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

🙂 Solo nomad: May Pen is 43.5% cheaper than Kingston without rent, and 57% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: May Pen is 58% cheaper than Kingston without rent, and 61.5% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$7.73 JMD 1,218

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$62.1 JMD 9,783

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$8.81 JMD 1,388

Cappuccino

$4.35 JMD 685

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

$1.33 JMD 209

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.71 JMD 112

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$2.48 JMD 391

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.05 JMD 481

Milk (1 liter)

$2.20 JMD 347

$4.26 JMD 671

-48.36%

White Bread (500g)

$3.85 JMD 606

$3.59 JMD 566

7.24%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$3.20 JMD 504

$1.61 JMD 254

98.76%

Eggs

$3.45 JMD 543

$3.42 JMD 539

0.88%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$11.18 JMD 1,761

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$7.56 JMD 1,191

$6.41 JMD 1,010

17.94%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$4.90 JMD 772

$7.52 JMD 1,185

-34.84%

Apples (1kg)

$1.60 JMD 253

$6.04 JMD 952

-73.51%

Banana (1kg)

$4.92 JMD 775

$3.03 JMD 477

62.38%

Oranges (1kg)

$6.36 JMD 1,003

$4.17 JMD 658

52.52%

Tomato (1kg)

$1.93 JMD 304

$3.04 JMD 480

-36.51%

Potato (1kg)

$1.90 JMD 299

$2.11 JMD 332

-9.95%

Onion (1kg)

$1.90 JMD 299

$2.02 JMD 318

-5.94%

Lettuce (1 head)

$3.17 JMD 500

$3.13 JMD 493

1.28%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$2.80 JMD 440

$1.49 JMD 235

87.92%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$9.00 JMD 1,418

Wine (Bottle)

$11.22 JMD 1,768

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$2.15 JMD 339

$2.75 JMD 434

-21.82%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.17 JMD 499

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.83 JMD 131

$0.87 JMD 137

-4.60%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$48.34 JMD 7,616

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$1.08 JMD 171

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$3.26 JMD 513

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$6.13 JMD 966

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.34 JMD 212

$1.23 JMD 193

8.94%

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

$43.4K JMD 6.8M

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

$34.0K JMD 5.4M

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

$164 JMD 25.8K

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

$42.86 JMD 6,754

$22.45 JMD 3,537

90.91%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$39.64 JMD 6,246

$51.3 JMD 8,090

-22.79%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$67.6 JMD 10.7K

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$15.47 JMD 2,437

Cinema Ticket

$12.92 JMD 2,036

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

$310 JMD 48.9K

$230 JMD 36.2K

34.89%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$2,436 JMD 383.8K

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$15.88 JMD 2,502

$26.15 JMD 4,120

-39.27%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$21.82 JMD 3,439

$25.46 JMD 4,012

-14.30%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$41.41 JMD 6,524

$69.9 JMD 11.0K

-40.76%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$52.8 JMD 8,315

$76.7 JMD 12.1K

-31.24%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$172 JMD 27.1K

$895 JMD 141.0K

-80.76%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$220 JMD 34.7K

$460 JMD 72.4K

-52.06%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$558 JMD 87.9K

$2,034 JMD 320.4K

-72.58%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$443 JMD 69.8K

$1,209 JMD 190.6K

-63.36%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$2,828 JMD 445.6K

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$2,221 JMD 350.0K

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$750 JMD 118.2K

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 Kingston: January 13, 2026

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