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Montego Bay vs. Nairobi Cost of Living Summary

Montego Bay is 44.1% more expensive than Nairobi.

Restaurants: pay 41.3% more in Montego Bay
Groceries: pay 2.2 times more in Montego Bay
Transportation: pay 46.2% more in Montego Bay
Housing: pay 2.2 times more in Montego Bay
Childcare: pay 77.7% less in Montego Bay
Entertainment and Sports: pay 57.4% more in Montego Bay
Clothing: pay 7.0% more in Montego Bay

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

Montego Bay vs. Nairobi Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 41.3% more for restaurants

	Nairobi	Montego Bay
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.80 KES750.88	$7.50 JMD1,200.74	+29.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.97 KES901.06	$8.13 JMD1,300.80	+16.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.70 KES90.79	$1.28 JMD205.58	+83.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.55 KES71.04	$0.75 JMD119.69	+36.2%
Average			+41.3%

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pay 2.2 times more for groceries

	Nairobi	Montego Bay
Bread 1 loaf	$0.55 KES70.69	$2.68 JMD428.39	+389.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.57 KES720.08	$5.66 JMD906.25	+1.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.36 KES434.10	$9.61 JMD1,537.83	+186.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.64 KES212.73	$3.51 JMD562.35	+113.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.92 KES377.51	$2.84 JMD453.87	-2.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.41 KES181.96	$1.88 JMD300.19	+33.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.47 KES61.40	$1.13 JMD181.55	+139.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.89 KES115.07	$1.91 JMD305.55	+114.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.46 KES59.01	$1.13 JMD181.55	+148.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.49 KES63.50	$0.93 JMD149.40	+90.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.51 KES65.52	$0.89 JMD142.80	+76.1%
Average			+117.3%

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pay 46.2% more for transportation

	Nairobi	Montego Bay
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.40 KES698.38	$4.78 JMD764.43	-11.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$30.96 KES4,004.71	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$21,671.83 KES2,803,297.63	$42,823.81 JMD6,854,238.36	+97.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$17.03 KES2,202.59	$25.94 JMD4,152.57	+52.4%
Average			+46.2%

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pay 2.2 times more for housing

	Nairobi	Montego Bay
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$39.86 KES5,156.50	$47.61 JMD7,620.46	+19.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$476.96 KES61,695.24	$260.49 JMD41,692.45	-45.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$206.31 KES26,686.56	$556.29 JMD89,038.16	+169.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$29.32 KES3,793.22	$124.70 JMD19,958.42	+325.2%
Average			+117.2%

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pay 77.7% less for childcare

	Nairobi	Montego Bay
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$224.14 KES28,992.44	$52.10 JMD8,338.49	-76.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$8,775.09 KES1,135,076.41	$1,875.50 JMD300,185.62	-78.6%
Average			-77.7%

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pay 57.4% more for entertainment and sports

	Nairobi	Montego Bay
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.32 KES300.35	$2.50 JMD400.25	+7.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.37 KES306.55	$4.55 JMD729.02	+92.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.10 KES400.47	$8.75 JMD1,400.87	+182.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$45.30 KES5,859.39	$40.64 JMD6,504.02	-10.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.35 KES951.12	$8.44 JMD1,350.84	+14.8%
Average			+57.4%

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pay 7.0% more for clothing

	Nairobi	Montego Bay
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$19.62 KES2,538.28	$23.44 JMD3,752.32	+19.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$24.88 KES3,218.07	$21.88 JMD3,502.17	-12.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$67.92 KES8,785.33	$66.68 JMD10,673.27	-1.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$62.28 KES8,055.48	$76.06 JMD12,174.19	+22.1%
Average			+7.0%

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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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