Cost of living comparison

Thailand

compared to

Jamaica

Montego Bay vs. Bangkok Cost of Living Summary

Montego Bay is 0.8% more expensive than Bangkok.

Restaurants: pay 2.1 times more in Montego Bay
Groceries: pay 46.6% more in Montego Bay
Transportation: pay 28.5% more in Montego Bay
Housing: pay 30.9% less in Montego Bay
Childcare: pay 43.7% less in Montego Bay
Entertainment and Sports: pay 12.7% more in Montego Bay
Clothing: pay 36.8% less in Montego Bay

The cost of restaurants, groceries, transportation, and entertainment and sports in Montego Bay are more expensive than in Bangkok. Expenses including childcare, clothing, and housing are lower in Montego Bay. Notably, restaurants is significantly more expensive in Montego Bay.

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Montego Bay vs. Bangkok Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Montego Bay instead of Bangkok, you would:

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pay 2.1 times more for restaurants

	Bangkok	Montego Bay
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$2.97 THB99.58	$11.02 JMD1,751.75	+270.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.98 THB234.01	$8.18 JMD1,301.30	+17.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.65 THB21.81	$0.90 JMD143.10	+38.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.35 THB11.81	$0.71 JMD113.07	+101.8%
Average			+111.3%

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pay 46.6% more for groceries

	Bangkok	Montego Bay
Bread 1 loaf	$1.48 THB49.54	$2.70 JMD428.76	+82.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$8.63 THB289.21	$5.70 JMD906.60	-33.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.27 THB243.73	$12.51 JMD1,989.33	+72.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.56 THB85.97	$3.54 JMD562.56	+37.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.63 THB54.69	$2.86 JMD454.05	+75.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.77 THB59.30	$1.89 JMD300.30	+6.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.81 THB27.03	$1.14 JMD181.62	+41.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.24 THB41.66	$3.33 JMD530.17	+168.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.87 THB29.31	$1.14 JMD181.62	+30.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.78 THB26.20	$1.14 JMD181.62	+46.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.69 THB23.19	$1.20 JMD190.91	+73.6%
Average			+46.6%

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pay 28.5% more for transportation

	Bangkok	Montego Bay
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.32 THB178.25	$5.22 JMD830.63	-1.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$34.98 THB1,172.54	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$31,193.83 THB1M	$44,062.55 JMD7M	+41.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$10.55 THB353.50	$26.12 JMD4,154.16	+147.7%
Average			+28.5%

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pay 30.9% less for housing

	Bangkok	Montego Bay
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$17.88 THB599.16	$47.79 JMD7,599.69	+167.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$675.80 THB22,651.82	$314.73 JMD50,050.12	-53.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$346.10 THB11,600.91	$220.31 JMD35,035.08	-36.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$82.03 THB2,749.44	$128.52 JMD20,438.11	+56.7%
Average			-30.9%

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pay 43.7% less for childcare

	Bangkok	Montego Bay
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$568.31 THB19,049.03	$361.00 JMD57,407.35	-36.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$16,500.59 THB553K	$8,238.45 JMD1M	-50.1%
Average			-43.7%

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pay 12.7% more for entertainment and sports

	Bangkok	Montego Bay
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.67 THB89.62	$2.20 JMD350.35	-17.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.79 THB93.66	$5.31 JMD844.60	+90.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.60 THB154.35	$9.44 JMD1,501.50	+105.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$58.43 THB1,958.38	$44.06 JMD7,007.02	-24.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.58 THB253.93	$8.50 JMD1,351.35	+12.2%
Average			+12.7%

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pay 36.8% less for clothing

	Bangkok	Montego Bay
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$70.75 THB2,371.47	$23.60 JMD3,753.76	-66.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$42.94 THB1,439.24	$31.47 JMD5,005.01	-26.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$97.05 THB3,252.90	$69.24 JMD11,011.03	-28.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$109.92 THB3,684.41	$100.71 JMD16,016.04	-8.4%
Average			-36.8%

Bangkok vs. Montego Bay - Cost of clothing

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