Jamaica vs Laos - Cost of Living Comparison

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Jamaica Laos
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1192
$1157
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2739
$2466
🏠 One person rent
$551
$785
🏘️ Family rent
$901
$1299
🍽️ Food expenses
$459
$237
🚐 Transport expenses
$97.6
$79.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$580
$191
💸 GDP per capita
$7020
$2124
😃 Human freedom index
7.8
5.15
❤️ Life expectancy
71.5
69
👮 Corruption perceptions index
44
33
🌐 English speaking %
97.6%
6%
🎓 Higher education
70
23
😀 Quality of life
43
26
🏙️ Population
2.84M
7.77M

The average cost of living in Jamaica ($1192) is 3% more expensive than in Laos ($1157). Jamaica ranked 63rd vs 71st for Laos in the list of the most expensive countries in the world.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Jamaica compared to 0.2 months in Laos. Ranked 123rd and 166th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Jamaica vs Laos

We calculate prices for Jamaica and Laos as a population-weighted mean of 10 and 4 cities, respectively. Since large cities tend to have a higher cost of living, it's better to visit specific city pages below for more relevant information.

Jamaica Laos
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.59
$2.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$81.5
$20.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.02
$5.58
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.33
$1.48
 Cappuccino
$4.49
$1.71
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.24
$0.64
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$604
$797
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$352
$712
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1387
$1011
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$939
$1650
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$96.2
$44.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$147
$69.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$52.5
$11.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.41%
10.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2567
$1912
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2170
$142
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.92
$0.47
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$47.3
$51.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$26
$7.32
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.26
$1.35
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.53
$1.92
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.23
$1.17
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$1.01
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.45
$1.84
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.2
$12.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.89
$6.38
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.91
$6.02
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.08
$1.94
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.98
$1.16
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.08
$2.08
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.72
$1.51
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.06
$1.63
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$1.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.91
$0.26
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.69
$0.72
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.4
$11.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.49
$1.16
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.61
$1.97
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.83
$3.63
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.63
$2.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.32
$1.52
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.68
$1.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$62.4
$53.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.6
$3.47
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$26
$18.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.79
$1.82
👖 Brand Jeans
$22.5
$32.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$64.9
$59.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$199
$334
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4469
$9370

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Jamaica

City Cost of living Population
Kingston
$1364
580K
Spanish Town
$793
131K
Half Way Tree
$1223
96.5K
Montego Bay
$1072
124K
May Pen
$947
61.5K
Old Harbour
$1030
28.7K
Mandeville
$973
48.3K
Linstead
$1055
22.8K
Savanna-la-Mar
$1149
22.6K
Port Antonio
$1164
14.8K

In Laos

City Cost of living Population
Vientiane
$1152
948K
Thakhek
$1139
90.8K
Luang Prabang
$1261
53.8K
Vang Vieng
$1181
25K