Jamaica vs Vanuatu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Jamaica Vanuatu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1072
$2066
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2736
$4087
🏠 One person rent
$473
$1329
🏘️ Family rent
$1036
$1948
🍽️ Food expenses
$420
$575
🚐 Transport expenses
$96
$49.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$699
$721
💸 GDP per capita
$6047
$3231
😃 Human freedom index
7.56
6.7
❤️ Life expectancy
70.5
70.4
👮 Corruption perceptions index
44
48
🌐 English speaking %
97.6%
83.5%
🎓 Higher education
69
1
😀 Quality of life
41
48
🏙️ Population
2.7M
276K

The average cost of living in Jamaica ($1072) is 48% less expensive than in Vanuatu ($2066). Jamaica ranked 70th vs 13th for Vanuatu 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 0.3 months in Vanuatu. Ranked 117th and 86th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Jamaica vs Vanuatu

We calculate prices for Jamaica and Vanuatu as a population-weighted mean of 10 and 2 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 Vanuatu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.05
$10.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$58.3
$51.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.2
$9.08
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.23
$4.48
 Cappuccino
$3.63
$4.45
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.18
$2.16
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$442
$1206
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$306
$1136
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1100
$2098
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$784
$1642
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$94.7
$66.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$144
$102
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$45
$113
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.67%
7.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2195
$3305
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4464
$2022
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.93
$1.67
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$42.2
$76
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$26.5
$7.37
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.31
$1.77
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.68
$2.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.9
$2.13
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$3.13
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.81
$5.47
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12
$20.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.28
$18.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.18
$18.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.13
$5
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.9
$2.03
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.51
$5.61
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.47
$5.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.44
$3.82
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.18
$2.12
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.97
$0.71
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.72
$5.36
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.8
$13.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.55
$3.27
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.82
$9.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.65
$6.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.81
$4.58
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.25
$2.86
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.76
$1.75
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$67.8
$62
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.32
$10.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$24.3
$43.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.18
$11.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$31.9
$46.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$64.1
$103
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$222
$446
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2035
$6363

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Jamaica

City Cost of living Population
Kingston
$1250
580K
Spanish Town
$758
131K
Half Way Tree
$1062
96.5K
Montego Bay
$1005
110K
May Pen
$768
61.5K
Mandeville
$674
48.3K
Linstead
$936
22.8K
Old Harbour
$698
28.7K
Savanna-la-Mar
$1020
22.6K
Port Antonio
$1005
14.8K

In Vanuatu

City Cost of living Population
Port Vila
$1841
51.4K
Luganville
$2943
13.2K