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Ocho Rios vs. Quito Cost of Living Summary

Ocho Rios is 25.2% more expensive than Quito.

Restaurants: pay 11.9% more in Ocho Rios
Groceries: pay 2.1 times more in Ocho Rios
Transportation: pay 51.2% more in Ocho Rios
Housing: pay 2.0 times more in Ocho Rios
Childcare: pay 43.3% less in Ocho Rios
Entertainment and Sports: pay 5.6% more in Ocho Rios
Clothing: pay 58.4% less in Ocho Rios

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

Ocho Rios vs. Quito Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 11.9% more for restaurants

	Quito	Ocho Rios
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.00	$7.46 JMD1,162.23	+49.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.38	$6.22 JMD968.52	-15.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.13	$1.28 JMD198.99	+12.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.73	$0.74 JMD115.85	+1.4%
Average			+11.9%

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pay 2.1 times more for groceries

	Quito	Ocho Rios
Bread 1 loaf	$1.62	$2.71 JMD421.88	+66.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.18	$3.28 JMD511.24	-21.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.06	$15.10 JMD2,351.56	+271.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.43	$3.49 JMD544.31	+43.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.52	$2.82 JMD439.32	-19.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.98	$2.71 JMD421.79	+177.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.51	$1.38 JMD215.12	+170.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.48	$1.90 JMD295.75	+299.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.59	$1.03 JMD160.50	+76.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.68	$0.93 JMD144.61	+36.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.47	$0.89 JMD138.22	+89.0%
Average			+108.2%

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pay 51.2% more for transportation

	Quito	Ocho Rios
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$2.63	$4.75 JMD739.91	+80.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$27.00	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$20,000.00	$42,589.65 JMD7M	+112.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$13.50	$8.08 JMD1,259.08	-40.1%
Average			+51.2%

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pay 2.0 times more for housing

	Quito	Ocho Rios
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$28.44	$48.20 JMD7,508.16	+69.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$448.12	$373.05 JMD58,111.36	-16.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$317.19	$186.52 JMD29,055.68	-41.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$25.07	$124.01 JMD19,318.23	+394.7%
Average			+101.5%

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pay 43.3% less for childcare

	Quito	Ocho Rios
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$283.25	$227.97 JMD35,512.50	-19.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$9,360.00	$3,077.65 JMD479K	-67.1%
Average			-43.3%

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pay 5.6% more for entertainment and sports

	Quito	Ocho Rios
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.38	$2.18 JMD338.98	-8.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.96	$2.69 JMD419.69	-8.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$6.00	$8.70 JMD1,355.93	+45.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$38.55	$15.54 JMD2,421.31	-59.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.00	$11.19 JMD1,743.34	+59.9%
Average			+5.6%

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pay 58.4% less for clothing

	Quito	Ocho Rios
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$60.15	$15.54 JMD2,421.31	-74.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$46.83	$12.43 JMD1,937.05	-73.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$105.42	$49.74 JMD7,748.18	-52.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$92.78	$62.17 JMD9,685.23	-33.0%
Average			-58.4%

Quito vs. Ocho Rios - Cost of clothing

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