Cost of living comparison

Jamaica

compared to

Bangkok, Thailand

Bangkok vs. Jamaica Cost of Living Summary

Bangkok is 46.1% more expensive than Jamaica overall.

Restaurants: pay 51.1% less in Bangkok
Groceries: pay 24.6% less in Bangkok
Transportation: pay 5.2% less in Bangkok
Housing: pay 30.3% less in Bangkok
Childcare: pay 4.8 times more in Bangkok
Entertainment and Sports: pay 16.6% less in Bangkok
Clothing: pay 67.8% more in Bangkok

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

Bangkok vs. Jamaica Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 51.1% less for restaurants

	Jamaica	Bangkok
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.25 JMD1,139.11	$2.91 THB98.33	-59.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.80 JMD1,226.24	$5.83 THB196.66	-25.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.33 JMD209.11	$0.62 THB20.79	-53.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.85 JMD132.97	$0.29 THB9.85	-65.5%
Average			-51.1%

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pay 24.6% less for groceries

	Jamaica	Bangkok
Bread 1 loaf	$2.62 JMD412.17	$1.52 THB51.38	-41.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.91 JMD929.74	$11.74 THB396.28	+98.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$13.43 JMD2,110.41	$7.32 THB247.04	-45.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.35 JMD526.21	$2.27 THB76.70	-32.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.97 JMD466.56	$1.31 THB44.38	-55.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.46 JMD387.01	$1.47 THB49.67	-40.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.21 JMD189.43	$0.73 THB24.52	-39.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.71 JMD268.67	$1.04 THB34.94	-39.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.22 JMD191.40	$0.80 THB27.16	-33.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.92 JMD144.40	$0.71 THB24.05	-22.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.77 JMD120.37	$0.62 THB21.01	-18.7%
Average			-24.6%

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pay 5.2% less for transportation

	Jamaica	Bangkok
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.83 JMD759.84	$4.47 THB150.73	-7.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$37.59 JMD5,909.58	$39.32 THB1,327.43	+4.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$40,601.97 JMD6,382,342.18	$55,345.18 THB1,868,239.73	+36.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$22.62 JMD3,555.59	$10.34 THB349.07	-54.3%
Average			-5.2%

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pay 30.3% less for housing

	Jamaica	Bangkok
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$48.42 JMD7,611.79	$15.36 THB518.50	-68.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$594.87 JMD93,508.60	$571.31 THB19,285.06	-4.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$355.79 JMD55,927.35	$301.88 THB10,190.40	-15.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$101.67 JMD15,981.26	$67.33 THB2,272.83	-33.8%
Average			-30.3%

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pay 4.8 times more for childcare

	Jamaica	Bangkok
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$194.86 JMD30,631.30	$632.63 THB21,355.26	+224.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$2,060.17 JMD323,844.77	$13,191.37 THB445,289.64	+540.3%
Average			+382.5%

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pay 16.6% less for entertainment and sports

	Jamaica	Bangkok
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.65 JMD416.02	$2.33 THB78.66	-11.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.05 JMD479.31	$2.58 THB87.21	-15.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$8.65 JMD1,359.20	$4.20 THB141.84	-51.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$41.08 JMD6,456.76	$54.58 THB1,842.35	+32.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$11.65 JMD1,831.97	$7.28 THB245.82	-37.5%
Average			-16.6%

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pay 67.8% more for clothing

	Jamaica	Bangkok
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$24.19 JMD3,801.83	$55.27 THB1,865.64	+128.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$21.83 JMD3,430.84	$34.84 THB1,176.03	+59.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$66.00 JMD10,374.59	$97.10 THB3,277.58	+47.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$67.67 JMD10,637.24	$92.12 THB3,109.64	+36.1%
Average			+67.8%

Jamaica vs. Bangkok - Cost of clothing

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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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