Jamaica vs Senegal - Cost of Living Comparison

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Jamaica Senegal
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1310
$1250
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3021
$2877
🏠 One person rent
$621
$616
🏘️ Family rent
$1041
$997
🍽️ Food expenses
$480
$405
🚐 Transport expenses
$123
$125
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$575
$183
💸 GDP per capita
$7754
$1773
😃 Human freedom index
7.89
6.49
❤️ Life expectancy
71.5
68.7
👮 Corruption perceptions index
44
46
🌐 English speaking %
97.6%
2%
🎓 Higher education
70
58
😀 Quality of life
43
34
🏙️ Population
2.84M
18.5M

The average cost of living in Jamaica ($1310) is 5% more expensive than in Senegal ($1250). Jamaica ranked 54th vs 61st for Senegal in the list of the most expensive countries in the world.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Jamaica compared to 0.1 months in Senegal. Ranked 122nd and 145th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Jamaica vs Senegal

We calculate prices for Jamaica and Senegal as a population-weighted mean of 10 and 9 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 Senegal
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.03
$7.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$83.8
$51.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.22
$10.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.25
$2.66
 Cappuccino
$4.73
$4.53
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.28
$0.97
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$701
$707
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$400
$404
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1598
$2069
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1086
$887
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$98.7
$103
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$152
$158
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$50.3
$48.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.47%
8.22%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2688
$2801
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2215
$1496
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.81
$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$48.8
$61.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$26.7
$20.5
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.24
$1.71
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.95
$2.64
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.6
$0.75
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$1.58
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.55
$2.45
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.6
$15
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.56
$10
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.67
$11.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.72
$3.27
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.15
$1.91
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.53
$3.02
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.96
$2.27
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$1.51
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$1.3
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.99
$0.55
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.88
$2.58
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12
$13.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.82
$1.59
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.16
$1.76
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.84
$5.21
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.47
$3.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.43
$2.63
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.71
$2.31
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$59.6
$44.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.2
$8.54
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$26.4
$44.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.92
$11.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$23.1
$55.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$67.8
$91.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$228
$276
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4841
$7797

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Cities Comparison in Jamaica vs Senegal

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Jamaica

City Cost of living Population
Kingston
$1461
938K
Spanish Town
$835
131K
Half Way Tree
$1289
96.5K
Montego Bay
$1096
124K
May Pen
$970
61.5K
Old Harbour
$1077
28.7K
Mandeville
$1018
48.3K
Linstead
$1109
22.8K
Savanna-la-Mar
$1196
22.6K
Port Antonio
$1234
14.8K

In Senegal

City Cost of living Population
Dakar
$1320
1.44M
Thies
$1236
391K
Rufisque
$1229
295K
Saint-Louis
$1147
259K
Ziguinchor
$1108
205K
Kaolack
$1178
172K
Louga
$1145
113K
Kolda
$1127
62.3K
Fatick
$1176
39.4K