Cost of living comparison

Cambodia

compared to

Jamaica

Jamaica vs. Cambodia Cost of Living Summary

Jamaica is 57.1% more expensive than Cambodia overall.

Restaurants: pay 60.5% more in Jamaica
Groceries: pay 50.6% more in Jamaica
Transportation: pay 99.3% more in Jamaica
Housing: pay 78.0% more in Jamaica
Childcare: pay 44.6% less in Jamaica
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.4 times more in Jamaica
Clothing: pay 20.6% more in Jamaica

The cost of entertainment and sports, transportation, housing, restaurants, groceries, and clothing in Jamaica are more expensive than in Cambodia. Notably, entertainment and sports, transportation, and housing are significantly more expensive in Jamaica.

Jamaica vs. Cambodia Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 60.5% more for restaurants

	Cambodia	Jamaica
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.40 KHR13,609.52	$7.25 JMD1,139.11	+113.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.95 KHR23,816.66	$7.80 JMD1,226.24	+31.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.83 KHR3,327.66	$1.33 JMD209.11	+60.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.61 KHR2,453.91	$0.85 JMD132.97	+38.0%
Average			+60.5%

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pay 50.6% more for groceries

	Cambodia	Jamaica
Bread 1 loaf	$1.79 KHR7,180.20	$2.62 JMD412.17	+46.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.08 KHR24,350.36	$5.91 JMD929.74	-2.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.67 KHR30,696.43	$13.43 JMD2,110.41	+75.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.85 KHR7,408.82	$3.35 JMD526.21	+80.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.00 KHR7,998.23	$2.97 JMD466.56	+48.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.56 KHR6,260.94	$2.46 JMD387.01	+57.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.67 KHR2,675.22	$1.21 JMD189.43	+80.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.61 KHR6,454.61	$1.71 JMD268.67	+6.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.64 KHR2,551.30	$1.22 JMD191.40	+91.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.66 KHR2,650.84	$0.92 JMD144.40	+38.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.57 KHR2,263.50	$0.77 JMD120.37	+35.4%
Average			+50.6%

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pay 99.3% more for transportation

	Cambodia	Jamaica
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.54 KHR18,166.60	$4.83 JMD759.84	+6.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$10.60 KHR42,429.67	$37.59 JMD5,909.58	+254.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$49,000.00 KHR196,137,168.44	$40,601.97 JMD6,382,342.18	-17.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$8.94 KHR35,775.02	$22.62 JMD3,555.59	+153.1%
Average			+99.3%

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pay 78.0% more for housing

	Cambodia	Jamaica
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$23.61 KHR94,516.66	$48.42 JMD7,611.79	+105.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$334.99 KHR1,340,907.69	$594.87 JMD93,508.60	+77.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$224.97 KHR900,514.39	$355.79 JMD55,927.35	+58.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$59.35 KHR237,584.56	$101.67 JMD15,981.26	+71.3%
Average			+78.0%

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pay 44.6% less for childcare

	Cambodia	Jamaica
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$239.67 KHR959,337.58	$194.86 JMD30,631.30	-18.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$6,966.88 KHR27,887,002.76	$2,060.17 JMD323,844.77	-70.4%
Average			-44.6%

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pay 2.4 times more for entertainment and sports

	Cambodia	Jamaica
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.05 KHR4,202.94	$2.65 JMD416.02	+152.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.13 KHR8,506.35	$3.05 JMD479.31	+43.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.85 KHR7,405.18	$8.65 JMD1,359.20	+367.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$40.58 KHR162,446.94	$41.08 JMD6,456.76	+1.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.50 KHR22,015.40	$11.65 JMD1,831.97	+111.9%
Average			+135.2%

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pay 20.6% more for clothing

	Cambodia	Jamaica
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$23.50 KHR94,065.78	$24.19 JMD3,801.83	+2.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$19.98 KHR79,989.27	$21.83 JMD3,430.84	+9.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$65.88 KHR263,684.41	$66.00 JMD10,374.59	+0.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$39.83 KHR159,444.84	$67.67 JMD10,637.24	+69.9%
Average			+20.6%

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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: April 2025

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