Cost of Living Comparison Between May Pen and Ocho Rios Cost of Living Comparison Between May Pen and Ocho Rios

🙂 Solo nomad: May Pen is 42.6% cheaper than Ocho Rios without rent, and 31.2% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: May Pen is 33.9% cheaper than Ocho Rios without rent, and 53.3% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$7.44 JMD 1,164

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$63.0 JMD 9,858

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$6.35 JMD 994

Cappuccino

$2.63 JMD 412

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

$1.31 JMD 205

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.76 JMD 119

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$2.22 JMD 347

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.16 JMD 494

Milk (1 liter)

$2.22 JMD 347

$4.13 JMD 646

-46.25%

White Bread (500g)

$3.67 JMD 575

$2.74 JMD 429

33.94%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$3.21 JMD 502

$1.62 JMD 254

98.15%

Eggs

$3.35 JMD 525

$3.54 JMD 554

-5.37%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$6.79 JMD 1,063

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$7.38 JMD 1,155

$6.49 JMD 1,016

13.71%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$4.96 JMD 776

$7.76 JMD 1,214

-36.08%

Apples (1kg)

$1.59 JMD 248

$6.09 JMD 953

-73.89%

Banana (1kg)

$5.06 JMD 792

$3.14 JMD 491

61.15%

Oranges (1kg)

$6.09 JMD 952

$4.33 JMD 678

40.65%

Tomato (1kg)

$1.93 JMD 302

$2.23 JMD 349

-13.45%

Potato (1kg)

$1.85 JMD 289

$2.08 JMD 326

-11.06%

Onion (1kg)

$1.89 JMD 296

$2.01 JMD 315

-5.97%

Lettuce (1 head)

$3.07 JMD 480

$2.09 JMD 327

46.89%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$2.89 JMD 453

$1.13 JMD 177

155.75%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$8.56 JMD 1,339

Wine (Bottle)

$9.48 JMD 1,483

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$2.14 JMD 334

$2.41 JMD 377

-11.20%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.04 JMD 476

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.86 JMD 135

$1.55 JMD 242

-44.52%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$0.61 JMD 95.4

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$0.93 JMD 146

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$6.24 JMD 976

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.40 JMD 219

$1.24 JMD 194

12.90%

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)

$34.2K JMD 5.3M

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

$104 JMD 16.2K

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

$43.27 JMD 6,768

$21.99 JMD 3,440

96.77%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$39.02 JMD 6,104

$39.19 JMD 6,131

-0.43%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$15.84 JMD 2,478

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$5.79 JMD 906

Cinema Ticket

$11.32 JMD 1,771

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

$317 JMD 49.5K

$222 JMD 34.7K

42.86%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$2,467 JMD 385.8K

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$15.60 JMD 2,440

$15.45 JMD 2,417

0.97%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$22.10 JMD 3,458

$12.71 JMD 1,988

73.88%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$40.43 JMD 6,324

$50.7 JMD 7,922

-20.18%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$53.8 JMD 8,414

$62.4 JMD 9,767

-13.85%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$178 JMD 27.8K

$370 JMD 57.9K

-51.95%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$216 JMD 33.9K

$185 JMD 29.0K

16.83%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$560 JMD 87.5K

$1,183 JMD 185.1K

-52.70%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$430 JMD 67.3K

$1,197 JMD 187.2K

-64.06%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$203 JMD 31.7K

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

CityCost data is based on AI and user input – minor inaccuracies may occur.

Last update for May Pen: March 2, 2026

Last update for Ocho Rios: March 2, 2026

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