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Ocho Rios vs. Kiev Cost of Living Summary

Ocho Rios is 44.7% more expensive than Kiev.

Restaurants: pay 35.4% more in Ocho Rios
Groceries: pay 2.4 times more in Ocho Rios
Transportation: pay 21.3% more in Ocho Rios
Housing: pay 2.4 times more in Ocho Rios
Childcare: pay 49.8% less in Ocho Rios
Entertainment and Sports: pay 87.9% more in Ocho Rios
Clothing: pay 58.6% less in Ocho Rios

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

Ocho Rios vs. Kiev Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 35.4% more for restaurants

	Kiev	Ocho Rios
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$8.43 UAH366.22	$7.46 JMD1,162.23	-11.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.02 UAH261.59	$6.22 JMD968.52	+3.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.67 UAH29.32	$1.28 JMD198.99	+89.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.46 UAH20.13	$0.74 JMD115.85	+60.5%
Average			+35.4%

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pay 2.4 times more for groceries

	Kiev	Ocho Rios
Bread 1 loaf	$0.78 UAH34.02	$2.71 JMD421.88	+246.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.90 UAH212.92	$3.28 JMD511.24	-33.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.75 UAH206.48	$15.10 JMD2,351.56	+217.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.01 UAH87.56	$3.49 JMD544.31	+73.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.12 UAH91.98	$2.82 JMD439.32	+33.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.55 UAH24.03	$2.71 JMD421.79	+389.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.72 UAH31.44	$1.38 JMD215.12	+90.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.85 UAH37.05	$1.90 JMD295.75	+122.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.01 UAH43.95	$1.03 JMD160.50	+1.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.37 UAH16.21	$0.93 JMD144.61	+148.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.25 UAH11.01	$0.89 JMD138.22	+250.3%
Average			+140.2%

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pay 21.3% more for transportation

	Kiev	Ocho Rios
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.31 UAH230.68	$4.75 JMD739.91	-10.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$10.23 UAH444.70	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$30,417.03 UAH1M	$42,589.65 JMD7M	+40.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$6.02 UAH261.59	$8.08 JMD1,259.08	+34.3%
Average			+21.3%

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pay 2.4 times more for housing

	Kiev	Ocho Rios
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$7.04 UAH306.00	$48.20 JMD7,508.16	+584.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$630.45 UAH27,402.36	$373.05 JMD58,111.36	-40.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$377.83 UAH16,422.27	$186.52 JMD29,055.68	-50.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$80.97 UAH3,519.38	$124.01 JMD19,318.23	+53.2%
Average			+136.6%

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pay 49.8% less for childcare

	Kiev	Ocho Rios
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$373.14 UAH16,218.49	$227.97 JMD35,512.50	-38.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,847.15 UAH341K	$3,077.65 JMD479K	-60.8%
Average			-49.8%

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pay 87.9% more for entertainment and sports

	Kiev	Ocho Rios
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.08 UAH47.09	$2.18 JMD338.98	+100.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.64 UAH71.13	$2.69 JMD419.69	+64.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.89 UAH125.56	$8.70 JMD1,355.93	+201.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$38.56 UAH1,676.16	$15.54 JMD2,421.31	-59.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.81 UAH209.27	$11.19 JMD1,743.34	+132.4%
Average			+87.9%

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pay 58.6% less for clothing

	Kiev	Ocho Rios
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$68.61 UAH2,982.11	$15.54 JMD2,421.31	-77.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$35.80 UAH1,555.84	$12.43 JMD1,937.05	-65.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$97.02 UAH4,216.81	$49.74 JMD7,748.18	-48.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$109.54 UAH4,760.91	$62.17 JMD9,685.23	-43.2%
Average			-58.6%

Kiev vs. Ocho Rios - Cost of clothing

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