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The cheapest place to buy food is in China supermarkets.

Eat out as from the beach line as you can. You will discover that prices are twice lower than in other places along the beach line. Besides, rice will always save a tourist on a budget in Jamaica. One kilo of rice costs around 1$ here.

If you want to save, avoid visiting the island during spring vacations when lots of tourists come from the USA. In summer prices for apartments and leisure activities are much lower.

Official currency exchange offices are called «cambio». A good currency rate can be found in cambio or in banks.

You can have a cheap bite at Jamaican version of MacDonald’s known as «Juici patties». They serve traditional Jamaican patties with different filling.

If you are going to visit Negril, have a look at the website negril.com . There is a good deal of various accommodations. You can easily find a two-bedroom apartment for only 500$ a month.

US dollars are equally used with local Jamaica dollars. In most cases it is more cost effective to pay with local currency because the currency rate is randomly set by merchants. It’s better to take US dollars in small bills, the smaller the better. And forget about large bills such as fifty or one hundred because you won’t receive any change. It is not worth taking euro with you because its rate is set too low.