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Jamaica vs. Laos Cost of Living Summary

Jamaica is 56.0% more expensive than Laos overall.

Restaurants: pay 99.3% more in Jamaica
Groceries: pay 73.1% more in Jamaica
Transportation: pay 36.1% more in Jamaica
Housing: pay 2.1 times more in Jamaica
Childcare: pay 53.9% less in Jamaica
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.5 times more in Jamaica
Clothing: pay 18.6% less in Jamaica

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

Jamaica vs. Laos Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 99.3% more for restaurants

	Laos	Jamaica
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$2.08 LAK44,996	$7.18 JMD1,148.80	+245.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.54 LAK119,989	$7.65 JMD1,224.10	+38.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.76 LAK16,453	$1.24 JMD197.64	+62.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.50 LAK10,726	$0.75 JMD119.50	+50.8%
Average			+99.3%

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pay 73.1% more for groceries

	Laos	Jamaica
Bread 1 loaf	$1.13 LAK24,579	$2.71 JMD434.19	+139.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$13.26 LAK287,223	$5.07 JMD810.82	-61.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.91 LAK149,696	$13.82 JMD2,211.77	+100.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.11 LAK45,613	$3.51 JMD561.45	+66.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.10 LAK45,399	$2.83 JMD453.15	+35.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.76 LAK16,415	$2.51 JMD401.18	+230.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.75 LAK16,248	$1.32 JMD211.72	+76.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.97 LAK20,998	$1.91 JMD305.06	+96.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.30 LAK28,239	$1.23 JMD196.08	-6.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.70 LAK15,270	$0.93 JMD149.16	+32.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.46 LAK9,913	$0.89 JMD142.57	+94.7%
Average			+73.1%

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pay 36.1% more for transportation

	Laos	Jamaica
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.72 LAK102,292	$4.77 JMD763.21	+1.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$54.89 LAK1,188,824	$48.93 JMD7,829.07	-10.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$28,639.89 LAK620,324,112	$42,765.27 JMD6,843,245.04	+49.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$10.51 LAK227,584	$21.56 JMD3,449.54	+105.2%
Average			+36.1%

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pay 2.1 times more for housing

	Laos	Jamaica
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$9.16 LAK198,316	$49.24 JMD7,880.01	+437.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,004.64 LAK21,759,951	$505.52 JMD80,893.26	-49.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$817.42 LAK17,704,963	$400.25 JMD64,047.44	-51.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$59.90 LAK1,297,492	$111.28 JMD17,806.73	+85.8%
Average			+105.7%

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pay 53.9% less for childcare

	Laos	Jamaica
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$296.67 LAK6,425,605	$184.63 JMD29,544.47	-37.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$9,267.93 LAK200,738,321	$2,785.57 JMD445,743.28	-69.9%
Average			-53.9%

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pay 2.5 times more for entertainment and sports

	Laos	Jamaica
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.42 LAK30,745	$2.34 JMD374.66	+64.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.66 LAK35,871	$3.50 JMD559.74	+111.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.98 LAK42,910	$8.58 JMD1,373.61	+333.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$67.50 LAK1,462,021	$41.65 JMD6,664.65	-38.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.02 LAK65,469	$11.47 JMD1,835.74	+279.5%
Average			+150.1%

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pay 18.6% less for clothing

	Laos	Jamaica
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$50.20 LAK1,087,403	$21.47 JMD3,435.39	-57.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$65.21 LAK1,412,374	$21.34 JMD3,415.23	-67.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$66.39 LAK1,437,906	$64.53 JMD10,326.33	-2.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$47.52 LAK1,029,342	$72.59 JMD11,615.76	+52.7%
Average			-18.6%

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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: December 2025

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