Jamaica vs Ukraine - Cost of Living Comparison

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Jamaica Ukraine
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1148
$559
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3047
$1423
🏠 One person rent
$506
$260
🏘️ Family rent
$1235
$469
🍽️ Food expenses
$457
$203
🚐 Transport expenses
$95.5
$36.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$775
$387
💸 GDP per capita
$6874
$5181
😃 Human freedom index
7.56
6.72
❤️ Life expectancy
70.6
68.6
👮 Corruption perceptions index
44
36
🌐 English speaking %
97.6%
18%
🎓 Higher education
69
66
😀 Quality of life
39
42
🏙️ Population
2.7M
41.2M

The average cost of living in Jamaica ($1148) is 106% more expensive than in Ukraine ($559). Jamaica ranked 66th vs 171st for Ukraine 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 Ukraine. Ranked 117th and 108th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Jamaica vs Ukraine

We calculate prices for Jamaica and Ukraine as a population-weighted mean of 10 and 34 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 Ukraine
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.15
$6.07
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$69.1
$23.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.39
$4.94
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.1
$0.99
 Cappuccino
$3.81
$1.15
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.34
$0.61
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$606
$297
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$307
$187
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1761
$570
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$869
$349
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$90.3
$45.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$138
$70.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$49
$5.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.2%
17.28%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1894
$1268
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1690
$848
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.91
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$40
$9.68
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$26.9
$4.25
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.27
$1.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.72
$0.93
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.99
$0.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$1.21
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.06
$1.51
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.1
$7.45
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.38
$3.64
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.61
$5.55
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.27
$0.63
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.95
$1.47
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.67
$1.48
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.29
$1.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.46
$0.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.07
$0.68
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.91
$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.71
$0.8
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.7
$4.14
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.7
$0.73
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.8
$2.05
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.83
$3.61
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.44
$2.75
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.38
$1.24
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.73
$1.28
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$72.7
$18.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.4
$3.88
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$25
$10.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.14
$3.82
👖 Brand Jeans
$33.6
$51.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$68.5
$78.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$209
$307
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2111
$5046

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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 Ukraine

City Cost of living Population
Kyiv
$795
2.95M
Kharkiv
$503
1.42M
Odesa
$532
1.01M
Dnipro
$679
969K
Lviv
$665
717K
Zaporizhia
$405
710K
Kryvyi Rih
$516
604K
Mykolaiv
$375
470K
Kherson
$416
279K
Luhansk
$508
418K
Mariupol
$491
449K
Vinnytsia
$545
370K
Chernivtsi
$515
265K
Poltava
$473
283K
Sumy
$449
266K
Chernihiv
$422
287K
Zhytomyr
$529
262K
Donetsk
$456
902K
Cherkasy
$432
270K
Rivne
$418
245K
Ternopil
$457
225K
Kamianske
$576
227K
Kropyvnytskyi
$514
227K
Lutsk
$487
216K
Kremenchuk
$421
215K
Bila Tserkva
$420
209K
Khmelnytskyi
$490
274K
Ivano-Frankivsk
$501
238K
Horlivka
$546
257K
Melitopol
$513
149K