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

🙂 Solo nomad: May Pen is 46.2% cheaper than Linstead without rent, and 28.2% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: May Pen is 48.5% cheaper than Linstead without rent, and 32.8% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$7.66 JMD 1,199

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$62.9 JMD 9,840

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$8.73 JMD 1,365

Cappuccino

$4.36 JMD 682

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

$1.37 JMD 215

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.75 JMD 117

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$2.43 JMD 380

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.06 JMD 478

Milk (1 liter)

$2.22 JMD 347

$4.37 JMD 683

-49.20%

White Bread (500g)

$3.67 JMD 575

$3.59 JMD 561

2.23%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$3.21 JMD 502

$1.62 JMD 253

98.15%

Eggs

$3.35 JMD 525

$3.41 JMD 534

-1.76%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$11.09 JMD 1,735

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$7.38 JMD 1,155

$6.33 JMD 991

16.59%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$4.96 JMD 776

$7.69 JMD 1,203

-35.50%

Apples (1kg)

$1.59 JMD 248

$6.08 JMD 952

-73.85%

Banana (1kg)

$5.06 JMD 792

$3.00 JMD 469

68.67%

Oranges (1kg)

$6.09 JMD 952

$4.10 JMD 641

48.54%

Tomato (1kg)

$1.93 JMD 302

$3.04 JMD 476

-36.51%

Potato (1kg)

$1.85 JMD 289

$2.02 JMD 316

-8.42%

Onion (1kg)

$1.89 JMD 296

$2.02 JMD 316

-6.44%

Lettuce (1 head)

$3.07 JMD 480

$2.99 JMD 468

2.68%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$2.89 JMD 453

$1.44 JMD 225

100.69%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$8.79 JMD 1,374

Wine (Bottle)

$11.41 JMD 1,785

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$2.14 JMD 334

$2.81 JMD 440

-23.84%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.05 JMD 477

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.86 JMD 135

$0.75 JMD 117

14.67%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$1.08 JMD 169

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$3.13 JMD 490

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$6.29 JMD 984

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.40 JMD 219

$1.25 JMD 195

12.00%

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

$42.8K JMD 6.7M

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)

$163 JMD 25.4K

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

$43.27 JMD 6,768

$21.75 JMD 3,402

98.94%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$39.02 JMD 6,104

$51.1 JMD 7,999

-23.70%

Cinema Ticket

$12.92 JMD 2,020

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

$317 JMD 49.5K

$230 JMD 36.0K

37.61%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$2,463 JMD 385.3K

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$15.60 JMD 2,440

$26.19 JMD 4,097

-40.44%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$22.10 JMD 3,458

$25.77 JMD 4,031

-14.24%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$40.43 JMD 6,324

$70.7 JMD 11.1K

-42.85%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$53.8 JMD 8,414

$75.7 JMD 11.8K

-28.91%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$178 JMD 27.8K

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$216 JMD 33.9K

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$560 JMD 87.5K

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$430 JMD 67.3K

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 Linstead: March 2, 2026

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