Jamaica vs Zambia - Cost of Living Comparison

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Jamaica Zambia
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1310
$827
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3021
$1884
🏠 One person rent
$621
$399
🏘️ Family rent
$1041
$530
🍽️ Food expenses
$480
$266
🚐 Transport expenses
$123
$101
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$575
$112
💸 GDP per capita
$7754
$1187
😃 Human freedom index
7.89
6.8
❤️ Life expectancy
71.5
66.3
👮 Corruption perceptions index
44
37
🌐 English speaking %
97.6%
16%
🎓 Higher education
70
51
😀 Quality of life
43
30
🏙️ Population
2.84M
21.3M

The average cost of living in Jamaica ($1310) is 59% more expensive than in Zambia ($827). Jamaica ranked 54th vs 127th for Zambia 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 0.1 months in Zambia. Ranked 122nd and 154th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Jamaica vs Zambia

We calculate prices for Jamaica and Zambia as a population-weighted mean of 10 and 10 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 Zambia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.03
$6.97
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$83.8
$24.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.22
$3.92
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.25
$1.14
 Cappuccino
$4.73
$2.36
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.28
$0.57
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$701
$305
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$400
$305
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1598
$933
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1086
$890
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$98.7
$44.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$152
$68.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$50.3
$50.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.47%
29.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2688
$1931
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2215
$6714
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.81
$0.82
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$48.8
$46.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$26.7
$11.3
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.24
$1.31
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.95
$1.23
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.6
$0.85
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$2.15
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.55
$1.61
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.6
$6.32
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.56
$4.79
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.67
$5.54
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.72
$2.64
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.15
$1.72
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.53
$2.37
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.96
$1.32
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$2.36
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$1.77
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.99
$0.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.88
$1.35
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12
$7.17
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.82
$1.03
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.16
$2.64
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.84
$8.23
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.47
$3.46
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.43
$1.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.71
$1.58
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$59.6
$31
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.2
$4.17
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$26.4
$22.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.92
$6.35
👖 Brand Jeans
$23.1
$25.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$67.8
$74.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$228
$205
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4841
$13285

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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 Zambia

City Cost of living Population
Lusaka
$686
2.47M
Kitwe
$1189
625K
Ndola
$613
528K
Chingola
$1229
255K
Mufulira
$1473
182K
Livingstone
$718
177K
Kasama
$1002
158K
Kapiri Mposhi
$815
65.2K
Choma
$750
51.8K
Mansa
$1030
45.5K