Jamaica vs Vietnam - Cost of Living Comparison

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Jamaica Vietnam
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1310
$650
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3021
$1668
🏠 One person rent
$621
$321
🏘️ Family rent
$1041
$560
🍽️ Food expenses
$480
$202
🚐 Transport expenses
$123
$54.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$575
$335
💸 GDP per capita
$7754
$4717
😃 Human freedom index
7.89
5.29
❤️ Life expectancy
71.5
74.6
👮 Corruption perceptions index
44
41
🌐 English speaking %
97.6%
16%
🎓 Higher education
70
57
😀 Quality of life
43
49
🏙️ Population
2.84M
101M

The average cost of living in Jamaica ($1310) is 102% more expensive than in Vietnam ($650). Jamaica ranked 54th vs 163rd for Vietnam in the list of the most expensive countries in the world.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Jamaica compared to 0.5 months in Vietnam. Ranked 122nd and 101st best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Jamaica vs Vietnam

We calculate prices for Jamaica and Vietnam as a population-weighted mean of 10 and 38 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 Vietnam
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.03
$1.85
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$83.8
$22.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.22
$4.41
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.25
$1.03
 Cappuccino
$4.73
$1.69
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.28
$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$701
$387
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$400
$236
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1598
$898
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1086
$593
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$98.7
$46.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$152
$72
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$50.3
$9.21
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.47%
8.45%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2688
$3202
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2215
$1757
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.81
$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$48.8
$8.66
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$26.7
$5.76
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.24
$0.83
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.95
$1.44
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.6
$0.9
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$0.96
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.55
$1.46
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.6
$12.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.56
$3.65
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.67
$10.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.72
$2.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.15
$1.12
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.53
$1.28
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.96
$1.11
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$1.04
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$1.14
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.99
$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.88
$0.92
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12
$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.82
$0.87
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.16
$1.36
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.84
$1.73
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.47
$2.89
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.43
$1.12
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.71
$1.05
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$59.6
$21.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.2
$3.54
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$26.4
$34.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.92
$5.65
👖 Brand Jeans
$23.1
$40.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$67.8
$89.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$228
$277
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4841
$13069

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Jamaica

City Cost of living Population
Kingston
$1461
938K
Spanish Town
$835
131K
Half Way Tree
$1289
96.5K
Montego Bay
$1096
124K
May Pen
$970
61.5K
Old Harbour
$1077
28.7K
Mandeville
$1018
48.3K
Linstead
$1109
22.8K
Savanna-la-Mar
$1196
22.6K
Port Antonio
$1234
14.8K

In Vietnam

City Cost of living Population
Ho Chi Minh
$762
14M
Hanoi
$702
8.72M
Da Nang
$660
2.82M
Haiphong
$571
2.12M
Can Tho
$456
3.21M
Bien Hoa
$419
1.1M
Hai Duong
$587
507K
Bac Ninh
$597
520K
Hue
$380
653K
Vinh
$590
490K
Thanh Hoa
$601
393K
Ha Tinh
$567
380K
Vung Tau
$525
357K
Nam Dinh
$602
352K
Nha Trang
$541
392K
Thai Nguyen
$476
340K
Thu Dau Mot
$540
322K
Buon Ma Thuot
$535
340K
Thai Binh
$587
268K
Viet Tri
$590
278K
Ha Long
$585
270K
Qui Nhon
$519
311K
Ca Mau
$526
315K
Phan Thiet
$500
205K
Da Lat
$572
204K
Long Xuyen
$514
279K
Dong Hoi
$496
160K
Phan Rang-Thap Cham
$543
196K
Rach Gia
$535
251K
Cam Pha
$577
156K