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Montego Bay vs. Moscow Cost of Living Summary

Montego Bay is 34.4% more expensive than Moscow.

Restaurants: pay 3.6% more in Montego Bay
Groceries: pay 87.6% more in Montego Bay
Transportation: pay 2.5 times more in Montego Bay
Housing: pay 2.1 times more in Montego Bay
Childcare: pay 89.5% less in Montego Bay
Entertainment and Sports: pay 43.5% more in Montego Bay
Clothing: pay 55.2% less in Montego Bay

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

Montego Bay vs. Moscow Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 3.6% more for restaurants

	Moscow	Montego Bay
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$11.93 RUB911.35	$7.50 JMD1,200.74	-37.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.97 RUB455.67	$8.13 JMD1,300.80	+36.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.38 RUB105.57	$1.28 JMD205.58	-7.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.61 RUB46.71	$0.75 JMD119.69	+22.3%
Average			+3.6%

Moscow vs. Montego Bay - Cost of restaurants

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pay 87.6% more for groceries

	Moscow	Montego Bay
Bread 1 loaf	$0.85 RUB64.62	$2.68 JMD428.39	+216.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.27 RUB478.82	$5.66 JMD906.25	-9.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.62 RUB352.84	$9.61 JMD1,537.83	+108.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.68 RUB128.49	$3.51 JMD562.35	+108.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.46 RUB188.10	$2.84 JMD453.87	+15.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.81 RUB61.80	$1.88 JMD300.19	+131.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.87 RUB66.45	$1.13 JMD181.55	+30.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.90 RUB68.87	$1.91 JMD305.55	+111.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.64 RUB125.22	$1.13 JMD181.55	-30.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.43 RUB32.60	$0.93 JMD149.40	+118.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.34 RUB25.86	$0.89 JMD142.80	+163.5%
Average			+87.6%

Moscow vs. Montego Bay - Cost of groceries

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pay 2.5 times more for transportation

	Moscow	Montego Bay
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$2.84 RUB216.76	$4.78 JMD764.43	+68.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$36.64 RUB2,797.83	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$36,994.59 RUB2,825,171.82	$42,823.81 JMD6,854,238.36	+15.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$5.73 RUB437.45	$25.94 JMD4,152.57	+352.9%
Average			+145.7%

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pay 2.1 times more for housing

	Moscow	Montego Bay
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$7.82 RUB596.90	$47.61 JMD7,620.46	+509.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,253.04 RUB95,691.30	$260.49 JMD41,692.45	-79.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$709.24 RUB54,162.93	$556.29 JMD89,038.16	-21.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$110.60 RUB8,445.86	$124.70 JMD19,958.42	+12.7%
Average			+105.2%

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pay 89.5% less for childcare

	Moscow	Montego Bay
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$656.36 RUB50,124.02	$52.10 JMD8,338.49	-92.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$14,285.88 RUB1,090,971.99	$1,875.50 JMD300,185.62	-86.9%
Average			-89.5%

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pay 43.5% more for entertainment and sports

	Moscow	Montego Bay
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$4.18 RUB318.97	$2.50 JMD400.25	-40.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.16 RUB241.06	$4.55 JMD729.02	+44.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.98 RUB227.84	$8.75 JMD1,400.87	+193.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$44.58 RUB3,404.36	$40.64 JMD6,504.02	-8.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.56 RUB501.24	$8.44 JMD1,350.84	+28.6%
Average			+43.5%

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pay 55.2% less for clothing

	Moscow	Montego Bay
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$76.06 RUB5,808.16	$23.44 JMD3,752.32	-69.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$47.73 RUB3,645.38	$21.88 JMD3,502.17	-54.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$122.95 RUB9,389.02	$66.68 JMD10,673.27	-45.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$156.80 RUB11,974.07	$76.06 JMD12,174.19	-51.5%
Average			-55.2%

Moscow vs. Montego Bay - 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: December 2025

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