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Montego Bay vs. Cairo Cost of Living Summary

Montego Bay is 2.8 times more expensive than Cairo.

Restaurants: pay 3.0 times more in Montego Bay
Groceries: pay 4.1 times more in Montego Bay
Transportation: pay 4.8 times more in Montego Bay
Housing: pay 3.9 times more in Montego Bay
Childcare: pay 29.5% less in Montego Bay
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.7 times more in Montego Bay
Clothing: pay 25.6% less in Montego Bay

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

Montego Bay vs. Cairo Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Montego Bay instead of Cairo, you would:

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pay 3.0 times more for restaurants

	Cairo	Montego Bay
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.16 EGP197.67	$7.50 JMD1,200.74	+80.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.19 EGP247.09	$8.13 JMD1,300.80	+56.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.38 EGP18.12	$1.28 JMD205.58	+237.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.14 EGP6.83	$0.75 JMD119.69	+420.5%
Average			+198.7%

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pay 4.1 times more for groceries

	Cairo	Montego Bay
Bread 1 loaf	$0.60 EGP28.50	$2.68 JMD428.39	+346.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$1.88 EGP89.23	$5.66 JMD906.25	+201.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.73 EGP177.34	$9.61 JMD1,537.83	+157.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.45 EGP68.83	$3.51 JMD562.35	+142.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.06 EGP98.19	$2.84 JMD453.87	+37.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.74 EGP35.37	$1.88 JMD300.19	+152.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.34 EGP15.94	$1.13 JMD181.55	+238.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.28 EGP13.53	$1.91 JMD305.55	+571.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.13 EGP6.00	$1.13 JMD181.55	+799.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.19 EGP8.95	$0.93 JMD149.40	+395.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.19 EGP8.86	$0.89 JMD142.80	+378.8%
Average			+311.1%

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pay 4.8 times more for transportation

	Cairo	Montego Bay
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$1.36 EGP64.79	$4.78 JMD764.43	+250.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$6.44 EGP306.39	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$37,398.47 EGP1,779,045.04	$42,823.81 JMD6,854,238.36	+14.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$2.66 EGP126.51	$25.94 JMD4,152.57	+875.6%
Average			+380.3%

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pay 3.9 times more for housing

	Cairo	Montego Bay
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$12.92 EGP614.39	$47.61 JMD7,620.46	+268.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$213.48 EGP10,155.21	$260.49 JMD41,692.45	+22.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$137.13 EGP6,523.17	$556.29 JMD89,038.16	+305.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$19.12 EGP909.77	$124.70 JMD19,958.42	+552.0%
Average			+287.1%

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pay 29.5% less for childcare

	Cairo	Montego Bay
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$92.85 EGP4,416.73	$52.10 JMD8,338.49	-43.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$2,210.79 EGP105,167.51	$1,875.50 JMD300,185.62	-15.2%
Average			-29.5%

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pay 2.7 times more for entertainment and sports

	Cairo	Montego Bay
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.45 EGP69.19	$2.50 JMD400.25	+71.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.62 EGP76.86	$4.55 JMD729.02	+181.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.08 EGP98.84	$8.75 JMD1,400.87	+321.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$17.31 EGP823.61	$40.64 JMD6,504.02	+134.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.74 EGP177.90	$8.44 JMD1,350.84	+125.7%
Average			+167.1%

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pay 25.6% less for clothing

	Cairo	Montego Bay
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$33.96 EGP1,615.35	$23.44 JMD3,752.32	-31.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$45.38 EGP2,158.95	$21.88 JMD3,502.17	-51.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$117.30 EGP5,579.73	$66.68 JMD10,673.27	-43.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$61.59 EGP2,929.78	$76.06 JMD12,174.19	+23.5%
Average			-25.6%

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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: December 2025

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