Cost of living comparison

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Ocho Rios vs. Berlin Cost of Living Summary

Ocho Rios is 35.3% cheaper than Berlin.

Restaurants: pay 62.5% less in Ocho Rios
Groceries: pay 23.4% more in Ocho Rios
Transportation: pay 27.1% less in Ocho Rios
Housing: pay 54.0% less in Ocho Rios
Childcare: pay 22.3% less in Ocho Rios
Entertainment and Sports: pay 39.4% less in Ocho Rios
Clothing: pay 65.1% less in Ocho Rios

Expenses including clothing, restaurants, housing, entertainment and sports, transportation, and childcare are lower in Ocho Rios.

Ocho Rios vs. Berlin Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 62.5% less for restaurants

	Berlin	Ocho Rios
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$17.52 €15.08	$7.46 JMD1,162.23	-57.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$13.55 €11.66	$6.22 JMD968.52	-54.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$3.49 €3.00	$1.28 JMD198.99	-63.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.98 €2.57	$0.74 JMD115.85	-75.1%
Average			-62.5%

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pay 23.4% more for groceries

	Berlin	Ocho Rios
Bread 1 loaf	$2.25 €1.94	$2.71 JMD421.88	+20.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.10 €6.11	$3.28 JMD511.24	-53.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.13 €4.42	$15.10 JMD2,351.56	+194.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.88 €3.34	$3.49 JMD544.31	-10.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$5.52 €4.75	$2.82 JMD439.32	-48.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.54 €1.33	$2.71 JMD421.79	+75.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.94 €0.81	$1.38 JMD215.12	+47.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.20 €1.04	$1.90 JMD295.75	+57.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.76 €1.52	$1.03 JMD160.50	-41.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.91 €0.78	$0.93 JMD144.61	+2.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.78 €0.67	$0.89 JMD138.22	+14.2%
Average			+23.4%

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pay 27.1% less for transportation

	Berlin	Ocho Rios
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$7.52 €6.47	$4.75 JMD739.91	-36.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$68.91 €59.32	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$32,702.07 €28,150.17	$42,589.65 JMD7M	+30.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$32.00 €27.55	$8.08 JMD1,259.08	-74.7%
Average			-27.1%

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pay 54.0% less for housing

	Berlin	Ocho Rios
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$50.32 €43.32	$48.20 JMD7,508.16	-4.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,427.12 €1,228.48	$373.05 JMD58,111.36	-73.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,068.35 €919.64	$186.52 JMD29,055.68	-82.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$277.09 €238.52	$124.01 JMD19,318.23	-55.2%
Average			-54.0%

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pay 22.3% less for childcare

	Berlin	Ocho Rios
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$184.92 €159.18	$227.97 JMD35,512.50	+23.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$9,579.95 €8,246.49	$3,077.65 JMD479K	-67.9%
Average			-22.3%

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pay 39.4% less for entertainment and sports

	Berlin	Ocho Rios
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.26 €4.52	$2.18 JMD338.98	-58.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.45 €3.83	$2.69 JMD419.69	-39.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$10.16 €8.75	$8.70 JMD1,355.93	-14.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$38.79 €33.39	$15.54 JMD2,421.31	-59.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$14.89 €12.82	$11.19 JMD1,743.34	-24.8%
Average			-39.4%

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pay 65.1% less for clothing

	Berlin	Ocho Rios
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$93.79 €80.74	$15.54 JMD2,421.31	-83.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$43.63 €37.56	$12.43 JMD1,937.05	-71.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$106.67 €91.82	$49.74 JMD7,748.18	-53.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$129.59 €111.55	$62.17 JMD9,685.23	-52.0%
Average			-65.1%

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