Cost of living comparison

Jamaica

compared to

Canada

Toronto vs. Montego Bay Cost of Living Summary

Toronto is 69.6% more expensive than Montego Bay.

Restaurants: pay 59.8% more in Toronto
Groceries: pay 15.0% less in Toronto
Transportation: pay 28.2% less in Toronto
Housing: pay 3.8 times more in Toronto
Childcare: pay 2.6 times more in Toronto
Entertainment and Sports: pay 29.2% more in Toronto
Clothing: pay 47.4% more in Toronto

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

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Toronto vs. Montego Bay Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 59.8% more for restaurants

	Montego Bay	Toronto
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$11.02 JMD1,751.75	$17.53 CA$24.75	+59.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.18 JMD1,301.30	$10.52 CA$14.85	+28.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.90 JMD143.10	$2.08 CA$2.93	+130.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.71 JMD113.07	$1.71 CA$2.42	+140.6%
Average			+59.8%

Montego Bay vs. Toronto - Cost of restaurants

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pay 15.0% less for groceries

	Montego Bay	Toronto
Bread 1 loaf	$2.70 JMD428.76	$2.74 CA$3.87	+1.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.70 JMD906.60	$4.56 CA$6.44	-20.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$12.51 JMD1,989.33	$9.44 CA$13.33	-24.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.54 JMD562.56	$3.54 CA$4.99
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.86 JMD454.05	$5.16 CA$7.28	+80.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.89 JMD300.30	$1.68 CA$2.37	-11.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.14 JMD181.62	$0.54 CA$0.76	-53.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$3.33 JMD530.17	$1.59 CA$2.24	-52.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.14 JMD181.62	$1.95 CA$2.75	+70.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.14 JMD181.62	$0.82 CA$1.16	-27.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.20 JMD190.91	$0.73 CA$1.04	-38.8%
Average			-15.0%

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pay 28.2% less for transportation

	Montego Bay	Toronto
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.22 JMD830.63	$4.68 CA$6.60	-10.5%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$109.41 CA$154.46
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$44,062.55 JMD7M	$27,760.48 CA$39,188.08	-37.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$26.12 JMD4,154.16	$12.80 CA$18.07	-51.0%
Average			-28.2%

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pay 3.8 times more for housing

	Montego Bay	Toronto
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$47.79 JMD7,599.69	$47.87 CA$67.57	+0.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$314.73 JMD50,050.12	$1,584.56 CA$2,236.84	+403.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$220.31 JMD35,035.08	$1,416.89 CA$2,000.15	+543.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$128.52 JMD20,438.11	$92.23 CA$130.19	-28.2%
Average			+282.4%

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pay 2.6 times more for childcare

	Montego Bay	Toronto
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$361.00 JMD57,407.35	$824.14 CA$1,163.40	+128.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$8,238.45 JMD1M	$23,500.21 CA$33,174.07	+185.3%
Average			+155.2%

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pay 29.2% more for entertainment and sports

	Montego Bay	Toronto
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.20 JMD350.35	$6.31 CA$8.91	+186.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$5.31 JMD844.60	$3.97 CA$5.61	-25.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$9.44 JMD1,501.50	$14.03 CA$19.80	+48.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$44.06 JMD7,007.02	$38.35 CA$54.13	-13.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.50 JMD1,351.35	$12.62 CA$17.82	+48.6%
Average			+29.2%

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pay 47.4% more for clothing

	Montego Bay	Toronto
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$23.60 JMD3,753.76	$51.64 CA$72.90	+118.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$31.47 JMD5,005.01	$39.51 CA$55.77	+25.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$69.24 JMD11,011.03	$98.10 CA$138.48	+41.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$100.71 JMD16,016.04	$122.24 CA$172.55	+21.4%
Average			+47.4%

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