Cost of living comparison
Jamaica is 44.4% more expensive than Laos.
If you lived in Jamaica instead of Laos, you would:
pay 89.8% more for restaurants
Laos
|
Jamaica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.85
LAK39,464
|
$5.99
JMD937.72
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.45
LAK94,803
|
$6.88
JMD1,077.27
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.78
LAK16,557
|
$1.07
JMD167.82
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.51
LAK10,938
|
$0.73
JMD114.48
|
|
pay 53.0% more for groceries
Laos
|
Jamaica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.02
LAK21,685
|
$2.12
JMD331.60
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$14.08
LAK300,146
|
$5.77
JMD903.46
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.60
LAK140,694
|
$13.01
JMD2,036.42
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.10
LAK44,796
|
$3.23
JMD504.87
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.11
LAK44,894
|
$2.95
JMD461.17
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.90
LAK19,274
|
$2.13
JMD333.39
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.75
LAK16,060
|
$1.12
JMD175.81
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.98
LAK20,793
|
$1.60
JMD249.91
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.31
LAK27,925
|
$0.99
JMD154.56
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.71
LAK15,164
|
$0.95
JMD148.17
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.46
LAK9,811
|
$0.85
JMD133.67
|
|
pay 28.3% more for transportation
Laos
|
Jamaica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.65
LAK99,223
|
$4.99
JMD780.51
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$50.97
LAK1,086,731
|
$46.46
JMD7,269.51
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,928.24
LAK616,748,073
|
$42,183.23
JMD6,600,891.13
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.15
LAK301,722
|
$23.92
JMD3,743.49
|
|
pay 65.1% more for housing
Laos
|
Jamaica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$10.22
LAK217,819
|
$43.15
JMD6,752.70
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,007.60
LAK21,481,989
|
$450.88
JMD70,553.58
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$818.32
LAK17,446,518
|
$316.95
JMD49,596.90
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$65.45
LAK1,395,302
|
$101.33
JMD15,856.56
|
|
pay 54.8% less for childcare
Laos
|
Jamaica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$342.92
LAK7,310,986
|
$232.14
JMD36,325.02
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,300.83
LAK198,292,972
|
$2,119.17
JMD331,609.99
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for entertainment and sports
Laos
|
Jamaica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.15
LAK24,487
|
$2.15
JMD336.45
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.68
LAK35,852
|
$2.46
JMD384.92
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.82
LAK38,845
|
$8.05
JMD1,259.79
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$51.00
LAK1,087,276
|
$38.96
JMD6,096.99
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.49
LAK53,114
|
$9.42
JMD1,474.65
|
|
pay 16.4% less for clothing
Laos
|
Jamaica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$81.96
LAK1,747,329
|
$29.66
JMD4,640.61
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$62.33
LAK1,328,801
|
$23.10
JMD3,614.69
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$58.81
LAK1,253,908
|
$60.71
JMD9,499.65
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$42.69
LAK910,228
|
$67.45
JMD10,555.27
|
|
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