Common information
- Country
- Jamaica
- Population
- 82 867
Cost of living and prices in Montego Bay
- One bedroom apartment
- outside of centre455USD/month
- in city centre263USD/month
- Three bedroom apartment
- outside of centre442USD/month
- in city centre663USD/month
Restaurants
| Meal | Inexpensive restaurant | 1 people | 8 USD |
| Meal | Mid-range restaurant | 2 people | 76 USD |
| Meal | McMeal at McDonalds | 1 pc | 7 USD |
| Drinks | Domestic Beer | 0.5 litre | 3 USD |
| Drinks | Imported Beer | 0.33 litre | 4 USD |
| Drinks | Cappuccino | 1 portion | 4 USD |
| Drinks | Coke/Pepsi | 0.33 litre | 1 USD |
| Drinks | Water | 0.33 litre | 1 USD |
Markets
| Food | Milk | 1 litre | 2 USD |
| Food | Loaf bread | 0.5 kg | 3 USD |
| Food | Rice white | 1 kg | 1 USD |
| Food | Eggs | 12 pc | 3 USD |
| Food | Local cheese | 1 kg | 14 USD |
| Meat | Chicken fillets | 1 kg | 8 USD |
| Fruits | Apples | 1 kg | 3 USD |
| Fruits | Bananas | 1 kg | 3 USD |
| Fruits | Oranges | 1 kg | 3 USD |
| Food | Potato | 1 kg | 2 USD |
| Food | Tomato | 1 kg | 3 USD |
| Food | Onion | 1 kg | 1 USD |
| Food | Lettuce | 1 head | 2 USD |
| Food | Water | 1.5 litre | 1 USD |
| Alcohol | Wine, Mid-Range | 1 bottle | 11 USD |
| Alcohol | Domestic Beer | 0.5 litre | 2 USD |
| Alcohol | Imported Beer | 0.33 litre | 3 USD |
| Cigarettes | Marlboro | 1 pack | 9 USD |
Transportation
| Public transport | One-way | 1 ticket | 1 USD |
| Taxi | Taxi start | seat | 1 USD |
| Taxi | Normal tariff | 1 km | 3 USD |
| Taxi | Waiting | 1 hour | 5 USD |
| Fuel | Gasoline | 1 litre | 1 USD |
| Automobile | Volkswagen Golf 1.4 90 KW Trendline | 1 pc | 31,584 USD |
| Automobile | Toyota Corolla Sedan 1.6l 97kW Comfort | 1 pc | 31,584 USD |
Entertainment
| Sport | Fitness Club | 1 month | 38 USD |
| Rest | Cinema, International Release | 1 place | 8 USD |
Goods
| Clothing | Jeans, Levis 501 | 1 pair | 34 USD |
| Clothing | Summer Dress in Zara, H&M | 1 pc | 20 USD |
| Shoes | Nike Running Shoes | 1 pair | 67 USD |
| Shoes | Men Leather Business Shoes | 1 pair | 64 USD |
Accommodation
| Utilities | Electricity, Heating... for 85m2 | 1 month | 157 USD |
| Communication | Mobile Phone Monthly Plan | 1 month | 22 USD |
| Rent apartment | Apartment in City Centre | 1 bedroom | 263 USD |
| Rent apartment | Apartment Outside of Centre | 1 bedroom | 455 USD |
| Rent apartment | Apartment in City Centre | 3 bedroom | 663 USD |
| Rent apartment | Apartment Outside of Centre | 3 bedroom | 442 USD |
| Salary | Disposable Salary | 1 month | 474 USD |
| Mortgage | Interest Rate | 1 year | 8 |
Weather, climate, temperature by months in Montego Bay
| Season | Autumn | Winter | Spring | Summer | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Year |
| Record high, °C | 32 | 35 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 37 | 38 | 37 | 35 | 36 | 38 |
| Average high, °C | 31 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 29 |
| Average temperature, °C | 27 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 |
| Average low, °C | 24 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 23 |
| Record low, °C | 20 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 17 |
| Rain, days | 5 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 8 | 53 |
| Fog, days | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Thunderstorms, days | 13 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 59 |
| Average precipitation, mm. | 149 | 187 | 135 | 89 | 65 | 44 | 55 | 66 | 146 | 133 | 69 | 117 | 1255 |
| Relative humidity, % | 80 | 85 | 85 | 80 | 80 | 80 | 80 | 80 | 80 | 80 | 80 | 80 | 81 |
| Relative humidity morning, % | 80 | 82 | 82 | 81 | 82 | 81 | 80 | 78 | 79 | 79 | 79 | 79 | 80 |
| Relative humidity evening, % | 73 | 74 | 73 | 71 | 70 | 70 | 69 | 68 | 73 | 72 | 69 | 71 | 71 |
| Wind speed, km/h | 25 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 25 | 22 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 28 | 22 |
| Day Length, часов | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 |
| Dew point, °C | 22 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 255 |
| Growing degree-day, °C | 500 | 517 | 467 | 465 | 431 | 392 | 465 | 467 | 482 | 500 | 517 | 517 | 5719 |
| Solar radiation, global, Mj/m2 | 23 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 21 | 24 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 24 | 22 |