Jamaica vs Saudi Arabia - Cost of Living Comparison

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Jamaica Saudi Arabia
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1148
$1194
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3047
$2731
🏠 One person rent
$506
$601
🏘️ Family rent
$1235
$961
🍽️ Food expenses
$457
$330
🚐 Transport expenses
$95.5
$145
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$775
$2263
💸 GDP per capita
$6874
$28895
😃 Human freedom index
7.56
4.53
❤️ Life expectancy
70.6
77.9
👮 Corruption perceptions index
44
52
🌐 English speaking %
97.6%
55%
🎓 Higher education
69
80
😀 Quality of life
39
63
🏙️ Population
2.7M
33M

The average cost of living in Jamaica ($1148) is 4% less expensive than in Saudi Arabia ($1194). Jamaica ranked 66th vs 53rd 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 1.9 months in Saudi Arabia. Ranked 117th and 55th 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
$7.15
$6.76
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$69.1
$45.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.39
$7.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.1
$1.78
 Cappuccino
$3.81
$3.86
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.34
$0.77
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$606
$574
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$307
$437
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1761
$1160
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$869
$697
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$90.3
$63.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$138
$97.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$49
$73.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.2%
4.69%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1894
$1903
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1690
$1194
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.91
$1.13
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$40
$45.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$26.9
$15.8
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.27
$0.6
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.72
$1.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.99
$1.03
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$2.09
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.06
$2.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.1
$7.36
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.38
$7.54
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.61
$12.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.27
$2.18
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.95
$1.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.67
$1.65
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.29
$1.6
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.46
$1.27
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.07
$1.32
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.91
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.71
$2.05
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.7
$5.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.7
$1.82
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.8
$7.01
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.83
$3.78
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.44
$4.27
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.38
$2.3
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.73
$3.44
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$72.7
$96.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.4
$15.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$25
$38.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.14
$5.86
👖 Brand Jeans
$33.6
$44.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$68.5
$93
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$209
$336
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2111
$7809

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

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 Saudi Arabia

City Cost of living Population
Riyadh
$1586
7.01M
Jeddah
$1123
4.7M
Mecca
$940
2.43M
Medina
$853
1.41M
Dammam
$989
903K
Tabuk
$988
886K
Qatif
$878
625K
Jubail
$928
379K
Yanbu
$837
299K
Al-Mubarraz
$783
299K
Unaizah
$940
250K
Abha
$915
236K
Dhahran
$870
138K
Ha'il
$944
311K
Sakakah
$806
150K
Ar Rass
$828
92.5K
Bareq
$895
75.4K
Najran
$934
72K
Al Wajh
$879
50K
Dumat al-Jandal
$821
45.3K
Bisha
$895
31.5K
As Sulayyil
$1021
8.21K