Cost of living comparison

Lebanon

compared to

Jamaica

Jamaica vs. Lebanon Cost of Living Summary

Jamaica is 35.5% more expensive than Lebanon overall.

Restaurants: pay 9.0% less in Jamaica
Groceries: pay 2.8 times more in Jamaica
Transportation: pay 30.2% more in Jamaica
Housing: pay 18.8% more in Jamaica
Childcare: pay 19.7% less in Jamaica
Entertainment and Sports: pay 91.6% more in Jamaica
Clothing: pay 44.0% less in Jamaica

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

Jamaica vs. Lebanon Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 9.0% less for restaurants

	Lebanon	Jamaica
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.00 LBP627,239	$7.25 JMD1,139.11	+3.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.64 LBP684,497	$7.80 JMD1,226.24	+2.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.59 LBP142,409	$1.33 JMD209.11	-16.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.13 LBP101,254	$0.85 JMD132.97	-25.1%
Average			-9.0%

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pay 2.8 times more for groceries

	Lebanon	Jamaica
Bread 1 loaf	$0.62 LBP55,813	$2.62 JMD412.17	+321.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.15 LBP372,237	$5.91 JMD929.74	+42.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.55 LBP497,702	$13.43 JMD2,110.41	+141.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.17 LBP193,998	$3.35 JMD526.21	+54.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.28 LBP293,792	$2.97 JMD466.56	-9.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.57 LBP51,313	$2.46 JMD387.01	+329.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.40 LBP36,067	$1.21 JMD189.43	+199.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.31 LBP27,880	$1.71 JMD268.67	+449.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.44 LBP39,865	$1.22 JMD191.40	+173.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.32 LBP28,383	$0.92 JMD144.40	+190.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.39 LBP35,230	$0.77 JMD120.37	+94.8%
Average			+180.7%

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pay 30.2% more for transportation

	Lebanon	Jamaica
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.49 LBP312,782	$4.83 JMD759.84	+38.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$75.00 LBP6,720,418	$37.59 JMD5,909.58	-49.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$26,250.00 LBP2,352,146,472	$40,601.97 JMD6,382,342.18	+54.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$12.75 LBP1,142,471	$22.62 JMD3,555.59	+77.4%
Average			+30.2%

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pay 18.8% more for housing

	Lebanon	Jamaica
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$31.88 LBP2,856,178	$48.42 JMD7,611.79	+51.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$494.12 LBP44,275,698	$594.87 JMD93,508.60	+20.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$254.69 LBP22,821,421	$355.79 JMD55,927.35	+39.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$161.18 LBP14,442,897	$101.67 JMD15,981.26	-36.9%
Average			+18.8%

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pay 19.7% less for childcare

	Lebanon	Jamaica
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$209.17 LBP18,742,500	$194.86 JMD30,631.30	-6.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$3,055.56 LBP273,794,827	$2,060.17 JMD323,844.77	-32.6%
Average			-19.7%

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pay 91.6% more for entertainment and sports

	Lebanon	Jamaica
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.00 LBP268,817	$2.65 JMD416.02	-11.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.90 LBP170,251	$3.05 JMD479.31	+60.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.00 LBP179,211	$8.65 JMD1,359.20	+332.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$39.42 LBP3,531,953	$41.08 JMD6,456.76	+4.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.75 LBP604,838	$11.65 JMD1,831.97	+72.7%
Average			+91.6%

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pay 44.0% less for clothing

	Lebanon	Jamaica
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$56.56 LBP5,068,316	$24.19 JMD3,801.83	-57.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$57.86 LBP5,184,323	$21.83 JMD3,430.84	-62.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$93.23 LBP8,353,854	$66.00 JMD10,374.59	-29.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$92.86 LBP8,320,518	$67.67 JMD10,637.24	-27.1%
Average			-44.0%

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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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