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Montego Bay vs. Quito Cost of Living Summary

Montego Bay is 33.4% more expensive than Quito.

Restaurants: pay 18.9% more in Montego Bay
Groceries: pay 90.8% more in Montego Bay
Transportation: pay 96.1% more in Montego Bay
Housing: pay 2.2 times more in Montego Bay
Childcare: pay 80.8% less in Montego Bay
Entertainment and Sports: pay 26.3% more in Montego Bay
Clothing: pay 42.2% less in Montego Bay

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

Montego Bay vs. Quito Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 18.9% more for restaurants

	Quito	Montego Bay
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.00	$7.50 JMD1,200.74	+50.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.38	$8.13 JMD1,300.80	+10.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.13	$1.28 JMD205.58	+13.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.73	$0.75 JMD119.69	+2.0%
Average			+18.9%

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pay 90.8% more for groceries

	Quito	Montego Bay
Bread 1 loaf	$1.62	$2.68 JMD428.39	+64.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.18	$5.66 JMD906.25	+35.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.06	$9.61 JMD1,537.83	+136.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.43	$3.51 JMD562.35	+44.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.52	$2.84 JMD453.87	-19.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.98	$1.88 JMD300.19	+92.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.51	$1.13 JMD181.55	+122.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.48	$1.91 JMD305.55	+301.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.59	$1.13 JMD181.55	+93.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.68	$0.93 JMD149.40	+37.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.47	$0.89 JMD142.80	+90.0%
Average			+90.8%

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pay 96.1% more for transportation

	Quito	Montego Bay
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$2.63	$4.78 JMD764.43	+81.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$27.00	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$20,000.00	$42,823.81 JMD6,854,238.36	+114.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$13.50	$25.94 JMD4,152.57	+92.2%
Average			+96.1%

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pay 2.2 times more for housing

	Quito	Montego Bay
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$28.44	$47.61 JMD7,620.46	+67.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$448.12	$260.49 JMD41,692.45	-41.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$317.19	$556.29 JMD89,038.16	+75.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$25.07	$124.70 JMD19,958.42	+397.5%
Average			+124.6%

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pay 80.8% less for childcare

	Quito	Montego Bay
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$283.25	$52.10 JMD8,338.49	-81.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$9,360.00	$1,875.50 JMD300,185.62	-80.0%
Average			-80.8%

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pay 26.3% more for entertainment and sports

	Quito	Montego Bay
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.38	$2.50 JMD400.25	+5.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.96	$4.55 JMD729.02	+54.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$6.00	$8.75 JMD1,400.87	+45.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$38.55	$40.64 JMD6,504.02	+5.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.00	$8.44 JMD1,350.84	+20.6%
Average			+26.3%

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pay 42.2% less for clothing

	Quito	Montego Bay
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$60.15	$23.44 JMD3,752.32	-61.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$46.83	$21.88 JMD3,502.17	-53.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$105.42	$66.68 JMD10,673.27	-36.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$92.78	$76.06 JMD12,174.19	-18.0%
Average			-42.2%

Quito vs. Montego Bay - Cost of clothing

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