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Ocho Rios vs. Mexico City Cost of Living Summary

Ocho Rios is 1.7% cheaper than Mexico City.

Restaurants: pay 32.5% less in Ocho Rios
Groceries: pay 33.9% more in Ocho Rios
Transportation: pay 62.6% more in Ocho Rios
Housing: pay 37.5% more in Ocho Rios
Childcare: pay 59.4% less in Ocho Rios
Entertainment and Sports: pay 7.2% more in Ocho Rios
Clothing: pay 61.4% less in Ocho Rios

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

Ocho Rios vs. Mexico City Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Ocho Rios instead of Mexico City, you would:

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pay 32.5% less for restaurants

	Mexico City	Ocho Rios
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$10.86 MX$193.23	$7.46 JMD1,162.23	-31.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.82 MX$157.00	$6.22 JMD968.52	-29.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.73 MX$30.82	$1.28 JMD198.99	-26.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.30 MX$23.21	$0.74 JMD115.85	-43.0%
Average			-32.5%

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pay 33.9% more for groceries

	Mexico City	Ocho Rios
Bread 1 loaf	$2.63 MX$46.72	$2.71 JMD421.88	+3.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.04 MX$89.71	$3.28 JMD511.24	-34.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.54 MX$116.37	$15.10 JMD2,351.56	+130.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.61 MX$46.40	$3.49 JMD544.31	+34.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.80 MX$67.72	$2.82 JMD439.32	-25.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.37 MX$24.37	$2.71 JMD421.79	+97.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.80 MX$14.24	$1.38 JMD215.12	+72.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.97 MX$17.32	$1.90 JMD295.75	+95.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.91 MX$16.13	$1.03 JMD160.50	+13.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.96 MX$17.06	$0.93 JMD144.61	-3.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.99 MX$17.70	$0.89 JMD138.22	-10.8%
Average			+33.9%

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pay 62.6% more for transportation

	Mexico City	Ocho Rios
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.14 MX$91.44	$4.75 JMD739.91	-7.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$19.54 MX$347.81	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$20,030.45 MX$357K	$42,589.65 JMD7M	+112.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$4.42 MX$78.75	$8.08 JMD1,259.08	+82.7%
Average			+62.6%

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pay 37.5% more for housing

	Mexico City	Ocho Rios
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$30.93 MX$550.55	$48.20 JMD7,508.16	+55.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,079.15 MX$19,206.67	$373.05 JMD58,111.36	-65.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$677.25 MX$12,053.62	$186.52 JMD29,055.68	-72.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$37.36 MX$664.96	$124.01 JMD19,318.23	+231.9%
Average			+37.5%

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pay 59.4% less for childcare

	Mexico City	Ocho Rios
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$430.39 MX$7,660.03	$227.97 JMD35,512.50	-47.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$10,897.53 MX$194K	$3,077.65 JMD479K	-71.8%
Average			-59.4%

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pay 7.2% more for entertainment and sports

	Mexico City	Ocho Rios
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.26 MX$57.97	$2.18 JMD338.98	-33.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.81 MX$67.88	$2.69 JMD419.69	-29.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.34 MX$77.29	$8.70 JMD1,355.93	+100.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$58.44 MX$1,040.20	$15.54 JMD2,421.31	-73.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.51 MX$115.94	$11.19 JMD1,743.34	+71.8%
Average			+7.2%

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pay 61.4% less for clothing

	Mexico City	Ocho Rios
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$60.95 MX$1,084.70	$15.54 JMD2,421.31	-74.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$48.08 MX$855.67	$12.43 JMD1,937.05	-74.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$105.72 MX$1,881.61	$49.74 JMD7,748.18	-53.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$110.91 MX$1,973.98	$62.17 JMD9,685.23	-43.9%
Average			-61.4%

Mexico City vs. Ocho Rios - Cost of clothing

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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: March 2026

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