Cost of living comparison
Jamaica is 54.5% more expensive than Cambodia.
If you lived in Jamaica instead of Cambodia, you would:
pay 46.7% more for restaurants
Cambodia
|
Jamaica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.38
៛13,617.02
|
$6.50
$1,004.49
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.85
៛23,602.83
|
$5.73
$886.74
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.81
៛3,287.59
|
$1.08
$167.31
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.46
៛1,862.12
|
$0.75
$116.73
|
|
pay 71.7% more for groceries
Cambodia
|
Jamaica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.57
៛6,353.24
|
$2.24
$346.52
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.44
៛25,994.81
|
$6.96
$1,076.50
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.76
៛31,317.08
|
$11.65
$1,800.79
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.82
៛7,350.16
|
$2.75
$425.48
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.96
៛7,893.82
|
$3.16
$488.82
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.44
៛5,825.81
|
$3.10
$478.68
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.53
៛2,142.44
|
$1.43
$220.65
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.42
៛5,720.89
|
$1.52
$235.21
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.61
៛2,447.76
|
$1.00
$155.29
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.56
៛2,255.09
|
$1.05
$161.74
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.50
៛2,000.91
|
$1.15
$178.16
|
|
pay 55.0% more for transportation
Cambodia
|
Jamaica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.64
៛18,732.56
|
$5.00
$772.94
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$42.81
៛172,734.38
|
$50.10
$7,746.31
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$49,000.00
៛197,698,914.77
|
$38,646.23
$5,975,546.93
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.59
៛30,623.16
|
$24.01
$3,711.77
|
|
pay 43.5% more for housing
Cambodia
|
Jamaica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$31.00
៛125,078.26
|
$44.14
$6,824.85
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$324.56
៛1,309,475.12
|
$395.95
$61,222.69
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$209.52
៛845,342.90
|
$357.21
$55,232.25
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$66.18
៛267,015.94
|
$92.11
$14,242.31
|
|
pay 21.4% less for childcare
Cambodia
|
Jamaica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$212.97
៛859,250.59
|
$212.08
$32,791.99
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,508.57
៛26,259,949.15
|
$3,750.38
$579,889.70
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for entertainment and sports
Cambodia
|
Jamaica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.90
៛3,631.20
|
$2.19
$337.90
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.20
៛8,859.92
|
$3.22
$498.17
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.53
៛6,173.05
|
$9.14
$1,413.03
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.83
៛176,836.30
|
$36.18
$5,594.80
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.50
៛22,190.69
|
$8.84
$1,366.96
|
|
pay 40.0% more for clothing
Cambodia
|
Jamaica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$22.98
៛92,707.79
|
$29.32
$4,533.60
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$18.07
៛72,893.07
|
$25.76
$3,982.63
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$69.01
៛278,440.38
|
$57.56
$8,899.72
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$33.05
៛133,336.29
|
$68.26
$10,555.08
|
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