Jamaica vs Turkey - Cost of Living Comparison

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Jamaica Turkey
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1148
$794
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3047
$2003
🏠 One person rent
$506
$388
🏘️ Family rent
$1235
$698
🍽️ Food expenses
$457
$257
🚐 Transport expenses
$95.5
$66.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$775
$709
💸 GDP per capita
$6874
$12986
😃 Human freedom index
7.56
5.63
❤️ Life expectancy
70.6
78.5
👮 Corruption perceptions index
44
34
🌐 English speaking %
97.6%
15%
🎓 Higher education
69
77
😀 Quality of life
39
53
🏙️ Population
2.7M
85.4M

The average cost of living in Jamaica ($1148) is 45% more expensive than in Turkey ($794). Jamaica ranked 66th vs 125th for Turkey 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 0.9 months in Turkey. Ranked 117th and 73rd best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Jamaica vs Turkey

We calculate prices for Jamaica and Turkey as a population-weighted mean of 10 and 128 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 Turkey
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.15
$6.77
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$69.1
$27.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.39
$6.73
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.1
$2.84
 Cappuccino
$3.81
$2.64
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.34
$1.17
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$606
$442
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$307
$314
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1761
$847
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$869
$577
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$90.3
$36.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$138
$56.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$49
$11.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.2%
33.82%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1894
$1761
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1690
$1017
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.91
$0.51
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$40
$19.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$26.9
$6.08
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.27
$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.72
$0.88
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.99
$0.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$1.48
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.06
$1.55
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.1
$9.34
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.38
$5.37
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.61
$17.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.27
$0.9
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.95
$1.93
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.67
$0.92
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.29
$1.07
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.46
$0.58
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.07
$0.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.91
$0.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.71
$1.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.7
$8.25
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.7
$1.97
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.8
$1.88
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.83
$3.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.44
$2.5
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.38
$1.18
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.73
$1.6
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$72.7
$33.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.4
$5.19
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$25
$40.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.14
$6.62
👖 Brand Jeans
$33.6
$43.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$68.5
$86.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$209
$434
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2111
$8293

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Jamaica

City Cost of living Population
Kingston
$1325
580K
Spanish Town
$783
131K
Half Way Tree
$1165
96.5K
Montego Bay
$1018
124K
May Pen
$821
61.5K
Mandeville
$978
48.3K
Old Harbour
$849
28.7K
Linstead
$1046
22.8K
Savanna-la-Mar
$1123
22.6K
Port Antonio
$1143
14.8K

In Turkey

City Cost of living Population
Istanbul
$1125
15.5M
Ankara
$907
5.8M
Urfa
$567
1.99M
Izmir
$892
2.95M
Bursa
$789
2.9M
Konya
$674
2.23M
Adana
$705
1.77M
Antalya
$963
2.43M
Diyarbakir
$640
1.73M
Kocaeli
$695
1.85M
Gaziantep
$473
1.68M
Samsun
$820
1.37M
Kayseri
$656
1.39M
Balikesir
$584
1.25M
Denizli
$508
1.03M
Mersin
$789
1.04M
Eskisehir
$716
871K
Trabzon
$708
824K
Erzurum
$512
768K
Malatya
$570
426K
Elazig
$622
422K
Kahramanmaras
$604
444K
Van
$552
1.13M
Manisa
$612
420K
Antakya
$450
378K
Tarsus
$689
347K
Izmit
$652
376K
Sivas
$1003
365K
Adiyaman
$651
267K
Corlu
$694
294K