Cost of Living Comparison Between May Pen and Golden Grove Cost of Living Comparison Between May Pen and Golden Grove

🙂 Solo nomad: May Pen is 42.6% cheaper than Golden Grove without rent, and 28.5% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: May Pen is 38.3% cheaper than Golden Grove without rent, and 30.2% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$7.68 JMD 1,202

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$62.5 JMD 9,769

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$9.02 JMD 1,411

Cappuccino

$4.43 JMD 692

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

$1.31 JMD 205

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.70 JMD 110

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$2.57 JMD 402

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.06 JMD 478

Milk (1 liter)

$2.22 JMD 347

$4.28 JMD 670

-48.13%

White Bread (500g)

$3.67 JMD 575

$3.50 JMD 548

4.86%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$3.21 JMD 502

$1.55 JMD 242

107.10%

Eggs

$3.35 JMD 525

$3.53 JMD 553

-5.10%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$10.91 JMD 1,707

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$7.38 JMD 1,155

$6.22 JMD 972

18.65%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$4.96 JMD 776

$7.69 JMD 1,203

-35.50%

Apples (1kg)

$1.59 JMD 248

$5.92 JMD 925

-73.14%

Banana (1kg)

$5.06 JMD 792

$3.12 JMD 488

62.18%

Oranges (1kg)

$6.09 JMD 952

$4.10 JMD 641

48.54%

Tomato (1kg)

$1.93 JMD 302

$3.01 JMD 471

-35.88%

Potato (1kg)

$1.85 JMD 289

$2.12 JMD 332

-12.74%

Onion (1kg)

$1.89 JMD 296

$1.92 JMD 300

-1.56%

Lettuce (1 head)

$3.07 JMD 480

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$2.89 JMD 453

$0.37 JMD 57.6

681.08%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$8.75 JMD 1,368

Wine (Bottle)

$11.30 JMD 1,768

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$2.14 JMD 334

$2.81 JMD 439

-23.84%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.05 JMD 477

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.86 JMD 135

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$1.11 JMD 174

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$3.14 JMD 491

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$6.10 JMD 954

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.40 JMD 219

$1.25 JMD 195

12.00%

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

$42.5K JMD 6.7M

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

$34.2K JMD 5.3M

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

$21.86 JMD 3,420

97.94%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$39.02 JMD 6,104

$51.2 JMD 8,014

-23.83%

Cinema Ticket

$13.22 JMD 2,067

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

$317 JMD 49.5K

$224 JMD 35.1K

41.25%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$2,465 JMD 385.5K

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$15.60 JMD 2,440

$25.79 JMD 4,034

-39.51%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$22.10 JMD 3,458

$25.61 JMD 4,006

-13.71%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$40.43 JMD 6,324

$70.2 JMD 11.0K

-42.41%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$53.8 JMD 8,414

$76.8 JMD 12.0K

-29.94%

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 Golden Grove: March 2, 2026

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