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Comoros vs. Jamaica Cost of Living Summary

Comoros is 59.6% more expensive than Jamaica overall.

Restaurants: pay 7.0% less in Comoros
Groceries: pay 27.5% more in Comoros
Transportation: pay 1.5% more in Comoros
Housing: pay 36.1% more in Comoros
Childcare: pay 3.8 times more in Comoros
Entertainment and Sports: pay 39.0% less in Comoros
Clothing: pay 2.2 times more in Comoros

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

Comoros vs. Jamaica Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Comoros instead of Jamaica, you would:

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pay 7.0% less for restaurants

	Jamaica	Comoros
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.18 JMD1,126.37	$6.42 KMF2,749	-10.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.65 JMD1,200.20	$8.30 KMF3,554	+8.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.24 JMD193.78	$1.04 KMF445	-15.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.75 JMD117.16	$0.67 KMF287	-10.1%
Average			-7.0%

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pay 27.5% more for groceries

	Jamaica	Comoros
Bread 1 loaf	$2.71 JMD425.72	$0.59 KMF253	-78.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.07 JMD794.99	$4.02 KMF1,720	-20.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$13.82 JMD2,168.59	$17.01 KMF7,279	+23.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.51 JMD550.48	$5.23 KMF2,239	+49.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.83 JMD444.30	??
Apples (1 lb)	$2.51 JMD393.35	$2.38 KMF1,020	-4.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.32 JMD207.59	??
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.91 JMD299.10	??
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.23 JMD192.25	$1.95 KMF834	+59.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.93 JMD146.25	$2.13 KMF911	+128.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.89 JMD139.78	$1.46 KMF626	+64.1%
Average			+27.5%

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pay 1.5% more for transportation

	Jamaica	Comoros
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.77 JMD748.30	$11.89 KMF5,090	+149.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$48.93 JMD7,676.21	$33.58 KMF14,372	-31.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$42,765.27 JMD7M	$19,879.18 KMF9M	-53.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$21.56 JMD3,382.19	$8.93 KMF3,823	-58.6%
Average			+1.5%

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pay 36.1% more for housing

	Jamaica	Comoros
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$49.24 JMD7,726.15	$76.92 KMF32,921	+56.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$505.52 JMD79,313.83	$759.19 KMF325K	+50.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$400.25 JMD62,796.92	$630.71 KMF270K	+57.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$111.28 JMD17,459.05	$89.32 KMF38,228	-19.7%
Average			+36.1%

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pay 3.8 times more for childcare

	Jamaica	Comoros
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$184.63 JMD28,967.62	$415.80 KMF178K	+125.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$2,785.57 JMD437K	$14,673.45 KMF6M	+426.8%
Average			+276.0%

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pay 39.0% less for entertainment and sports

	Jamaica	Comoros
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.34 JMD367.35	$1.09 KMF465	-53.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.50 JMD548.81	$1.83 KMF785	-47.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$8.58 JMD1,346.79	??
Monthly membership at local gym	$41.65 JMD6,534.52	$35.88 KMF15,356	-13.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$11.47 JMD1,799.90	$6.79 KMF2,904	-40.8%
Average			-39.0%

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pay 2.2 times more for clothing

	Jamaica	Comoros
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$21.47 JMD3,368.32	$63.07 KMF26,995	+193.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$21.34 JMD3,348.55	$63.07 KMF26,995	+195.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$64.53 JMD10,124.71	$114.46 KMF48,990	+77.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$72.59 JMD11,388.96	$88.77 KMF37,992	+22.3%
Average			+122.2%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: March 2026

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