Cost of Living Comparison Between May Pen and Kingston Cost of Living Comparison Between May Pen and Kingston

🙂 Solo nomad: May Pen is 55.1% cheaper than Kingston without rent, and 56.1% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: May Pen is 51.1% cheaper than Kingston without rent, and 60.3% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$7.31 JMD 1,143

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$61.5 JMD 9,617

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$8.68 JMD 1,357

Cappuccino

$4.45 JMD 696

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

$1.31 JMD 205

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.71 JMD 111

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$2.53 JMD 395

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.09 JMD 484

Milk (1 liter)

$2.22 JMD 347

$4.39 JMD 686

-49.43%

White Bread (500g)

$3.67 JMD 575

$3.65 JMD 571

0.55%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$3.21 JMD 502

$1.57 JMD 246

104.46%

Eggs

$3.35 JMD 525

$3.46 JMD 541

-3.18%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$10.98 JMD 1,717

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$7.38 JMD 1,155

$6.44 JMD 1,008

14.60%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$4.96 JMD 776

$7.47 JMD 1,168

-33.60%

Apples (1kg)

$1.59 JMD 248

$5.96 JMD 932

-73.32%

Banana (1kg)

$5.06 JMD 792

$3.09 JMD 484

63.75%

Oranges (1kg)

$6.09 JMD 952

$4.11 JMD 643

48.18%

Tomato (1kg)

$1.93 JMD 302

$3.00 JMD 470

-35.67%

Potato (1kg)

$1.85 JMD 289

$2.01 JMD 315

-7.96%

Onion (1kg)

$1.89 JMD 296

$1.99 JMD 311

-5.03%

Lettuce (1 head)

$3.07 JMD 480

$3.08 JMD 482

-0.32%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$2.89 JMD 453

$1.50 JMD 234

92.67%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$8.74 JMD 1,368

Wine (Bottle)

$11.39 JMD 1,782

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$2.14 JMD 334

$2.84 JMD 444

-24.65%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.16 JMD 494

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.86 JMD 135

$0.88 JMD 138

-2.27%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$48.31 JMD 7,556

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$1.13 JMD 176

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$3.25 JMD 509

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$6.38 JMD 998

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.40 JMD 219

$1.25 JMD 196

12.00%

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

$43.6K JMD 6.8M

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

$33.9K 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

$22.43 JMD 3,509

92.91%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$39.02 JMD 6,104

$50.1 JMD 7,835

-22.10%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$70.0 JMD 10.9K

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$15.70 JMD 2,455

Cinema Ticket

$12.92 JMD 2,021

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

$317 JMD 49.5K

$231 JMD 36.1K

37.34%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$2,450 JMD 383.2K

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$15.60 JMD 2,440

$25.67 JMD 4,015

-39.23%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$22.10 JMD 3,458

$25.35 JMD 3,966

-12.82%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$40.43 JMD 6,324

$72.2 JMD 11.3K

-44.00%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$53.8 JMD 8,414

$76.9 JMD 12.0K

-30.01%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$178 JMD 27.8K

$892 JMD 139.6K

-80.08%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$216 JMD 33.9K

$462 JMD 72.3K

-53.15%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$560 JMD 87.5K

$2,051 JMD 320.9K

-72.72%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$430 JMD 67.3K

$1,221 JMD 191.1K

-64.78%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$2,873 JMD 449.4K

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$2,162 JMD 338.2K

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$740 JMD 115.8K

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: March 2, 2026

Last update for Kingston: February 28, 2026

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