Jamaica vs Switzerland - Cost of Living Comparison

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Jamaica Switzerland
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1330
$3270
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3078
$7945
🏠 One person rent
$646
$1915
🏘️ Family rent
$1102
$3289
🍽️ Food expenses
$474
$936
🚐 Transport expenses
$122
$144
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$699
$7446
💸 GDP per capita
$7754
$104K
😃 Human freedom index
7.89
9.15
❤️ Life expectancy
71.5
84.1
👮 Corruption perceptions index
44
80
🌐 English speaking %
97.6%
38.7%
🎓 Higher education
70
99
😀 Quality of life
48
100
🏙️ Population
2.84M
9.01M

The average cost of living in Jamaica ($1330) is 59% less expensive than in Switzerland ($3270). Jamaica ranked 52nd vs 3rd for Switzerland 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 2.3 months in Switzerland. Ranked 107th and 1st best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Jamaica vs Switzerland

We calculate prices for Jamaica and Switzerland as a population-weighted mean of 10 and 50 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 Switzerland
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.45
$30.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$73.9
$109
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.81
$18.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.38
$9.37
 Cappuccino
$5.13
$6.55
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.21
$5.33
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$757
$2006
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$455
$1610
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1683
$3775
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1142
$2961
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$103
$169
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$161
$259
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$51.3
$58.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.44%
2.03%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2654
$16647
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2186
$8785
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.81
$4.53
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$48.1
$98.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$26.6
$44.1
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.27
$2.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.92
$2.27
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.41
$3.58
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$3.66
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.53
$8.25
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.5
$24.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.43
$27.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.48
$43.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.67
$3.95
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.96
$2.25
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.6
$3.01
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.9
$5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.02
$2.28
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.97
$2.23
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.96
$0.96
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.85
$3.42
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.7
$14.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.8
$2.66
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.31
$11.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.87
$18.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.6
$5.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.34
$4.78
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.7
$4.45
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$58.3
$90.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.8
$24.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$27.4
$146
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.06
$46.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$23
$137
👟 Brand Sneakers
$67.5
$160
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$262
$2583
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5521
$27660

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Cities Comparison in Jamaica vs Switzerland

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

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 Switzerland

City Cost of living Population
Zurich
$3857
452K
Geneva
$3658
209K
Basel
$3034
176K
Lausanne
$3134
145K
Bern
$2857
137K
Winterthur
$3267
120K
Lucerne
$3321
86.2K
St. Gallen
$3120
78.9K
Lugano
$2763
63.5K
Biel/Bienne
$2543
55.9K
Schaffhausen
$2611
39K
Neuchatel
$2868
45.3K
Koniz
$2907
43K
Bellinzona
$3160
45.3K
Altstetten
$3514
36.9K
Fribourg
$2891
39.2K
Chur
$2850
39.2K
Lancy
$3344
37.3K
Thun
$2711
43.9K
Uster
$3239
36.8K
Vernier
$3400
34.8K
Zug
$4491
32.1K
Montreux
$3393
27K
Sion
$2468
37.2K
Yverdon-les-Bains
$3126
30.3K
Baden
$3312
23.9K
Emmen
$3288
29.3K
Dietikon
$3348
26.9K
Riehen
$3587
22.5K
La Chaux-de-Fonds
$2554
37.6K