Cost of Living Comparison Between May Pen and Green Island Cost of Living Comparison Between May Pen and Green Island

🙂 Solo nomad: May Pen is 34.2% cheaper than Green Island without rent, and 28.4% cheaper with rent.
🙂 Family of 3: May Pen is 57.4% cheaper than Green Island without rent, and 32.2% cheaper with rent.
Currency
🍽 Eating Out
May Pen
Green Island
Difference
Meal at Budget Restaurant
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$7.34 JMD 1,168
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Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range
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$61.7 JMD 9,816
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Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)
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$8.64 JMD 1,375
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Cappuccino
-
$4.23 JMD 673
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Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)
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$1.32 JMD 210
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Water (0.33 liter bottle)
-
$0.76 JMD 120
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Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)
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$2.47 JMD 393
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Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
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$3.08 JMD 490
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🛒 Groceries & Markets
May Pen
Green Island
Difference
Milk (1 liter)
$2.13 JMD 339
$4.28 JMD 682
-50.23%
White Bread (500g)
$3.67 JMD 585
$3.54 JMD 564
3.67%
Rice (white) (1kg)
$3.22 JMD 512
$1.55 JMD 247
107.74%
Eggs
$3.44 JMD 548
$3.59 JMD 571
-4.18%
Local Cheese (1kg)
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$11.07 JMD 1,763
-
Chicken Fillets (1kg)
$7.33 JMD 1,167
$6.18 JMD 984
18.61%
Beef Round Steak (1kg)
$5.09 JMD 810
$7.54 JMD 1,200
-32.49%
Apples (1kg)
$1.55 JMD 247
$6 JMD 955
-74.17%
Banana (1kg)
$4.91 JMD 782
$3.03 JMD 482
62.05%
Oranges (1kg)
$6.23 JMD 991
$4.27 JMD 680
45.90%
Tomato (1kg)
$1.9 JMD 303
$2.99 JMD 476
-36.45%
Potato (1kg)
$1.92 JMD 306
$2.08 JMD 330
-7.69%
Onion (1kg)
$1.83 JMD 291
$1.92 JMD 306
-4.69%
Lettuce (1 head)
$3.2 JMD 510
$3.08 JMD 490
3.90%
Water (1.5 liter bottle)
$2.78 JMD 442
$1.44 JMD 229
93.06%
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)
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$9 JMD 1,433
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Wine (Bottle)
-
$11.24 JMD 1,789
-
Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
$2.18 JMD 347
$2.81 JMD 447
-22.42%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
-
$3.11 JMD 496
-
🚌 Getting Around
May Pen
Green Island
Difference
One-way Ticket (Public Transport)
$0.88 JMD 140
-
-
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)
-
$1.12 JMD 178
-
Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)
-
$3.25 JMD 517
-
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)
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$6.19 JMD 985
-
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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$42.1K JMD 6.7M
-
Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)
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$33.6K JMD 5.4M
-
🧾 Monthly Utilities & Internet
May Pen
Green Island
Difference
Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)
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$163 JMD 25.9K
-
SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)
$41.99 JMD 6,684
$22.4 JMD 3,566
87.46%
Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)
$39.75 JMD 6,328
$50.8 JMD 8,092
-21.80%
🎉 Sport & Entertainment
May Pen
Green Island
Difference
Cinema Ticket
-
$13.16 JMD 2,095
-
🧸 Childcare & Education
May Pen
Green Island
Difference
Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)
$314 JMD 50K
$229 JMD 36.5K
37.22%
International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)
-
$2,489 JMD 396.3K
-
👕👟 Clothing & Footwear
May Pen
Green Island
Difference
Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)
$15.94 JMD 2,537
$26.39 JMD 4,201
-39.60%
Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)
$22.22 JMD 3,537
$25.54 JMD 4,066
-13.00%
Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)
$40.23 JMD 6,404
$71.2 JMD 11.3K
-43.51%
Men's Leather Business Shoes
$53.5 JMD 8,511
$75.3 JMD 12K
-29.04%
🏠 Accommodation & Living
May Pen
Green Island
Difference
1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$174 JMD 27.7K
-
-
1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$221 JMD 35.3K
-
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3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$559 JMD 89K
-
-
3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$434 JMD 69K
-
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💵 Salaries & Financials
May Pen
Green Island
Difference
20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)
0
9.15
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Citycost data is based on AI and user input – minor inaccuracies may occur.

Last update for May Pen: October 29, 2025

Last update for Green Island: October 27, 2025

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