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 26.2% cheaper than Green Island without rent, and 27.3% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: May Pen is 48.2% cheaper than Green Island without rent, and 33.5% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$7.35 JMD 1,159

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$63.1 JMD 9,944

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$8.98 JMD 1,415

Cappuccino

$4.29 JMD 675

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

$1.32 JMD 208

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.75 JMD 118

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$2.53 JMD 398

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.05 JMD 480

Milk (1 liter)

$2.20 JMD 347

$4.29 JMD 677

-48.72%

White Bread (500g)

$3.85 JMD 606

$3.63 JMD 572

6.06%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$3.20 JMD 504

$1.62 JMD 255

97.53%

Eggs

$3.45 JMD 543

$3.54 JMD 558

-2.54%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$10.87 JMD 1,713

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$7.56 JMD 1,191

$6.48 JMD 1,021

16.67%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$4.90 JMD 772

$7.43 JMD 1,171

-34.05%

Apples (1kg)

$1.60 JMD 253

$5.93 JMD 935

-73.02%

Banana (1kg)

$4.92 JMD 775

$3.03 JMD 477

62.38%

Oranges (1kg)

$6.36 JMD 1,003

$4.11 JMD 648

54.74%

Tomato (1kg)

$1.93 JMD 304

$3.00 JMD 473

-35.67%

Potato (1kg)

$1.90 JMD 299

$2.04 JMD 321

-6.86%

Onion (1kg)

$1.90 JMD 299

$2.02 JMD 319

-5.94%

Lettuce (1 head)

$3.17 JMD 500

$3.08 JMD 486

2.92%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$2.80 JMD 440

$1.51 JMD 238

85.43%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$8.59 JMD 1,353

Wine (Bottle)

$11.54 JMD 1,818

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$2.15 JMD 339

$2.87 JMD 452

-25.09%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.19 JMD 503

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.83 JMD 131

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$1.12 JMD 177

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$3.09 JMD 487

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$6.11 JMD 962

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.34 JMD 212

$1.24 JMD 196

8.06%

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

$43.1K 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)

$162 JMD 25.5K

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

$42.86 JMD 6,754

$22.26 JMD 3,508

92.54%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$39.64 JMD 6,246

$51.5 JMD 8,111

-23.00%

Cinema Ticket

$13.03 JMD 2,053

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

$310 JMD 48.9K

$227 JMD 35.8K

36.52%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$2,493 JMD 392.8K

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$15.88 JMD 2,502

$25.74 JMD 4,055

-38.31%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$21.82 JMD 3,439

$25.93 JMD 4,085

-15.85%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$41.41 JMD 6,524

$70.2 JMD 11.1K

-41.01%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$52.8 JMD 8,315

$77.3 JMD 12.2K

-31.74%

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 Green Island: January 12, 2026

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