Cost of living comparison
Jamaica is 35.5% more expensive than Lebanon.
If you lived in Jamaica instead of Lebanon, you would:
pay 9.0% less for restaurants
|
Lebanon
|
Jamaica
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.00
LBP624,249
|
$7.25
JMD1,129.27
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.64
LBP681,234
|
$7.80
JMD1,215.64
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.59
LBP141,730
|
$1.33
JMD207.30
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.13
LBP100,772
|
$0.85
JMD131.82
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for groceries
|
Lebanon
|
Jamaica
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.62
LBP55,547
|
$2.62
JMD408.60
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.15
LBP370,462
|
$5.91
JMD921.70
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.55
LBP495,330
|
$13.43
JMD2,092.18
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.17
LBP193,073
|
$3.35
JMD521.66
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.28
LBP292,391
|
$2.97
JMD462.53
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.57
LBP51,068
|
$2.46
JMD383.67
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.40
LBP35,895
|
$1.21
JMD187.80
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.31
LBP27,747
|
$1.71
JMD266.35
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.44
LBP39,675
|
$1.22
JMD189.75
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.32
LBP28,248
|
$0.92
JMD143.15
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.39
LBP35,062
|
$0.77
JMD119.33
|
|
pay 30.2% more for transportation
|
Lebanon
|
Jamaica
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.49
LBP311,291
|
$4.83
JMD753.27
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$75.00
LBP6,688,384
|
$37.59
JMD5,858.51
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,250.00
LBP2,340,934,324
|
$40,601.97
JMD6,327,190.29
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.75
LBP1,137,025
|
$22.62
JMD3,524.87
|
|
pay 18.8% more for housing
|
Lebanon
|
Jamaica
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$31.88
LBP2,842,563
|
$48.42
JMD7,546.02
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$494.12
LBP44,064,646
|
$594.87
JMD92,700.56
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$254.69
LBP22,712,637
|
$355.79
JMD55,444.06
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$161.18
LBP14,374,051
|
$101.67
JMD15,843.16
|
|
pay 19.7% less for childcare
|
Lebanon
|
Jamaica
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$209.17
LBP18,653,159
|
$194.86
JMD30,366.61
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,055.56
LBP272,489,710
|
$2,060.17
JMD321,046.32
|
|
pay 91.6% more for entertainment and sports
|
Lebanon
|
Jamaica
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.00
LBP267,535
|
$2.65
JMD412.43
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.90
LBP169,439
|
$3.05
JMD475.16
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.00
LBP178,357
|
$8.65
JMD1,347.46
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$39.42
LBP3,515,117
|
$41.08
JMD6,400.96
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.75
LBP601,955
|
$11.65
JMD1,816.14
|
|
pay 44.0% less for clothing
|
Lebanon
|
Jamaica
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$56.56
LBP5,044,156
|
$24.19
JMD3,768.97
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$57.86
LBP5,159,610
|
$21.83
JMD3,401.19
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$93.23
LBP8,314,033
|
$66.00
JMD10,284.94
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$92.86
LBP8,280,856
|
$67.67
JMD10,545.32
|
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