Cost of living comparison
Jamaica is 44.4% more expensive than Laos.
If you lived in Jamaica instead of Laos, you would:
pay 89.8% more for restaurants
Laos
|
Jamaica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.85
LAK39,742
|
$5.99
JMD931.93
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.45
LAK95,472
|
$6.88
JMD1,070.61
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.78
LAK16,674
|
$1.07
JMD166.79
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.51
LAK11,016
|
$0.73
JMD113.77
|
|
pay 53.0% more for groceries
Laos
|
Jamaica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.02
LAK21,838
|
$2.12
JMD329.55
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$14.08
LAK302,265
|
$5.77
JMD897.87
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.60
LAK141,687
|
$13.01
JMD2,023.84
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.10
LAK45,112
|
$3.23
JMD501.75
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.11
LAK45,211
|
$2.95
JMD458.32
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.90
LAK19,410
|
$2.13
JMD331.33
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.75
LAK16,173
|
$1.12
JMD174.73
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.98
LAK20,940
|
$1.60
JMD248.36
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.31
LAK28,122
|
$0.99
JMD153.60
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.71
LAK15,271
|
$0.95
JMD147.26
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.46
LAK9,880
|
$0.85
JMD132.84
|
|
pay 28.3% more for transportation
Laos
|
Jamaica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.65
LAK99,924
|
$4.99
JMD775.68
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$50.97
LAK1,094,402
|
$46.46
JMD7,224.60
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,928.24
LAK621,101,868
|
$42,183.23
JMD6,560,109.39
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.15
LAK303,852
|
$23.92
JMD3,720.37
|
|
pay 65.1% more for housing
Laos
|
Jamaica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$10.22
LAK219,356
|
$43.15
JMD6,710.98
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,007.60
LAK21,633,636
|
$450.88
JMD70,117.69
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$818.32
LAK17,569,678
|
$316.95
JMD49,290.48
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$65.45
LAK1,405,151
|
$101.33
JMD15,758.59
|
|
pay 54.8% less for childcare
Laos
|
Jamaica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$342.92
LAK7,362,596
|
$232.14
JMD36,100.60
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,300.83
LAK199,692,777
|
$2,119.17
JMD329,561.24
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for entertainment and sports
Laos
|
Jamaica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.15
LAK24,660
|
$2.15
JMD334.37
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.68
LAK36,105
|
$2.46
JMD382.54
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.82
LAK39,119
|
$8.05
JMD1,252.01
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$51.00
LAK1,094,951
|
$38.96
JMD6,059.33
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.49
LAK53,489
|
$9.42
JMD1,465.53
|
|
pay 16.4% less for clothing
Laos
|
Jamaica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$81.96
LAK1,759,664
|
$29.66
JMD4,611.94
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$62.33
LAK1,338,181
|
$23.10
JMD3,592.36
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$58.81
LAK1,262,759
|
$60.71
JMD9,440.96
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$42.69
LAK916,654
|
$67.45
JMD10,490.06
|
|
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