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

🙂 Solo nomad: May Pen is 45.7% cheaper than Falmouth without rent, and 45.4% cheaper with rent.
🙂 Family of 3: May Pen is 52% cheaper than Falmouth without rent, and 46.3% cheaper with rent.
Currency
🍽 Eating Out
May Pen
Falmouth
Difference
Meal at Budget Restaurant
-
$7.38 JMD 1,175
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Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range
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$63.6 JMD 10.1K
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Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)
-
$8.68 JMD 1,382
-
Cappuccino
-
$4.26 JMD 679
-
Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)
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$1.35 JMD 215
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Water (0.33 liter bottle)
-
$0.71 JMD 113
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Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)
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$2.49 JMD 396
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Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
-
$3.1 JMD 493
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🛒 Groceries & Markets
May Pen
Falmouth
Difference
Milk (1 liter)
$2.13 JMD 339
$4.42 JMD 703
-51.81%
White Bread (500g)
$3.67 JMD 585
$3.6 JMD 573
1.94%
Rice (white) (1kg)
$3.22 JMD 512
$1.56 JMD 249
106.41%
Eggs
$3.44 JMD 548
$3.57 JMD 568
-3.64%
Local Cheese (1kg)
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$10.84 JMD 1,726
-
Chicken Fillets (1kg)
$7.33 JMD 1,167
$6.45 JMD 1,027
13.64%
Beef Round Steak (1kg)
$5.09 JMD 810
$7.45 JMD 1,185
-31.68%
Apples (1kg)
$1.55 JMD 247
$6.07 JMD 966
-74.46%
Banana (1kg)
$4.91 JMD 782
$3.08 JMD 490
59.42%
Oranges (1kg)
$6.23 JMD 991
$4.2 JMD 668
48.33%
Tomato (1kg)
$1.9 JMD 303
$3.03 JMD 482
-37.29%
Potato (1kg)
$1.92 JMD 306
$2.12 JMD 337
-9.43%
Onion (1kg)
$1.83 JMD 291
$1.93 JMD 307
-5.18%
Lettuce (1 head)
$3.2 JMD 510
$3 JMD 478
6.67%
Water (1.5 liter bottle)
$2.78 JMD 442
$1.49 JMD 237
86.58%
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)
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$8.71 JMD 1,387
-
Wine (Bottle)
-
$11.28 JMD 1,795
-
Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
$2.18 JMD 347
$2.77 JMD 441
-21.30%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
-
$3.05 JMD 485
-
🚌 Getting Around
May Pen
Falmouth
Difference
One-way Ticket (Public Transport)
$0.88 JMD 140
-
-
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)
-
$1.12 JMD 178
-
Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)
-
$3.14 JMD 501
-
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)
-
$6.2 JMD 986
-
Gasoline (1 liter)
$1.34 JMD 214
$1.29 JMD 205
3.88%
Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)
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$42.4K JMD 6.7M
-
Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)
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$33.3K JMD 5.3M
-
🧾 Monthly Utilities & Internet
May Pen
Falmouth
Difference
Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)
-
$161 JMD 25.6K
-
SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)
$41.99 JMD 6,684
$22.26 JMD 3,543
88.63%
Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)
$39.75 JMD 6,328
$50.4 JMD 8,030
-21.19%
🎉 Sport & Entertainment
May Pen
Falmouth
Difference
Gym Membership (Monthly)
-
$28.3 JMD 4,505
-
Cinema Ticket
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$13.37 JMD 2,128
-
🧸 Childcare & Education
May Pen
Falmouth
Difference
Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)
$314 JMD 50K
$228 JMD 36.2K
38.07%
International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)
-
$2,482 JMD 395.2K
-
👕👟 Clothing & Footwear
May Pen
Falmouth
Difference
Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)
$15.94 JMD 2,537
$26.04 JMD 4,145
-38.79%
Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)
$22.22 JMD 3,537
$25.98 JMD 4,136
-14.47%
Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)
$40.23 JMD 6,404
$71.2 JMD 11.3K
-43.49%
Men's Leather Business Shoes
$53.5 JMD 8,511
$77.1 JMD 12.3K
-30.65%
🏠 Accommodation & Living
May Pen
Falmouth
Difference
1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$174 JMD 27.7K
$319 JMD 50.7K
-45.48%
1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$221 JMD 35.3K
$250 JMD 39.8K
-11.39%
3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$559 JMD 89K
$531 JMD 84.6K
5.27%
3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$434 JMD 69K
$477 JMD 75.9K
-8.99%
💵 Salaries & Financials
May Pen
Falmouth
Difference
20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)
0
9.15
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Last update for May Pen: October 29, 2025

Last update for Falmouth: October 29, 2025

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