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Canberra vs. Montego Bay Cost of Living Summary

Canberra is 4.4 times more expensive than Montego Bay.

Restaurants: pay 2.1 times more in Canberra
Groceries: pay 6.6% more in Canberra
Transportation: pay 22.3% less in Canberra
Housing: pay 2.6 times more in Canberra
Childcare: pay 20.4 times more in Canberra
Entertainment and Sports: pay 98.1% more in Canberra
Clothing: pay 2.1 times more in Canberra

The cost of childcare, housing, clothing, restaurants, entertainment and sports, and groceries in Canberra are more expensive than in Montego Bay. Notably, childcare, housing, and clothing are significantly more expensive in Canberra.

Canberra vs. Montego Bay Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 2.1 times more for restaurants

	Montego Bay	Canberra
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.50 JMD1,200.74	$16.34 A$24.61	+117.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.13 JMD1,300.80	$9.81 A$14.76	+20.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.28 JMD205.58	$2.59 A$3.90	+101.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.75 JMD119.69	$2.24 A$3.37	+199.3%
Average			+109.9%

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pay 6.6% more for groceries

	Montego Bay	Canberra
Bread 1 loaf	$2.68 JMD428.39	$2.71 A$4.07	+1.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.66 JMD906.25	$4.99 A$7.51	-11.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$9.61 JMD1,537.83	$5.50 A$8.27	-42.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.51 JMD562.35	$4.31 A$6.50	+22.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.84 JMD453.87	$4.17 A$6.28	+47.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.88 JMD300.19	$1.48 A$2.23	-21.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.13 JMD181.55	$1.35 A$2.03	+18.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.91 JMD305.55	$1.33 A$2.01	-30.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.13 JMD181.55	$1.86 A$2.80	+63.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.93 JMD149.40	$1.01 A$1.52	+8.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.89 JMD142.80	$1.04 A$1.57	+16.7%
Average			+6.6%

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pay 22.3% less for transportation

	Montego Bay	Canberra
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.78 JMD764.43	$4.42 A$6.65	-7.6%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$122.90 A$185.04
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$42,823.81 JMD6,854,238.36	$29,041.09 A$43,723.43	-32.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$25.94 JMD4,152.57	$18.93 A$28.49	-27.1%
Average			-22.3%

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pay 2.6 times more for housing

	Montego Bay	Canberra
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$47.61 JMD7,620.46	$51.97 A$78.25	+9.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$260.49 JMD41,692.45	$1,554.45 A$2,340.33	+496.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$556.29 JMD89,038.16	$1,160.39 A$1,747.05	+108.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$124.70 JMD19,958.42	$159.03 A$239.43	+27.5%
Average			+160.5%

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pay 20.4 times more for childcare

	Montego Bay	Canberra
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$52.10 JMD8,338.49	$1,754.20 A$2,641.08	+3267.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$1,875.50 JMD300,185.62	$13,323.22 A$20,059.06	+610.4%
Average			+1938.8%

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pay 98.1% more for entertainment and sports

	Montego Bay	Canberra
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.50 JMD400.25	$6.54 A$9.84	+161.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.55 JMD729.02	$3.41 A$5.13	-25.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$8.75 JMD1,400.87	$31.05 A$46.75	+254.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$40.64 JMD6,504.02	$58.70 A$88.37	+44.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.44 JMD1,350.84	$13.07 A$19.69	+54.9%
Average			+98.1%

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pay 2.1 times more for clothing

	Montego Bay	Canberra
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$23.44 JMD3,752.32	$69.40 A$104.48	+196.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$21.88 JMD3,502.17	$57.75 A$86.94	+163.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$66.68 JMD10,673.27	$94.06 A$141.61	+41.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$76.06 JMD12,174.19	$118.40 A$178.26	+55.7%
Average			+114.2%

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