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

🙂 Solo nomad: May Pen is 43.7% cheaper than Negril without rent, and 26.7% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: May Pen is 30.3% cheaper than Negril without rent, and 27.4% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$7.36 JMD 1,152

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$49.48 JMD 7,740

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$8.66 JMD 1,354

Cappuccino

$2.04 JMD 318

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

$1.31 JMD 206

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.70 JMD 109

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$2.53 JMD 397

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.09 JMD 484

Milk (1 liter)

$2.22 JMD 347

$4.38 JMD 685

-49.32%

White Bread (500g)

$3.67 JMD 575

$3.43 JMD 537

7.00%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$3.21 JMD 502

$1.55 JMD 242

107.10%

Eggs

$3.35 JMD 525

$3.56 JMD 557

-5.90%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$10.92 JMD 1,708

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$7.38 JMD 1,155

$6.17 JMD 965

19.61%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$4.96 JMD 776

$7.45 JMD 1,165

-33.42%

Apples (1kg)

$1.59 JMD 248

$6.14 JMD 961

-74.10%

Banana (1kg)

$5.06 JMD 792

$3.01 JMD 472

68.11%

Oranges (1kg)

$6.09 JMD 952

$4.21 JMD 658

44.66%

Tomato (1kg)

$1.93 JMD 302

$2.96 JMD 463

-34.80%

Potato (1kg)

$1.85 JMD 289

$2.07 JMD 324

-10.63%

Onion (1kg)

$1.89 JMD 296

$1.93 JMD 302

-2.07%

Lettuce (1 head)

$3.07 JMD 480

$3.01 JMD 471

1.99%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$2.89 JMD 453

$1.50 JMD 235

92.67%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$8.54 JMD 1,335

Wine (Bottle)

$11.36 JMD 1,777

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$2.14 JMD 334

$2.80 JMD 438

-23.57%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.22 JMD 503

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.86 JMD 135

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$1.12 JMD 174

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$3.14 JMD 492

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$6.15 JMD 961

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.40 JMD 219

$1.24 JMD 195

12.90%

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

$42.4K JMD 6.6M

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

$34.2K JMD 5.4M

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

$22.40 JMD 3,504

93.17%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$39.02 JMD 6,104

$50.4 JMD 7,884

-22.58%

Cinema Ticket

$13.38 JMD 2,092

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

$317 JMD 49.5K

$228 JMD 35.7K

38.59%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$2,440 JMD 381.7K

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$15.60 JMD 2,440

$25.73 JMD 4,025

-39.37%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$22.10 JMD 3,458

$25.75 JMD 4,028

-14.17%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$40.43 JMD 6,324

$70.3 JMD 11.0K

-42.47%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$53.8 JMD 8,414

$75.2 JMD 11.8K

-28.51%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$178 JMD 27.8K

$1,020 JMD 159.5K

-82.57%

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 Negril: March 1, 2026

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