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Ocho Rios vs. Nairobi Cost of Living Summary

Ocho Rios is 34.0% more expensive than Nairobi.

Restaurants: pay 33.8% more in Ocho Rios
Groceries: pay 2.4 times more in Ocho Rios
Transportation: pay 10.7% more in Ocho Rios
Housing: pay 78.1% more in Ocho Rios
Childcare: pay 31.6% less in Ocho Rios
Entertainment and Sports: pay 35.0% more in Ocho Rios
Clothing: pay 24.4% less in Ocho Rios

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

Ocho Rios vs. Nairobi Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Ocho Rios instead of Nairobi, you would:

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pay 33.8% more for restaurants

	Nairobi	Ocho Rios
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.80 KES749.71	$7.46 JMD1,162.23	+28.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.97 KES899.65	$6.22 JMD968.52	-10.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.70 KES90.65	$1.28 JMD198.99	+82.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.55 KES70.92	$0.74 JMD115.85	+35.4%
Average			+33.8%

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pay 2.4 times more for groceries

	Nairobi	Ocho Rios
Bread 1 loaf	$0.55 KES70.57	$2.71 JMD421.88	+395.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.57 KES718.95	$3.28 JMD511.24	-41.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.36 KES433.42	$15.10 JMD2,351.56	+349.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.64 KES212.40	$3.49 JMD544.31	+112.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.92 KES376.92	$2.82 JMD439.32	-3.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.41 KES181.68	$2.71 JMD421.79	+92.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.47 KES61.31	$1.38 JMD215.12	+190.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.89 KES114.89	$1.90 JMD295.75	+113.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.46 KES58.92	$1.03 JMD160.50	+125.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.49 KES63.40	$0.93 JMD144.61	+89.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.51 KES65.42	$0.89 JMD138.22	+75.2%
Average			+136.4%

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pay 10.7% more for transportation

	Nairobi	Ocho Rios
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.40 KES697.29	$4.75 JMD739.91	-12.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$30.96 KES3,998.45	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$21,671.83 KES3M	$42,589.65 JMD7M	+96.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$17.03 KES2,199.15	$8.08 JMD1,259.08	-52.5%
Average			+10.7%

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pay 78.1% more for housing

	Nairobi	Ocho Rios
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$39.86 KES5,148.44	$48.20 JMD7,508.16	+20.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$476.96 KES61,598.82	$373.05 JMD58,111.36	-21.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$206.31 KES26,644.86	$186.52 JMD29,055.68	-9.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$29.32 KES3,787.29	$124.01 JMD19,318.23	+322.9%
Average			+78.1%

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pay 31.6% less for childcare

	Nairobi	Ocho Rios
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$224.14 KES28,947.13	$227.97 JMD35,512.50	+1.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$8,775.09 KES1M	$3,077.65 JMD479K	-64.9%
Average			-31.6%

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pay 35.0% more for entertainment and sports

	Nairobi	Ocho Rios
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.32 KES299.88	$2.18 JMD338.98	-6.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.37 KES306.07	$2.69 JMD419.69	+13.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.10 KES399.85	$8.70 JMD1,355.93	+181.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$45.30 KES5,850.24	$15.54 JMD2,421.31	-65.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.35 KES949.63	$11.19 JMD1,743.34	+52.2%
Average			+35.0%

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pay 24.4% less for clothing

	Nairobi	Ocho Rios
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$19.62 KES2,534.31	$15.54 JMD2,421.31	-20.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$24.88 KES3,213.04	$12.43 JMD1,937.05	-50.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$67.92 KES8,771.60	$49.74 JMD7,748.18	-26.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$62.28 KES8,042.89	$62.17 JMD9,685.23	-0.2%
Average			-24.4%

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