Jamaica vs Slovakia - Cost of Living Comparison

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Jamaica Slovakia
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1330
$1348
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3078
$3136
🏠 One person rent
$646
$770
🏘️ Family rent
$1102
$1286
🍽️ Food expenses
$474
$400
🚐 Transport expenses
$122
$62
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$699
$1460
💸 GDP per capita
$7754
$25993
😃 Human freedom index
7.89
8.14
❤️ Life expectancy
71.5
78
👮 Corruption perceptions index
44
48
🌐 English speaking %
97.6%
25.7%
🎓 Higher education
70
77
😀 Quality of life
48
73
🏙️ Population
2.84M
5.42M

The average cost of living in Jamaica ($1330) is 1% less expensive than in Slovakia ($1348). Jamaica ranked 52nd vs 49th for Slovakia in the list of the most expensive countries in the world.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Jamaica compared to 1.1 months in Slovakia. Ranked 107th and 47th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Jamaica vs Slovakia

We calculate prices for Jamaica and Slovakia as a population-weighted mean of 10 and 23 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 Slovakia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.45
$9.49
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$73.9
$49.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.81
$9.45
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.38
$2.59
 Cappuccino
$5.13
$2.97
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.21
$2.08
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$757
$738
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$455
$561
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1683
$1324
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1142
$980
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$103
$154
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$161
$237
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$51.3
$18.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.44%
3.62%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2654
$4358
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2186
$3033
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.81
$1.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$48.1
$34.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$26.6
$15.1
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.27
$1.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.92
$1.19
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.41
$1.46
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$1.81
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.53
$4.09
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.5
$13.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.43
$8.04
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.48
$12.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.67
$1.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.96
$1.99
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.6
$2.38
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.9
$4.26
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.02
$1.43
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.97
$1.61
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.96
$0.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.85
$2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.7
$6.21
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.8
$1.02
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.31
$6.43
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.87
$8.12
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.6
$3.68
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.34
$1.54
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.7
$2.78
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$58.3
$46.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.8
$10.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$27.4
$37
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.06
$16.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$23
$78.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$67.5
$89.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$262
$537
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5521
$12394

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In Jamaica

City Cost of living Population
Kingston
$1482
938K
Spanish Town
$874
131K
Half Way Tree
$1314
96.5K
Montego Bay
$1092
124K
May Pen
$964
61.5K
Mandeville
$1024
48.3K
Old Harbour
$1102
28.7K
Linstead
$1152
22.8K
Savanna-la-Mar
$1201
22.6K
Port Antonio
$1285
14.8K

In Slovakia

City Cost of living Population
Bratislava
$1590
481K
Kosice
$1512
222K
Petrzalka
$1475
112K
Nitra
$1218
75.3K
Zilina
$1184
79.9K
Presov
$1044
81.2K
Trnava
$1308
63.2K
Banska Bystrica
$1117
73.1K
Martin
$1160
50.2K
Trencin
$1255
54.1K
Prievidza
$1032
42K
Povazska Bystrica
$1252
36.7K
Poprad
$1281
48K
Zvolen
$1340
38.7K
Liptovsky Mikulas
$1209
29.7K
Komarno
$1156
31.6K
Nove Zamky
$1126
35.6K
Michalovce
$1162
34.9K
Spisska Nova Ves
$1088
34K
Levice
$928
30.2K
Piestany
$967
26.1K
Lucenec
$1031
24.4K
Ruzomberok
$1271
26.1K