Cost of Living Comparison Between May Pen and Gordon Town Cost of Living Comparison Between May Pen and Gordon Town

🙂 Solo nomad: May Pen is 53.9% cheaper than Gordon Town without rent, and 27.2% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: May Pen is 41.8% cheaper than Gordon Town without rent, and 32.4% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$7.49 JMD 1,171

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$62.4 JMD 9,757

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$8.66 JMD 1,354

Cappuccino

$4.40 JMD 688

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

$1.33 JMD 207

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.71 JMD 112

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$2.54 JMD 397

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.17 JMD 495

Milk (1 liter)

$2.22 JMD 347

$4.35 JMD 680

-48.97%

White Bread (500g)

$3.67 JMD 575

$3.47 JMD 542

5.76%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$3.21 JMD 502

$1.64 JMD 256

95.73%

Eggs

$3.35 JMD 525

$3.61 JMD 565

-7.20%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$11.01 JMD 1,722

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$7.38 JMD 1,155

$6.46 JMD 1,011

14.24%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$4.96 JMD 776

$7.70 JMD 1,204

-35.58%

Apples (1kg)

$1.59 JMD 248

$6.04 JMD 945

-73.68%

Banana (1kg)

$5.06 JMD 792

$3.14 JMD 492

61.15%

Oranges (1kg)

$6.09 JMD 952

$4.27 JMD 667

42.62%

Tomato (1kg)

$1.93 JMD 302

$2.92 JMD 457

-33.90%

Potato (1kg)

$1.85 JMD 289

$2.09 JMD 327

-11.48%

Onion (1kg)

$1.89 JMD 296

$1.92 JMD 301

-1.56%

Lettuce (1 head)

$3.07 JMD 480

$3.06 JMD 479

0.33%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$2.89 JMD 453

$1.45 JMD 227

99.31%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$8.52 JMD 1,332

Wine (Bottle)

$11.60 JMD 1,815

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$2.14 JMD 334

$2.91 JMD 455

-26.46%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.15 JMD 493

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.86 JMD 135

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$1.12 JMD 175

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$3.14 JMD 491

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)

$43.5K JMD 6.8M

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

$33.8K JMD 5.3M

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

$164 JMD 25.7K

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

$43.27 JMD 6,768

$21.82 JMD 3,414

98.30%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$39.02 JMD 6,104

$51.0 JMD 7,984

-23.55%

Cinema Ticket

$13.09 JMD 2,047

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

$317 JMD 49.5K

$224 JMD 35.1K

41.16%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$2,476 JMD 387.2K

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$15.60 JMD 2,440

$25.58 JMD 4,002

-39.01%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$22.10 JMD 3,458

$25.17 JMD 3,937

-12.20%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$40.43 JMD 6,324

$70.1 JMD 11.0K

-42.36%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$53.8 JMD 8,414

$76.8 JMD 12.0K

-29.95%

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 Gordon Town: March 1, 2026

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