Is Jamaica a good place to live for remote workers?

Jamaica scores 51/100 on our equal-weighted livability composite (internet 111.5 Mbps, safety 0, healthcare 74, air quality 86; English not scored) — rank 116 of 167.

How fast is the internet in Jamaica?

Median fixed broadband is around 111.5 Mbps.

What does $3,000/month get you in Jamaica?

Single-person essentials run about $1,355/month at local prices, so $3,000 lives "very comfortable" (2.2× essentials).

Livability · rank 116/167

Is 🇯🇲 Jamaica (Kingston) a good place to live?

Quality score 51/100 against essentials of $1,355/month.

The five metrics

Internet 45 111.5 Mbps median broadband, 90.1% online

Safety 0 49.4 homicides/100k (2023)

Healthcare 74 UHC service coverage 74/100 (2023)

Air quality 86 PM2.5 11.5 µg/m³ (2023)

Beside the score, not inside it

Neither of these is part of the composite above, deliberately. Folding governance into a quality-of-life number would bury a political judgement where you could not see it or argue with it, and connection price is a different question from connection speed — somewhere fast and expensive and somewhere slow and cheap are different trade-offs, not one average.

Rule of law: middling; World Bank WGI estimate -0.08 · corruption control -0.1 · stability 0.48 (2024). Scale −2.5 to +2.5, higher is better.
What connectivity costs: $42.18 /mo broadband; Mobile 10GB $25.47/month. ITU price basket. The speed above is scored; this price is not.

What your budget buys

Monthly budget	vs essentials ($1,355)	Verdict
$2,000	1.5×	comfortable
$3,000	2.2×	very comfortable
$5,000	3.7×	like royalty

Essentials from the Pint & Property basket. Rank countries by your own priorities in the interactive matrix.

Similar value-for-money

🇬🇩 Grenada — quality 51.1, essentials $1,329/mo
🇺🇸 United States — quality 88.4, essentials $2,410/mo
🇧🇿 Belize — quality 45.1, essentials $1,158/mo
🇦🇬 Antigua and Barbuda — quality 56.7, essentials $1,570/mo

Frequently asked questions

Is Jamaica a good place to live for remote workers?: Jamaica scores 51/100 on our equal-weighted livability composite (internet 111.5 Mbps, safety 0, healthcare 74, air quality 86; English not scored) — rank 116 of 167.
How fast is the internet in Jamaica?: Median fixed broadband is around 111.5 Mbps.
What does $3,000/month get you in Jamaica?: Single-person essentials run about $1,355/month at local prices, so $3,000 lives "very comfortable" (2.2× essentials).