Prices in Jamaica cannot be called low, but it is worth considering that in the off-season they drop significantly (this applies to the cost of air tickets and payment for a hotel room).
Shopping and souvenirs
Shopping in Jamaica will not please you with low prices - clothes, perfumes and accessories are quite expensive here. For the benefit of your wallet, you can only buy beachwear, coffee, jewelry and handicrafts.
The main shopping centers are located in the resorts of Montego Bay and Ocho Risos. It is worth noting that few large shopping centers are open in Jamaica - you can shop here mainly in souvenir shops.
In memory of a vacation in Jamaica, it is worth bringing:
- cigars, folk art products (figurines of turtles carved from wood, wooden masks), pottery (jugs, plates, vases), clothes decorated with hand embroidery and local symbols, dried lacquered crabs;
- Jamaican rum, spices and sauces, coffee (Blue Mountain).
Jamaicans will offer you to buy T-shirts with Bob Marley and Rastafarian slogans from $ 7, Rastafarian hat - for $ 5-30, coffee - from $ 13/500 grams, cigars - from $ 8, spices and sauces - from $ 2 / pack, rum - from $ 26, handicrafts - from $ 15, jewelry and accessories (bracelets, beads, belts, beach bags with Jamaican symbols) - from $ 4.5.
Excursions
On a sightseeing tour of Montego Bay, you will ride along the Hip Strip, walk through Sam Sharpe Square and Free Port Montego Bay.
As part of the tour, you will be taken to Doctor’s Cave Beach and Graf Market, where you can buy local souvenirs.
This excursion will cost you $ 55.
Entertainment
Approximate prices for entertainment: an hour tour of the Bob Marley Museum costs about $ 20, entrance tickets to Roaring River Park - $ 15, entrance to the nightclub with live music "Alfreds" - $ 4.5, river rafting (1 hour of entertainment for 2 people) - $ 50.
Transport
The most convenient way to get around Jamaican cities is by minibuses (on official minibuses, license plates are painted red). On average, 1 ticket costs $ 1.
It should be noted that there is no single timetable for the movement of fixed-route taxis - they go as soon as they are full.
A fairly common mode of transport in such large cities as Montego Bay and Kingston is the bus: 1 trip costs about $ 0.9-1.
It is no less convenient to get around by express buses running around the city according to the schedule (the fare is $ 1, 5-2, 5).
If you wish, you can rent a car (rental price - $ 45-50 / day).
If you save on vacation in Jamaica, then you can keep within $ 30 per day for 1 person (hotel room without amenities, cheap food). But for a more comfortable stay, you should calculate your vacation budget based on an amount of at least $ 80-95 per day for 1 person.
