Your USD goes less far in Jamaica

−1.0% less far

$2,000 now goes as far as $1,980.50 did 1 year ago.

$2,000 gets you 316,860 JMD

That is 3,120 JMD less than the same budget bought 1 year ago, worth about $19.69 today.

JMD per 1 USD Then 160.0 · Today 158.4

1 year ago Today

What the difference covers in Jamaica

The same $2,000 budget, at typical local prices, compared with 1 year ago.

Stay Estimate

Mid-range hotel

13,000 JMD a night

$0.80 more a night

Costs you today: $82.06
Cost you 1 year ago: $81.26

Stay Estimate

Four-star hotel

23,000 JMD a night

$1.42 more a night

Costs you today: $145.17
Cost you 1 year ago: $143.76

Eat Estimate

Street food or casual meal

1,200 JMD a meal

2 fewer meals

Costs you today: $7.57
Cost you 1 year ago: $7.50

Eat Estimate

Dinner for two

7,800 JMD a dinner

$0.48 more a dinner

Costs you today: $49.23
Cost you 1 year ago: $48.75

Do Estimate

Museum entry

3,100 JMD a ticket

1 fewer ticket

Costs you today: $19.57
Cost you 1 year ago: $19.38

Do Estimate

Guided day tour

15,000 JMD a tour

$0.92 more a tour

Costs you today: $94.68
Cost you 1 year ago: $93.76

Get around Estimate

Airport taxi

2,900 JMD a ride

1 fewer ride

Costs you today: $18.30
Cost you 1 year ago: $18.13

Get around Estimate

Intercity bus ticket

2,400 JMD a ticket

1 fewer ticket

Costs you today: $15.15
Cost you 1 year ago: $15.00

Rate history

JMD per 1 USD. A rising line means your money buys more.

Rate 1 year ago

A price of	Costs you today	Cost you 1 year ago
2,000 JMD	$12.62	$12.50
10,000 JMD	$63.12	$62.50
50,000 JMD	$315.60	$312.52
200,000 JMD	$1,262.39	$1,250.08

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Typical travel prices are estimates from World Bank price levels (International Comparison Program 2021, brought up to 2025) and vary by city and season. Fast-food prices come from The Economist's Big Mac index. The comparison follows exchange rates only and does not include changes in local prices.

Sources: World Bank ICP (CC BY 4.0), The Economist Big Mac index, Frankfurter (central bank rates)