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Lebanon vs. Jamaica Cost of Living Summary

Lebanon is 10.0% more expensive than Jamaica overall.

Restaurants: pay 11.3% more in Lebanon
Groceries: pay 51.0% less in Lebanon
Transportation: pay 9.6% less in Lebanon
Housing: pay 3.9% less in Lebanon
Childcare: pay 40.9% more in Lebanon
Entertainment and Sports: pay 8.4% less in Lebanon
Clothing: pay 90.9% more in Lebanon

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

Lebanon vs. Jamaica Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 11.3% more for restaurants

	Jamaica	Lebanon
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.18 JMD1,126.37	$7.66 LBP686K	+6.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.65 JMD1,200.20	$8.00 LBP716K	+4.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.24 JMD193.78	$1.63 LBP146K	+31.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.75 JMD117.16	$0.76 LBP68,285	+2.1%
Average			+11.3%

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pay 51.0% less for groceries

	Jamaica	Lebanon
Bread 1 loaf	$2.71 JMD425.72	$0.60 LBP53,843	-77.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.07 JMD794.99	$3.95 LBP354K	-22.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$13.82 JMD2,168.59	$5.56 LBP498K	-59.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.51 JMD550.48	$2.33 LBP209K	-33.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.83 JMD444.30	$3.54 LBP317K	+25.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.51 JMD393.35	$0.68 LBP61,287	-72.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.32 JMD207.59	$0.46 LBP40,875	-65.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.91 JMD299.10	$0.41 LBP36,457	-78.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.23 JMD192.25	$0.46 LBP41,588	-62.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.93 JMD146.25	$0.33 LBP29,467	-64.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.89 JMD139.78	$0.45 LBP40,234	-49.6%
Average			-51.0%

Jamaica vs. Lebanon - Cost of groceries

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pay 9.6% less for transportation

	Jamaica	Lebanon
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.77 JMD748.30	$3.44 LBP308K	-27.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$48.93 JMD7,676.21	$72.50 LBP6M	+48.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$42,765.27 JMD7M	$28,750.00 LBP3B	-32.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$21.56 JMD3,382.19	$16.00 LBP1M	-25.8%
Average			-9.6%

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pay 3.9% less for housing

	Jamaica	Lebanon
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$49.24 JMD7,726.15	$37.92 LBP3M	-23.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$505.52 JMD79,313.83	$571.15 LBP51M	+13.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$400.25 JMD62,796.92	$277.78 LBP25M	-30.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$111.28 JMD17,459.05	$139.38 LBP12M	+25.2%
Average			-3.9%

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pay 40.9% more for childcare

	Jamaica	Lebanon
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$184.63 JMD28,967.62	$248.75 LBP22M	+34.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$2,785.57 JMD437K	$4,093.75 LBP367M	+47.0%
Average			+40.9%

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pay 8.4% less for entertainment and sports

	Jamaica	Lebanon
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.34 JMD367.35	$4.00 LBP358K	+70.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.50 JMD548.81	$2.89 LBP259K	-17.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$8.58 JMD1,346.79	$2.52 LBP226K	-70.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$41.65 JMD6,534.52	$42.92 LBP4M	+3.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$11.47 JMD1,799.90	$8.25 LBP739K	-28.1%
Average			-8.4%

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pay 90.9% more for clothing

	Jamaica	Lebanon
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$21.47 JMD3,368.32	$53.44 LBP5M	+148.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$21.34 JMD3,348.55	$50.00 LBP4M	+134.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$64.53 JMD10,124.71	$101.94 LBP9M	+58.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$72.59 JMD11,388.96	$88.93 LBP8M	+22.5%
Average			+90.9%

Jamaica vs. Lebanon - Cost of clothing

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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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