Cost of Living Comparison Between May Pen and Alexandria Cost of Living Comparison Between May Pen and Alexandria

🙂 Solo nomad: May Pen is 45.3% cheaper than Alexandria without rent, and 28.3% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: May Pen is 37% cheaper than Alexandria without rent, and 31.9% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$7.71 JMD 1,207

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$61.6 JMD 9,638

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$8.74 JMD 1,368

Cappuccino

$4.31 JMD 674

Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.33 JMD 208

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.70 JMD 109

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$2.44 JMD 382

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.17 JMD 496

Milk (1 liter)

$2.22 JMD 347

$4.19 JMD 655

-47.02%

White Bread (500g)

$3.67 JMD 575

$3.50 JMD 547

4.86%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$3.21 JMD 502

$1.62 JMD 253

98.15%

Eggs

$3.35 JMD 525

$3.53 JMD 553

-5.10%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$11.20 JMD 1,753

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$7.38 JMD 1,155

$6.20 JMD 970

19.03%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$4.96 JMD 776

$7.68 JMD 1,202

-35.42%

Apples (1kg)

$1.59 JMD 248

$6.13 JMD 959

-74.06%

Banana (1kg)

$5.06 JMD 792

$3.12 JMD 488

62.18%

Oranges (1kg)

$6.09 JMD 952

$4.30 JMD 672

41.63%

Tomato (1kg)

$1.93 JMD 302

$3.05 JMD 477

-36.72%

Potato (1kg)

$1.85 JMD 289

$2.01 JMD 315

-7.96%

Onion (1kg)

$1.89 JMD 296

$1.94 JMD 303

-2.58%

Lettuce (1 head)

$3.07 JMD 480

$3.08 JMD 481

-0.32%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$2.89 JMD 453

$1.45 JMD 226

99.31%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$8.93 JMD 1,398

Wine (Bottle)

$11.66 JMD 1,823

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$2.14 JMD 334

$2.89 JMD 452

-25.95%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.12 JMD 487

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.86 JMD 135

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$1.12 JMD 175

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$3.09 JMD 483

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$6.29 JMD 984

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.40 JMD 219

$1.24 JMD 194

12.90%

Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)

$42.7K JMD 6.7M

Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)

$33.5K JMD 5.2M

Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)

$161 JMD 25.2K

SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)

$43.27 JMD 6,768

$22.13 JMD 3,461

95.53%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$39.02 JMD 6,104

$50.5 JMD 7,900

-22.75%

Cinema Ticket

$13.13 JMD 2,054

Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)

$317 JMD 49.5K

$223 JMD 34.8K

42.13%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$2,508 JMD 392.3K

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$15.60 JMD 2,440

$26.04 JMD 4,072

-40.09%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$22.10 JMD 3,458

$25.62 JMD 4,007

-13.74%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$40.43 JMD 6,324

$70.4 JMD 11.0K

-42.55%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$53.8 JMD 8,414

$75.3 JMD 11.8K

-28.58%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$178 JMD 27.8K

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$216 JMD 33.9K

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$560 JMD 87.5K

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$430 JMD 67.3K

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

9.15

CityCost data is based on AI and user input – minor inaccuracies may occur.

Last update for May Pen: March 2, 2026

Last update for Alexandria: March 2, 2026

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