Cost of living comparison

Burma

compared to

Jamaica

Jamaica vs. Burma Cost of Living Summary

Jamaica is 72.4% more expensive than Burma overall.

Restaurants: pay 79.7% more in Jamaica
Groceries: pay 69.2% more in Jamaica
Transportation: pay 99.7% more in Jamaica
Housing: pay 2.0 times more in Jamaica
Childcare: pay 34.9% less in Jamaica
Entertainment and Sports: pay 3.4 times more in Jamaica
Clothing: pay 48.5% less in Jamaica

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

Jamaica vs. Burma Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 79.7% more for restaurants

	Burma	Jamaica
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$2.54 MMK5,318	$7.25 JMD1,139.11	+185.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.79 MMK14,235	$7.80 JMD1,226.24	+15.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.73 MMK1,534	$1.33 JMD209.11	+82.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.62 MMK1,308	$0.85 JMD132.97	+35.7%
Average			+79.7%

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pay 69.2% more for groceries

	Burma	Jamaica
Bread 1 loaf	$1.06 MMK2,215	$2.62 JMD412.17	+148.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.44 MMK9,309	$5.91 JMD929.74	+33.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.93 MMK12,432	$13.43 JMD2,110.41	+126.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.28 MMK2,690	$3.35 JMD526.21	+161.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.65 MMK5,569	$2.97 JMD466.56	+11.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.15 MMK4,518	$2.46 JMD387.01	+14.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.47 MMK985	$1.21 JMD189.43	+156.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.98 MMK2,046	$1.71 JMD268.67	+75.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.90 MMK1,887	$1.22 JMD191.40	+35.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.98 MMK2,066	$0.92 JMD144.40	-6.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.73 MMK1,523	$0.77 JMD120.37	+5.5%
Average			+69.2%

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pay 99.7% more for transportation

	Burma	Jamaica
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$18.28 MMK38,352	$4.83 JMD759.84	-73.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$9.83 MMK20,621	$37.59 JMD5,909.58	+282.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$37,986.21 MMK79,695,060	$40,601.97 JMD6,382,342.18	+6.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$7.99 MMK16,770	$22.62 JMD3,555.59	+183.0%
Average			+99.7%

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pay 2.0 times more for housing

	Burma	Jamaica
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$67.88 MMK142,420	$48.42 JMD7,611.79	-28.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$363.80 MMK763,252	$594.87 JMD93,508.60	+63.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$206.29 MMK432,792	$355.79 JMD55,927.35	+72.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$25.72 MMK53,967	$101.67 JMD15,981.26	+295.2%
Average			+100.6%

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pay 34.9% less for childcare

	Burma	Jamaica
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$183.10 MMK384,144	$194.86 JMD30,631.30	+6.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$8,690.47 MMK18,232,613	$2,060.17 JMD323,844.77	-76.3%
Average			-34.9%

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pay 3.4 times more for entertainment and sports

	Burma	Jamaica
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$0.95 MMK1,983	$2.65 JMD416.02	+180.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.68 MMK3,515	$3.05 JMD479.31	+82.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.29 MMK2,711	$8.65 JMD1,359.20	+569.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$19.95 MMK41,850	$41.08 JMD6,456.76	+105.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.16 MMK6,630	$11.65 JMD1,831.97	+268.8%
Average			+241.2%

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pay 48.5% less for clothing

	Burma	Jamaica
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$42.82 MMK89,835	$24.19 JMD3,801.83	-43.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$66.55 MMK139,619	$21.83 JMD3,430.84	-67.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$89.27 MMK187,294	$66.00 JMD10,374.59	-26.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$157.68 MMK330,815	$67.67 JMD10,637.24	-57.1%
Average			-48.5%

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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 2025

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