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

🙂 Solo nomad: May Pen is 29.2% cheaper than Negril without rent, and 25.9% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: May Pen is 52.5% cheaper than Negril without rent, and 27.9% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$7.29 JMD 1,149

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$49.32 JMD 7,771

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$8.97 JMD 1,414

Cappuccino

$2.02 JMD 319

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

$1.31 JMD 206

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.70 JMD 110

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$2.53 JMD 399

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.08 JMD 485

Milk (1 liter)

$2.20 JMD 347

$4.43 JMD 698

-50.34%

White Bread (500g)

$3.85 JMD 606

$3.57 JMD 562

7.84%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$3.20 JMD 504

$1.63 JMD 257

96.32%

Eggs

$3.45 JMD 543

$3.57 JMD 563

-3.36%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$10.99 JMD 1,731

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$7.56 JMD 1,191

$6.34 JMD 999

19.24%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$4.90 JMD 772

$7.68 JMD 1,209

-36.20%

Apples (1kg)

$1.60 JMD 253

$5.83 JMD 919

-72.56%

Banana (1kg)

$4.92 JMD 775

$3.09 JMD 486

59.22%

Oranges (1kg)

$6.36 JMD 1,003

$4.21 JMD 663

51.07%

Tomato (1kg)

$1.93 JMD 304

$2.91 JMD 459

-33.68%

Potato (1kg)

$1.90 JMD 299

$2.02 JMD 319

-5.94%

Onion (1kg)

$1.90 JMD 299

$1.93 JMD 305

-1.55%

Lettuce (1 head)

$3.17 JMD 500

$3.00 JMD 472

5.67%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$2.80 JMD 440

$1.48 JMD 233

89.19%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$8.62 JMD 1,357

Wine (Bottle)

$11.42 JMD 1,799

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$2.15 JMD 339

$2.79 JMD 440

-22.94%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.16 JMD 498

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.83 JMD 131

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$1.11 JMD 175

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$3.22 JMD 507

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$6.29 JMD 992

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.34 JMD 212

$1.24 JMD 195

8.06%

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

$43.3K JMD 6.8M

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

$33.4K JMD 5.3M

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

$166 JMD 26.1K

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

$42.86 JMD 6,754

$22.38 JMD 3,526

91.51%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$39.64 JMD 6,246

$51.7 JMD 8,146

-23.33%

Cinema Ticket

$13.27 JMD 2,091

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

$310 JMD 48.9K

$228 JMD 36.0K

35.98%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$2,519 JMD 396.9K

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$15.88 JMD 2,502

$26.18 JMD 4,124

-39.34%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$21.82 JMD 3,439

$25.68 JMD 4,047

-15.03%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$41.41 JMD 6,524

$70.9 JMD 11.2K

-41.63%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$52.8 JMD 8,315

$76.0 JMD 12.0K

-30.53%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$172 JMD 27.1K

$983 JMD 154.9K

-82.49%

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 Negril: January 11, 2026

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