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Montego Bay vs. Wellington Cost of Living Summary

Montego Bay is 27.6% cheaper than Wellington.

Restaurants: pay 42.5% less in Montego Bay
Groceries: pay 9.7% more in Montego Bay
Transportation: pay 31.2% more in Montego Bay
Housing: pay 29.2% less in Montego Bay
Childcare: pay 88.9% less in Montego Bay
Entertainment and Sports: pay 21.5% less in Montego Bay
Clothing: pay 52.1% less in Montego Bay

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

Montego Bay vs. Wellington Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 42.5% less for restaurants

	Wellington	Montego Bay
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$14.42 NZ$24.97	$7.50 JMD1,200.74	-48.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.23 NZ$15.98	$8.13 JMD1,300.80	-12.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.46 NZ$4.26	$1.28 JMD205.58	-47.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.98 NZ$3.42	$0.75 JMD119.69	-62.2%
Average			-42.5%

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pay 9.7% more for groceries

	Wellington	Montego Bay
Bread 1 loaf	$1.98 NZ$3.42	$2.68 JMD428.39	+35.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.02 NZ$6.96	$5.66 JMD906.25	+40.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.79 NZ$11.75	$9.61 JMD1,537.83	+41.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$6.77 NZ$11.73	$3.51 JMD562.35	-48.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.77 NZ$8.26	$2.84 JMD453.87	-40.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.36 NZ$2.36	$1.88 JMD300.19	+37.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.01 NZ$1.75	$1.13 JMD181.55	+12.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.33 NZ$2.30	$1.91 JMD305.55	+43.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.32 NZ$4.01	$1.13 JMD181.55	-51.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.90 NZ$1.55	$0.93 JMD149.40	+4.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.68 NZ$1.17	$0.89 JMD142.80	+31.6%
Average			+9.7%

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pay 31.2% more for transportation

	Wellington	Montego Bay
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.14 NZ$10.63	$4.78 JMD764.43	-22.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$109.62 NZ$189.75	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$31,154.21 NZ$53,928.03	$42,823.81 JMD6,854,238.36	+37.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$14.55 NZ$25.19	$25.94 JMD4,152.57	+78.3%
Average			+31.2%

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pay 29.2% less for housing

	Wellington	Montego Bay
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$48.75 NZ$84.39	$47.61 JMD7,620.46	-2.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,240.57 NZ$2,147.43	$260.49 JMD41,692.45	-79.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,099.37 NZ$1,903.02	$556.29 JMD89,038.16	-49.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$109.37 NZ$189.31	$124.70 JMD19,958.42	+14.0%
Average			-29.2%

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pay 88.9% less for childcare

	Wellington	Montego Bay
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$768.47 NZ$1,330.22	$52.10 JMD8,338.49	-93.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$12,211.68 NZ$21,138.46	$1,875.50 JMD300,185.62	-84.6%
Average			-88.9%

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pay 21.5% less for entertainment and sports

	Wellington	Montego Bay
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$6.63 NZ$11.48	$2.50 JMD400.25	-62.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.54 NZ$6.13	$4.55 JMD729.02	+28.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$25.67 NZ$44.44	$8.75 JMD1,400.87	-65.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$34.12 NZ$59.06	$40.64 JMD6,504.02	+19.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$11.54 NZ$19.97	$8.44 JMD1,350.84	-26.9%
Average			-21.5%

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pay 52.1% less for clothing

	Wellington	Montego Bay
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$69.31 NZ$119.97	$23.44 JMD3,752.32	-66.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$46.64 NZ$80.73	$21.88 JMD3,502.17	-53.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$113.30 NZ$196.13	$66.68 JMD10,673.27	-41.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$146.23 NZ$253.12	$76.06 JMD12,174.19	-48.0%
Average			-52.1%

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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: December 2025

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