Jamaica vs Spain - Cost of Living Comparison

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Jamaica Spain
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1183
$1402
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3001
$3156
🏠 One person rent
$548
$801
🏘️ Family rent
$1199
$1277
🍽️ Food expenses
$448
$398
🚐 Transport expenses
$98.7
$84.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$781
$1822
💸 GDP per capita
$6840
$33509
😃 Human freedom index
7.8
8.34
❤️ Life expectancy
70.6
83.1
👮 Corruption perceptions index
44
56
🌐 English speaking %
97.6%
22%
🎓 Higher education
70
90
😀 Quality of life
40
78
🏙️ Population
2.7M
47.4M

The average cost of living in Jamaica ($1183) is 16% less expensive than in Spain ($1402). Jamaica ranked 57th vs 38th for Spain 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 1.3 months in Spain. Ranked 116th and 30th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Jamaica vs Spain

We calculate prices for Jamaica and Spain as a population-weighted mean of 10 and 153 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 Spain
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.12
$13.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$69.3
$47.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.74
$9.78
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.51
$3.35
 Cappuccino
$4.06
$2.27
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.27
$2.21
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$619
$846
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$351
$653
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1523
$1444
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$875
$1046
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$94.5
$78.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$144
$121
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$49.5
$30.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.27%
3.5%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2599
$3979
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2192
$2578
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.85
$1.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$48.1
$31.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$26.4
$15.1
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.27
$1.63
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.53
$1.07
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.11
$1.29
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$1.4
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.65
$2.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$12.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.09
$7.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.38
$14.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.57
$2.15
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.06
$1.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.76
$1.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.79
$2.27
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.27
$1.63
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$1.75
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.03
$0.47
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.7
$2.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.2
$6.04
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.59
$1.16
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.73
$5.68
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.83
$8.29
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.4
$3.18
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.37
$1.91
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.72
$2.18
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$71.9
$43.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.5
$8.72
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$24.7
$63.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.09
$14.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$25.9
$74.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$65.7
$82.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$229
$466
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2674
$8661

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Cities Comparison in Jamaica vs Spain

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Jamaica

City Cost of living Population
Kingston
$1378
580K
Spanish Town
$787
131K
Half Way Tree
$1197
96.5K
Montego Bay
$1014
124K
May Pen
$877
61.5K
Mandeville
$1000
48.3K
Old Harbour
$870
28.7K
Linstead
$1063
22.8K
Savanna-la-Mar
$1124
22.6K
Port Antonio
$1170
14.8K

In Spain

City Cost of living Population
Madrid
$1781
3.42M
Barcelona
$1841
1.7M
Valencia
$1522
826K
Seville
$1255
687K
Tenerife
$1612
932K
Zaragoza
$1101
687K
Murcia
$1138
673K
Malaga
$1430
592K
Bilbao
$1455
348K
Palma de Mallorca
$1696
432K
Las Palmas
$1268
380K
Alicante
$1300
359K
Cordoba
$1100
323K
Vigo
$1227
294K
Terrassa
$1361
229K
Gijon
$1233
269K
Valladolid
$1212
301K
Sabadell
$1431
222K
L'Hospitalet de Llobregat
$1567
280K
Vitoria-Gasteiz
$1532
258K
Pamplona
$1422
208K
San Sebastian
$1477
189K
Badalona
$1747
227K
A Coruna
$1196
249K
Granada
$1164
233K
Jerez de la Frontera
$892
214K
Oviedo
$1129
186K
Cartagena
$1068
220K
Elche
$1154
243K
Burgos
$1107
176K