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Ocho Rios vs. Madrid Cost of Living Summary

Ocho Rios is 34.3% cheaper than Madrid.

Restaurants: pay 57.7% less in Ocho Rios
Groceries: pay 36.1% more in Ocho Rios
Transportation: pay 24.2% less in Ocho Rios
Housing: pay 34.7% less in Ocho Rios
Childcare: pay 71.3% less in Ocho Rios
Entertainment and Sports: pay 23.4% less in Ocho Rios
Clothing: pay 64.6% less in Ocho Rios

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

Ocho Rios vs. Madrid Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 57.7% less for restaurants

	Madrid	Ocho Rios
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$18.10 €15.58	$7.46 JMD1,162.23	-58.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$11.68 €10.05	$6.22 JMD968.52	-46.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$3.13 €2.69	$1.28 JMD198.99	-59.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.19 €1.89	$0.74 JMD115.85	-66.1%
Average			-57.7%

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pay 36.1% more for groceries

	Madrid	Ocho Rios
Bread 1 loaf	$1.71 €1.47	$2.71 JMD421.88	+58.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.25 €6.24	$3.28 JMD511.24	-54.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.61 €3.97	$15.10 JMD2,351.56	+227.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.36 €2.89	$3.49 JMD544.31	+4.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.05 €3.49	$2.82 JMD439.32	-30.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.18 €1.01	$2.71 JMD421.79	+129.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.02 €0.88	$1.38 JMD215.12	+35.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.19 €1.03	$1.90 JMD295.75	+59.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.26 €1.08	$1.03 JMD160.50	-18.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.94 €0.81	$0.93 JMD144.61	-1.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.01 €0.87	$0.89 JMD138.22	-12.1%
Average			+36.1%

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pay 24.2% less for transportation

	Madrid	Ocho Rios
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$7.08 €6.09	$4.75 JMD739.91	-32.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$45.84 €39.46	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$38,541.72 €33,176.98	$42,589.65 JMD7M	+10.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$16.23 €13.97	$8.08 JMD1,259.08	-50.2%
Average			-24.2%

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pay 34.7% less for housing

	Madrid	Ocho Rios
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$34.54 €29.73	$48.20 JMD7,508.16	+39.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,540.98 €1,326.49	$373.05 JMD58,111.36	-75.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,118.82 €963.09	$186.52 JMD29,055.68	-83.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$153.78 €132.38	$124.01 JMD19,318.23	-19.4%
Average			-34.7%

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pay 71.3% less for childcare

	Madrid	Ocho Rios
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$673.20 €579.49	$227.97 JMD35,512.50	-66.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$13,119.76 €11,293.58	$3,077.65 JMD479K	-76.5%
Average			-71.3%

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pay 23.4% less for entertainment and sports

	Madrid	Ocho Rios
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$4.50 €3.87	$2.18 JMD338.98	-51.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.20 €2.76	$2.69 JMD419.69	-15.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$7.01 €6.03	$8.70 JMD1,355.93	+24.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$51.05 €43.95	$15.54 JMD2,421.31	-69.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$11.68 €10.05	$11.19 JMD1,743.34	-4.2%
Average			-23.4%

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pay 64.6% less for clothing

	Madrid	Ocho Rios
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$98.88 €85.12	$15.54 JMD2,421.31	-84.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$41.27 €35.52	$12.43 JMD1,937.05	-69.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$107.49 €92.53	$49.74 JMD7,748.18	-53.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$125.44 €107.98	$62.17 JMD9,685.23	-50.4%
Average			-64.6%

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