Jamaica vs Saudi Arabia - Cost of Living Comparison

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Jamaica Saudi Arabia
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1072
$1244
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2736
$2803
🏠 One person rent
$473
$651
🏘️ Family rent
$1036
$1018
🍽️ Food expenses
$420
$330
🚐 Transport expenses
$96
$140
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$699
$2163
💸 GDP per capita
$6047
$30448
😃 Human freedom index
7.56
4.53
❤️ Life expectancy
70.5
76.9
👮 Corruption perceptions index
44
52
🌐 English speaking %
97.6%
55%
🎓 Higher education
69
80
😀 Quality of life
41
62
🏙️ Population
2.7M
33M

The average cost of living in Jamaica ($1072) is 14% less expensive than in Saudi Arabia ($1244). Jamaica ranked 70th vs 46th for Saudi Arabia 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 1.7 months in Saudi Arabia. Ranked 117th and 56th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Jamaica vs Saudi Arabia

We calculate prices for Jamaica and Saudi Arabia as a population-weighted mean of 10 and 22 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 Saudi Arabia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.05
$7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$58.3
$47.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.2
$7.67
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.23
$1.74
 Cappuccino
$3.63
$3.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.18
$0.77
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$442
$672
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$306
$478
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1100
$1266
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$784
$746
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$94.7
$61.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$144
$95.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$45
$73
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.67%
4.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2195
$1778
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4464
$1193
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.93
$1.19
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$42.2
$43
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$26.5
$15.8
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.31
$0.6
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.68
$1.64
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.9
$1
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$2.17
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.81
$2.65
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12
$7.31
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.28
$7.38
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.18
$12.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.13
$2.11
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.9
$1.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.51
$1.61
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.47
$1.71
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.44
$1.27
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.18
$1.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.97
$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.72
$1.99
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.8
$3.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.55
$1.93
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.82
$7.11
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.65
$3.57
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.81
$4.24
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.25
$2.03
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.76
$3.9
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$67.8
$96.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.32
$16.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$24.3
$40.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.18
$7.26
👖 Brand Jeans
$31.9
$49.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$64.1
$98.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$222
$348
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2035
$7884

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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 Saudi Arabia

City Cost of living Population
Riyadh
$1642
7.01M
Jeddah
$1100
4.7M
Mecca
$1032
1.68M
Dammam
$1005
903K
Medina
$892
1.18M
Tabuk
$1000
513K
Qatif
$868
625K
Unaizah
$1013
250K
Jubail
$910
379K
Yanbu
$844
299K
Al-Mubarraz
$768
299K
Abha
$923
236K
Dhahran
$959
138K
Ha'il
$996
311K
Ar Rass
$860
92.5K
Bareq
$920
75.4K
Najran
$1047
72K
Al Wajh
$879
50K
Bisha
$938
31.5K
Sakakah
$854
33.2K
As Sulayyil
$1085
8.21K
Dumat al-Jandal
$857
7.61K