
$2209
🏠 One person rent
$534
$458
🏘️ Family rent
$883
$782
🍽️ Food expenses
$432
$297
🚐 Transport expenses
$97
$62.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$756
$915
💸 GDP per capita
$7020
$14889
😃 Human freedom index
7.8
5.35
❤️ Life expectancy
71.5
73.3
👮 Corruption perceptions index
44
22
🌐 English speaking %
97.6%
4.8%
🎓 Higher education
70
85
😀 Quality of life
40
46
🏙️ Population
2.7M
146M

The average cost of living in Jamaica ($1149) is 27% more expensive than in Russia ($906). Jamaica ranked 73rd vs 108th for Russia 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 months in Russia. Ranked 118th and 93rd best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Jamaica vs Russia

We calculate prices for Jamaica and Russia as a population-weighted mean of 10 and 122 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 Russia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.93
$9.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$59.3
$38.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.38
$5.62
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.48
$2.45
 Cappuccino
$4.08
$2.46
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.26
$1.18
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$609
$546
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$340
$338
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1468
$1141
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$894
$679
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$91.8
$70.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$142
$109
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$48.7
$8.29
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.1%
18.23%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2563
$3626
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2174
$2041
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.86
$0.6
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$47.4
$25.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$25.9
$6.28
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.24
$0.73
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.43
$1.13
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.1
$0.66
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$1.27
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.44
$1.71
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.7
$11.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.43
$5.07
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.91
$9.99
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.07
$1.71
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.94
$1.9
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.01
$2.14
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.63
$2.91
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$0.81
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$0.72
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.91
$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.67
$1.7
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12
$8.16
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.47
$1
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.6
$2.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.79
$5.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.61
$2.77
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.27
$1.31
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.68
$1.52
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$62.5
$36.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.5
$5.23
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$26
$20.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.85
$5.02
👖 Brand Jeans
$25.8
$74.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$64.5
$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$206
$406
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2565
$10020

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Cities Comparison in Jamaica vs Russia

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Jamaica

City Cost of living Population
Kingston
$1318
580K
Spanish Town
$759
131K
Half Way Tree
$1190
96.5K
Montego Bay
$1053
124K
May Pen
$857
61.5K
Mandeville
$971
48.3K
Old Harbour
$847
28.7K
Linstead
$1019
22.8K
Savanna-la-Mar
$1115
22.6K
Port Antonio
$1123
14.8K

In Russia

City Cost of living Population
Moscow
$1357
13.3M
Saint Petersburg
$1128
5.65M
Novosibirsk
$815
1.64M
Yekaterinburg
$970
1.47M
Kazan
$902
1.33M
Rostov-on-Don
$798
1.14M
Krasnodar
$810
1.15M
Nizhny Novgorod
$915
1.2M
Krasnoyarsk
$860
1.09M
Ufa
$863
1.14M
Omsk
$826
1.1M
Chelyabinsk
$867
1.18M
Perm
$747
1.03M
Tyumen
$849
872K
Samara
$848
1.15M
Voronezh
$507
1.04M
Khabarovsk
$858
616K
Saratov
$677
838K
Vladivostok
$992
592K
Izhevsk
$648
616K
Tolyatti
$713
663K
Balashikha
$936
530K
Volgograd
$654
1.01M
Tula
$859
467K
Irkutsk
$744
606K
Kemerovo
$672
543K
Yaroslavl
$689
567K
Cheboksary
$745
497K
Ulyanovsk
$661
613K
Novokuznetsk
$628
529K