Jamaica vs Turkey - Cost of Living Comparison

Jamaica Turkey
🚶 Cost of living one person
$924
$540
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2304
$1332
🏠 One person rent
$390
$247
🏘️ Family rent
$789
$437
🍽️ Food expenses
$376
$175
🚐 Transport expenses
$83.9
$59.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$673
$401
💸 GDP per capita
$5184
$9661
😃 Human freedom index
7.53
5.71
❤️ Life expectancy
71.9
75.9
👮 Corruption perceptions index
44
36
🌐 English speaking %
97.6%
15%
🎓 Higher education
77
78
😀 Quality of life
44
51
🏙️ Population
2.89M
84.7M

The average cost of living in Jamaica ($924) is 71% more expensive than in Turkey ($540). Jamaica ranked 84th vs 166th 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 0.7 months in Turkey. Ranked 107th and 79th 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
$5.89
$3.59
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$45.8
$18.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.14
$3.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.22
$2.16
 Cappuccino
$3.42
$1.66
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.09
$0.74
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$411
$278
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$240
$177
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1023
$506
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$537
$330
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$74.6
$40.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$115
$63
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$40.5
$8.98
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.45%
21.09%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1796
$1245
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1863
$743
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.93
$0.4
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$39.5
$21
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$22
$4.15
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.29
$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.79
$0.88
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.54
$0.41
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$1.24
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.8
$1.58
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.6
$5.56
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.54
$3.72
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.62
$8.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.62
$0.73
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.66
$1.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.2
$0.76
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.47
$0.94
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.37
$0.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$0.46
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.72
$0.2
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.58
$1.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.8
$7.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.12
$1.65
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.47
$1.64
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.34
$1.92
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.97
$1.81
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.84
$1.24
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.79
$1.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$55.6
$20.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.56
$2.91
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$24.6
$26.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.29
$4
👖 Brand Jeans
$28.3
$36
👟 Brand Sneakers
$56.9
$70
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$177
$195
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1922
$4410

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Jamaica

City Cost of living Population
Kingston
$1067
580K
Spanish Town
$742
131K
Half Way Tree
$739
96.5K
Montego Bay
$869
110K
May Pen
$830
61.5K
Mandeville
$600
48.3K
Old Harbour
$676
28.7K
Linstead
$876
22.8K
Savanna-la-Mar
$842
22.6K
Port Antonio
$662
14.8K

In Turkey

City Cost of living Population
Istanbul
$880
15.5M
Ankara
$565
5.5M
Izmir
$582
4.32M
Bursa
$586
2.9M
Antalya
$801
2.43M
Urfa
$284
1.99M
Kocaeli
$438
1.95M
Gaziantep
$398
2.03M
Konya
$401
2.23M
Mersin
$504
1.81M
Kayseri
$490
1.39M
Adana
$384
1.77M
Diyarbakir
$274
1.73M
Samsun
$425
1.34M
Eskisehir
$410
871K
Denizli
$370
1.03M
Trabzon
$352
808K
Erzurum
$377
768K
Manisa
$430
357K
Gebze
$339
371K
Sivas
$278
378K
Elazig
$275
422K
Aksaray
$363
315K
Kahramanmaras
$318
444K
Balikesir
$385
332K
Malatya
$343
426K
Izmit
$253
363K
Afyonkarahisar
$335
300K
Antakya
$338
378K
Kutahya
$347
267K