Jamaica vs Slovenia - Cost of Living Comparison

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Jamaica Slovenia
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1330
$1513
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3078
$3534
🏠 One person rent
$646
$853
🏘️ Family rent
$1102
$1428
🍽️ Food expenses
$474
$466
🚐 Transport expenses
$122
$56.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$699
$1873
💸 GDP per capita
$7754
$34301
😃 Human freedom index
7.89
8.14
❤️ Life expectancy
71.5
82
👮 Corruption perceptions index
44
58
🌐 English speaking %
97.6%
59%
🎓 Higher education
70
86
😀 Quality of life
48
80
🏙️ Population
2.84M
2.13M

The average cost of living in Jamaica ($1330) is 12% less expensive than in Slovenia ($1513). Jamaica ranked 52nd vs 37th for Slovenia 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 1.2 months in Slovenia. Ranked 107th and 36th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Jamaica vs Slovenia

We calculate prices for Jamaica and Slovenia as a population-weighted mean of 10 and 10 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 Slovenia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.45
$14.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$73.9
$55.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.81
$10.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.38
$3.61
 Cappuccino
$5.13
$2.63
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.21
$3.12
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$757
$776
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$455
$603
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1683
$1499
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1142
$1060
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$103
$180
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$161
$278
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$51.3
$35.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.44%
3.44%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2654
$4973
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2186
$3874
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.81
$1.81
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$48.1
$39.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$26.6
$12.4
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.27
$1.74
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.92
$1.46
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.41
$1.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$2.62
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.53
$3.65
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.5
$15.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.43
$9.87
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.48
$13.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.67
$2.24
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.96
$1.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.6
$2.26
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.9
$3.44
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.02
$1.35
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.97
$1.71
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.96
$0.64
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.85
$2.24
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.7
$7.94
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.8
$1.43
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.31
$6.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.87
$10.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.6
$3.53
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.34
$1.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.7
$2.81
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$58.3
$47.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.8
$9.06
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$27.4
$58.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.06
$13.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$23
$111
👟 Brand Sneakers
$67.5
$113
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$262
$598
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5521
$12014

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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 Slovenia

City Cost of living Population
Ljubljana
$1719
284K
Maribor
$1279
114K
Kranj
$1431
37.6K
Celje
$1347
37.1K
Velenje
$1396
25.6K
Novo Mesto
$1188
24.2K
Nova Gorica
$1170
13K
Izola
$1372
11.7K
Murska Sobota
$1043
11.2K
Piran
$1381
3.79K