Cost of living comparison

Italy

compared to

Jamaica

Montego Bay vs. Rome Cost of Living Summary

Montego Bay is 37.3% cheaper than Rome.

Restaurants: pay 38.9% less in Montego Bay
Groceries: pay 25.0% more in Montego Bay
Transportation: pay 7.8% less in Montego Bay
Housing: pay 66.7% less in Montego Bay
Childcare: pay 39.8% less in Montego Bay
Entertainment and Sports: pay 13.0% less in Montego Bay
Clothing: pay 33.6% less in Montego Bay

Expenses including housing, childcare, restaurants, clothing, entertainment and sports, and transportation are lower in Montego Bay.

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Montego Bay vs. Rome Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 38.9% less for restaurants

	Rome	Montego Bay
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$16.80 €15.07	$11.02 JMD1,751.75	-34.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$11.20 €10.05	$8.18 JMD1,301.30	-26.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.96 €2.66	$0.90 JMD143.10	-69.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.48 €1.33	$0.71 JMD113.07	-52.0%
Average			-38.9%

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pay 25.0% more for groceries

	Rome	Montego Bay
Bread 1 loaf	$2.22 €2.00	$2.70 JMD428.76	+21.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.42 €6.66	$5.70 JMD906.60	-23.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.49 €5.82	$12.51 JMD1,989.33	+92.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.66 €4.18	$3.54 JMD562.56	-24.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$5.66 €5.08	$2.86 JMD454.05	-49.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.17 €1.05	$1.89 JMD300.30	+61.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.05 €0.95	$1.14 JMD181.62	+8.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.09 €0.98	$3.33 JMD530.17	+206.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.07 €0.96	$1.14 JMD181.62	+6.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.64 €0.58	$1.14 JMD181.62	+77.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.72 €0.64	$1.20 JMD190.91	+67.4%
Average			+25.0%

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pay 7.8% less for transportation

	Rome	Montego Bay
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$8.04 €7.21	$5.22 JMD830.63	-35.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$39.19 €35.16	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$35,551.60 €31,895.12	$44,062.55 JMD7M	+23.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$20.16 €18.08	$26.12 JMD4,154.16	+29.6%
Average			-7.8%

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pay 66.7% less for housing

	Rome	Montego Bay
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$31.87 €28.59	$47.79 JMD7,599.69	+50.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,208.81 €1,084.48	$314.73 JMD50,050.12	-74.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$873.39 €783.57	$220.31 JMD35,035.08	-74.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$157.13 €140.97	$128.52 JMD20,438.11	-18.2%
Average			-66.7%

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pay 39.8% less for childcare

	Rome	Montego Bay
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$487.21 €437.10	$361.00 JMD57,407.35	-25.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$16,862.20 €15,127.92	$8,238.45 JMD1M	-51.1%
Average			-39.8%

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pay 13.0% less for entertainment and sports

	Rome	Montego Bay
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.60 €5.02	$2.20 JMD350.35	-60.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.07 €1.86	$5.31 JMD844.60	+156.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$7.28 €6.53	$9.44 JMD1,501.50	+29.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$65.43 €58.70	$44.06 JMD7,007.02	-32.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$11.20 €10.05	$8.50 JMD1,351.35	-24.1%
Average			-13.0%

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pay 33.6% less for clothing

	Rome	Montego Bay
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$71.31 €63.98	$23.60 JMD3,753.76	-66.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$36.31 €32.58	$31.47 JMD5,005.01	-13.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$83.63 €75.03	$69.24 JMD11,011.03	-17.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$123.17 €110.50	$100.71 JMD16,016.04	-18.2%
Average			-33.6%

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