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Ocho Rios vs. Ottawa Cost of Living Summary

Ocho Rios is 33.1% cheaper than Ottawa.

Restaurants: pay 47.6% less in Ocho Rios
Groceries: pay 6.7% more in Ocho Rios
Transportation: pay 15.3% more in Ocho Rios
Housing: pay 39.6% less in Ocho Rios
Childcare: pay 75.8% less in Ocho Rios
Entertainment and Sports: pay 36.9% less in Ocho Rios
Clothing: pay 53.6% less in Ocho Rios

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

Ocho Rios vs. Ottawa Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 47.6% less for restaurants

	Ottawa	Ocho Rios
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$17.99 CA$24.42	$7.46 JMD1,162.23	-58.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$11.01 CA$14.95	$6.22 JMD968.52	-43.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.00 CA$2.72	$1.28 JMD198.99	-36.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.56 CA$2.11	$0.74 JMD115.85	-52.3%
Average			-47.6%

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pay 6.7% more for groceries

	Ottawa	Ocho Rios
Bread 1 loaf	$2.73 CA$3.70	$2.71 JMD421.88	-0.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.85 CA$7.94	$3.28 JMD511.24	-43.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$8.65 CA$11.75	$15.10 JMD2,351.56	+74.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.52 CA$4.78	$3.49 JMD544.31	-0.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$5.74 CA$7.80	$2.82 JMD439.32	-50.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.91 CA$2.59	$2.71 JMD421.79	+41.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.60 CA$0.82	$1.38 JMD215.12	+130.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.63 CA$2.21	$1.90 JMD295.75	+16.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.67 CA$2.26	$1.03 JMD160.50	-38.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.11 CA$1.50	$0.93 JMD144.61	-16.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.46 CA$1.98	$0.89 JMD138.22	-39.2%
Average			+6.7%

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pay 15.3% more for transportation

	Ottawa	Ocho Rios
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.05 CA$5.50	$4.75 JMD739.91	+17.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$97.12 CA$131.87	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$24,444.83 CA$33,189.97	$42,589.65 JMD7M	+74.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$14.82 CA$20.12	$8.08 JMD1,259.08	-45.5%
Average			+15.3%

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pay 39.6% less for housing

	Ottawa	Ocho Rios
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$49.93 CA$67.79	$48.20 JMD7,508.16	-3.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,452.55 CA$1,972.21	$373.05 JMD58,111.36	-74.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,228.71 CA$1,668.28	$186.52 JMD29,055.68	-84.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$118.93 CA$161.48	$124.01 JMD19,318.23	+4.3%
Average			-39.6%

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pay 75.8% less for childcare

	Ottawa	Ocho Rios
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$788.18 CA$1,070.15	$227.97 JMD35,512.50	-71.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$15,753.32 CA$21,389.07	$3,077.65 JMD479K	-80.5%
Average			-75.8%

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pay 36.9% less for entertainment and sports

	Ottawa	Ocho Rios
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.76 CA$7.81	$2.18 JMD338.98	-62.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.74 CA$5.08	$2.69 JMD419.69	-28.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$12.95 CA$17.58	$8.70 JMD1,355.93	-32.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$44.60 CA$60.56	$15.54 JMD2,421.31	-65.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$10.79 CA$14.65	$11.19 JMD1,743.34	+3.7%
Average			-36.9%

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pay 53.6% less for clothing

	Ottawa	Ocho Rios
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$52.82 CA$71.72	$15.54 JMD2,421.31	-70.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$38.91 CA$52.84	$12.43 JMD1,937.05	-68.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$87.10 CA$118.26	$49.74 JMD7,748.18	-42.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$92.91 CA$126.15	$62.17 JMD9,685.23	-33.1%
Average			-53.6%

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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: March 2026

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