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 35% cheaper than Gordon Town without rent, and 29% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: May Pen is 55.6% cheaper than Gordon Town without rent, and 32% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$7.42 JMD 1,169

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$63.7 JMD 10.0K

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$8.67 JMD 1,366

Cappuccino

$4.27 JMD 673

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

$1.36 JMD 215

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.70 JMD 110

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$2.52 JMD 398

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.11 JMD 490

Milk (1 liter)

$2.20 JMD 347

$4.41 JMD 695

-50.11%

White Bread (500g)

$3.85 JMD 606

$3.60 JMD 567

6.94%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$3.20 JMD 504

$1.55 JMD 244

106.45%

Eggs

$3.45 JMD 543

$3.46 JMD 546

-0.29%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$11.16 JMD 1,759

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$7.56 JMD 1,191

$6.26 JMD 987

20.77%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$4.90 JMD 772

$7.43 JMD 1,171

-34.05%

Apples (1kg)

$1.60 JMD 253

$6.08 JMD 957

-73.68%

Banana (1kg)

$4.92 JMD 775

$3.02 JMD 476

62.91%

Oranges (1kg)

$6.36 JMD 1,003

$4.15 JMD 655

53.25%

Tomato (1kg)

$1.93 JMD 304

$2.92 JMD 459

-33.90%

Potato (1kg)

$1.90 JMD 299

$2.08 JMD 328

-8.65%

Onion (1kg)

$1.90 JMD 299

$2.01 JMD 316

-5.47%

Lettuce (1 head)

$3.17 JMD 500

$2.98 JMD 470

6.38%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$2.80 JMD 440

$1.51 JMD 237

85.43%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$8.63 JMD 1,361

Wine (Bottle)

$11.29 JMD 1,779

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$2.15 JMD 339

$2.80 JMD 442

-23.21%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.05 JMD 481

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.83 JMD 131

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$1.11 JMD 175

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$3.22 JMD 507

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$6.37 JMD 1,004

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.34 JMD 212

$1.27 JMD 200

5.51%

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

$43.6K JMD 6.9M

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

$33.1K JMD 5.2M

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

$166 JMD 26.1K

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

$42.86 JMD 6,754

$21.98 JMD 3,463

95.00%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$39.64 JMD 6,246

$50.2 JMD 7,914

-21.08%

Cinema Ticket

$13.41 JMD 2,113

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

$310 JMD 48.9K

$229 JMD 36.0K

35.72%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$2,466 JMD 388.6K

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$15.88 JMD 2,502

$26.40 JMD 4,160

-39.85%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$21.82 JMD 3,439

$25.91 JMD 4,082

-15.79%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$41.41 JMD 6,524

$71.4 JMD 11.3K

-42.00%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$52.8 JMD 8,315

$75.2 JMD 11.9K

-29.86%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$172 JMD 27.1K

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$220 JMD 34.7K

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$558 JMD 87.9K

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$443 JMD 69.8K

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: January 12, 2026

Last update for Gordon Town: January 13, 2026

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