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Ocho Rios vs. Bangkok Cost of Living Summary

Ocho Rios is 8.6% more expensive than Bangkok.

Restaurants: pay 81.3% more in Ocho Rios
Groceries: pay 54.9% more in Ocho Rios
Transportation: pay 4.9% less in Ocho Rios
Housing: pay 44.7% more in Ocho Rios
Childcare: pay 69.8% less in Ocho Rios
Entertainment and Sports: pay 10.3% more in Ocho Rios
Clothing: pay 56.3% less in Ocho Rios

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

Ocho Rios vs. Bangkok Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Ocho Rios instead of Bangkok, you would:

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pay 81.3% more for restaurants

	Bangkok	Ocho Rios
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.10 THB98.49	$7.46 JMD1,162.23	+140.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.20 THB196.99	$6.22 JMD968.52	+0.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.79 THB25.15	$1.28 JMD198.99	+61.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.33 THB10.59	$0.74 JMD115.85	+123.1%
Average			+81.3%

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pay 54.9% more for groceries

	Bangkok	Ocho Rios
Bread 1 loaf	$1.44 THB45.74	$2.71 JMD421.88	+88.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$8.50 THB270.17	$3.28 JMD511.24	-61.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.23 THB229.64	$15.10 JMD2,351.56	+108.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.28 THB72.56	$3.49 JMD544.31	+53.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.38 THB43.84	$2.82 JMD439.32	+104.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.59 THB50.53	$2.71 JMD421.79	+70.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.82 THB25.94	$1.38 JMD215.12	+69.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.02 THB32.51	$1.90 JMD295.75	+85.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.85 THB27.09	$1.03 JMD160.50	+20.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.72 THB22.88	$0.93 JMD144.61	+28.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.65 THB20.62	$0.89 JMD138.22	+36.7%
Average			+54.9%

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pay 4.9% less for transportation

	Bangkok	Ocho Rios
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.69 THB149.07	$4.75 JMD739.91	+1.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$37.21 THB1,181.92	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$37,206.42 THB1M	$42,589.65 JMD7M	+14.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$11.63 THB369.35	$8.08 JMD1,259.08	-30.5%
Average			-4.9%

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pay 44.7% more for housing

	Bangkok	Ocho Rios
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$16.91 THB537.05	$48.20 JMD7,508.16	+185.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$675.06 THB21,444.22	$373.05 JMD58,111.36	-44.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$321.97 THB10,227.74	$186.52 JMD29,055.68	-42.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$68.69 THB2,181.95	$124.01 JMD19,318.23	+80.5%
Average			+44.7%

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pay 69.8% less for childcare

	Bangkok	Ocho Rios
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$609.37 THB19,357.71	$227.97 JMD35,512.50	-62.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$13,346.39 THB424K	$3,077.65 JMD479K	-76.9%
Average			-69.8%

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pay 10.3% more for entertainment and sports

	Bangkok	Ocho Rios
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.79 THB88.64	$2.18 JMD338.98	-22.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.54 THB80.70	$2.69 JMD419.69	+6.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.40 THB139.61	$8.70 JMD1,355.93	+98.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$51.03 THB1,621.18	$15.54 JMD2,421.31	-69.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.06 THB256.08	$11.19 JMD1,743.34	+38.8%
Average			+10.3%

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pay 56.3% less for clothing

	Bangkok	Ocho Rios
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$58.81 THB1,868.03	$15.54 JMD2,421.31	-73.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$38.03 THB1,208.18	$12.43 JMD1,937.05	-67.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$104.24 THB3,311.25	$49.74 JMD7,748.18	-52.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$91.47 THB2,905.55	$62.17 JMD9,685.23	-32.0%
Average			-56.3%

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