Jamaica vs Rwanda - Cost of Living Comparison

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Jamaica Rwanda
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1148
$693
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3047
$1631
🏠 One person rent
$506
$339
🏘️ Family rent
$1235
$530
🍽️ Food expenses
$457
$231
🚐 Transport expenses
$95.5
$76.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$775
$244
💸 GDP per capita
$6874
$1000
😃 Human freedom index
7.56
5.89
❤️ Life expectancy
70.6
67.1
👮 Corruption perceptions index
44
53
🌐 English speaking %
97.6%
15%
🎓 Higher education
69
15
😀 Quality of life
39
28
🏙️ Population
2.7M
13.2M

The average cost of living in Jamaica ($1148) is 66% more expensive than in Rwanda ($693). Jamaica ranked 66th vs 141st for Rwanda 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 0.4 months in Rwanda. Ranked 117th and 148th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Jamaica vs Rwanda

We calculate prices for Jamaica and Rwanda 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 Rwanda
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.15
$3.58
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$69.1
$29.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.39
$6.57
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.1
$1.1
 Cappuccino
$3.81
$2.29
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.34
$0.76
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$606
$417
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$307
$260
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1761
$779
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$869
$392
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$90.3
$22.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$138
$35
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$49
$24.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.2%
16.12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1894
$13988
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1690
$860
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.91
$0.36
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$40
$23.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$26.9
$12.5
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.27
$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.72
$0.71
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.99
$1.05
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$1.25
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.06
$1.65
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.1
$4.31
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.38
$4.61
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.61
$3.44
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.27
$3.34
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.95
$1.15
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.67
$1.91
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.29
$1.04
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.46
$0.47
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.07
$0.67
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.91
$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.71
$1.58
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.7
$8.77
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.7
$0.81
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.8
$2.93
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.83
$4.84
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.44
$2.88
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.38
$0.71
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.73
$1
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$72.7
$31
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.4
$2.94
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$25
$15.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.14
$1.87
👖 Brand Jeans
$33.6
$17.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$68.5
$61.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$209
$151
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2111
$9611

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In Jamaica

City Cost of living Population
Kingston
$1325
580K
Spanish Town
$783
131K
Half Way Tree
$1165
96.5K
Montego Bay
$1018
124K
May Pen
$821
61.5K
Mandeville
$978
48.3K
Old Harbour
$849
28.7K
Linstead
$1046
22.8K
Savanna-la-Mar
$1123
22.6K
Port Antonio
$1143
14.8K

In Rwanda

City Cost of living Population
Kigali
$723
1.16M
Ruhengeri
$598
135K
Gisenyi
$587
53.6K
Byumba
$622
36.4K
Cyangugu
$559
27.4K
Nyanza
$545
25.4K
Butare
$441
19.9K
Kibuye
$579
12.3K