Cost of living comparison

Lebanon

compared to

Jamaica

Jamaica vs. Lebanon Cost of Living Summary

Jamaica is 9.9% more expensive than Lebanon overall.

Restaurants: pay 5.3% more in Jamaica
Groceries: pay 99.9% more in Jamaica
Transportation: pay 10.7% less in Jamaica
Housing: pay 7.0% more in Jamaica
Childcare: pay 25.3% less in Jamaica
Entertainment and Sports: pay 0.1% more in Jamaica
Clothing: pay 44.8% less in Jamaica

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

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Jamaica vs. Lebanon Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 5.3% more for restaurants

	Lebanon	Jamaica
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$8.50 LBP761K	$12.69 JMD2,020.87	+49.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.50 LBP851K	$8.18 JMD1,302.71	-13.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.91 LBP171K	$1.08 JMD172.18	-43.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.87 LBP78,113	$0.71 JMD113.81	-18.0%
Average			+5.3%

Lebanon vs. Jamaica - Cost of restaurants

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pay 99.9% more for groceries

	Lebanon	Jamaica
Bread 1 loaf	$0.85 LBP75,881	$3.00 JMD477.64	+254.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.54 LBP496K	$5.70 JMD907.58	+3.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.12 LBP548K	$13.76 JMD2,190.28	+124.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.38 LBP214K	$3.54 JMD563.17	+48.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.88 LBP347K	$2.86 JMD454.54	-26.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.39 LBP124K	$2.46 JMD391.14	+76.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.76 LBP68,245	$1.56 JMD247.72	+104.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.75 LBP66,945	$2.98 JMD475.04	+299.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.45 LBP40,622	$1.30 JMD206.83	+186.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.42 LBP37,271	$1.36 JMD216.67	+227.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.71 LBP63,835	$1.20 JMD191.12	+68.4%
Average			+99.9%

Lebanon vs. Jamaica - Cost of groceries

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pay 10.7% less for transportation

	Lebanon	Jamaica
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.04 LBP362K	$5.18 JMD823.90	+28.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$77.50 LBP7M	$37.77 JMD6,012.49	-51.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$53,500.00 LBP5B	$44,062.55 JMD7M	-17.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$18.00 LBP2M	$26.21 JMD4,172.00	+45.6%
Average			-10.7%

Lebanon vs. Jamaica - Cost of transportation

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pay 7.0% more for housing

	Lebanon	Jamaica
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$30.24 LBP3M	$51.12 JMD8,137.47	+69.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$671.90 LBP60M	$697.95 JMD111K	+3.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$348.30 LBP31M	$438.00 JMD69,728.23	+25.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$177.50 LBP16M	$114.56 JMD18,237.90	-35.5%
Average			+7.0%

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pay 25.3% less for childcare

	Lebanon	Jamaica
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$681.75 LBP61M	$324.59 JMD51,673.95	-52.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,021.88 LBP629M	$8,236.21 JMD1M	+17.3%
Average			-25.3%

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pay 0.1% more for entertainment and sports

	Lebanon	Jamaica
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.00 LBP448K	$2.20 JMD350.73	-55.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.27 LBP382K	$5.31 JMD845.51	+24.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.00 LBP269K	$9.44 JMD1,503.12	+214.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$62.50 LBP6M	$55.18 JMD8,784.92	-11.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$10.00 LBP896K	$11.65 JMD1,853.85	+16.5%
Average			+0.1%

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pay 44.8% less for clothing

	Lebanon	Jamaica
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$67.62 LBP6M	$23.60 JMD3,757.81	-65.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$49.29 LBP4M	$31.47 JMD5,010.41	-36.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$138.89 LBP12M	$74.84 JMD11,913.64	-46.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$120.00 LBP11M	$93.02 JMD14,808.55	-22.5%
Average			-44.8%

Lebanon vs. Jamaica - Cost of clothing

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