Last update: Oct 2026

Cost of Living Comparison Between Alligator Pond and Buff Bay

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Alligator Pond

🇯🇲 Jamaica

/mo nomad

Buff Bay

🇯🇲 Jamaica

$970

/mo nomad

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$10.80 JMD 1,706

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$76.9 JMD 12.2K

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$4.94 JMD 780

Cappuccino

$5.20 JMD 822

Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.75 JMD 118

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.61 JMD 96.1

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$1.86 JMD 294

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.07 JMD 485

Milk (1 liter)

$4.15 JMD 656

White Bread (500g)

$3.68 JMD 581

Rice (white) (1kg)

$1.64 JMD 259

Eggs

$3.52 JMD 555

Local Cheese (1kg)

$11.26 JMD 1,779

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$6.32 JMD 998

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$10.25 JMD 1,620

Apples (1kg)

$5.94 JMD 938

Banana (1kg)

$3.97 JMD 627

Oranges (1kg)

$7.56 JMD 1,194

Tomato (1kg)

$3.08 JMD 487

Potato (1kg)

$3.22 JMD 509

Onion (1kg)

$2.68 JMD 423

Lettuce (1 head)

$3.02 JMD 478

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$1.45 JMD 229

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$9.65 JMD 1,524

Wine (Bottle)

$11.17 JMD 1,764

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$2.91 JMD 460

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$4.05 JMD 640

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$1.25 JMD 197

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$3.13 JMD 494

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$6.21 JMD 980

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.40 JMD 221

Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)

$44.4K JMD 7.0M

Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)

$32.8K JMD 5.2M

Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)

$169 JMD 26.7K

SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)

$29.75 JMD 4,700

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$52.2 JMD 8,246

Cinema Ticket

$13.39 JMD 2,116

Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)

$362 JMD 57.2K

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$8,327 JMD 1.3M

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$24.09 JMD 3,805

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$31.87 JMD 5,036

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$77.2 JMD 12.2K

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$104 JMD 16.5K

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$618 JMD 97.6K

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

9.45

CityCost data is based on AI and user input – minor inaccuracies may occur.

Last update for Alligator Pond: October 24, 2026

Last update for Buff Bay: October 25, 2026

Monthly budget structure

Share of the monthly basket for one person, rent included.

Groceries & Markets

Alligator Pond

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Buff Bay

$384 39.6%

Monthly Utilities & Internet

Alligator Pond

–

Buff Bay

$251 25.9%

Eating Out

Alligator Pond

–

Buff Bay

$185 19%

Clothing & Footwear

Alligator Pond

–

Buff Bay

$107 11%

Sport & Entertainment

Alligator Pond

–

Buff Bay

$27 * 2.8%

Getting Around

Alligator Pond

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Buff Bay

$17 * 1.7%

Categories marked with * are only partly priced – their share counts the items that do have prices.

Good to know

🇯🇲 Alligator Pond

🇯🇲 Buff Bay

🕒 Local time

08:06 8:06 AM

Same time as Alligator Pond

🌤 Weather

👥 Population

1,793

2,757

💱 Currency

Jamaican Dollar JMD $

📈 Exchange rate

1,000 JMD = 6.33 USD

1,000 JMD = 5.67 EUR

1,000 JMD = 6.33 USD

1,000 JMD = 5.67 EUR

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