Cost of Living Comparison Between May Pen and Old Harbour Cost of Living Comparison Between May Pen and Old Harbour

🙂 Solo nomad: May Pen is 37.9% cheaper than Old Harbour without rent, and 12.5% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: May Pen is 40.4% cheaper than Old Harbour without rent, and 15.2% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$6.39 JMD 999

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$30.74 JMD 4,809

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$4.96 JMD 776

Cappuccino

$4.39 JMD 686

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

$0.92 JMD 143

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.61 JMD 95.9

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$2.54 JMD 397

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.17 JMD 496

Milk (1 liter)

$2.22 JMD 347

$4.39 JMD 686

-49.43%

White Bread (500g)

$3.67 JMD 575

$3.49 JMD 546

5.16%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$3.21 JMD 502

$1.64 JMD 256

95.73%

Eggs

$3.35 JMD 525

$3.54 JMD 553

-5.37%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$3.47 JMD 543

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$7.38 JMD 1,155

$6.25 JMD 977

18.08%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$4.96 JMD 776

$7.60 JMD 1,189

-34.74%

Apples (1kg)

$1.59 JMD 248

$5.91 JMD 925

-73.10%

Banana (1kg)

$5.06 JMD 792

$3.11 JMD 487

62.70%

Oranges (1kg)

$6.09 JMD 952

$4.25 JMD 665

43.29%

Tomato (1kg)

$1.93 JMD 302

$2.13 JMD 333

-9.39%

Potato (1kg)

$1.85 JMD 289

$2.01 JMD 314

-7.96%

Onion (1kg)

$1.89 JMD 296

$1.99 JMD 311

-5.03%

Lettuce (1 head)

$3.07 JMD 480

$3.12 JMD 489

-1.60%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$2.89 JMD 453

$1.51 JMD 236

91.39%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$8.67 JMD 1,356

Wine (Bottle)

$11.41 JMD 1,784

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$2.14 JMD 334

$2.81 JMD 440

-23.84%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.19 JMD 499

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.86 JMD 135

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$1.09 JMD 170

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$3.12 JMD 488

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$6.34 JMD 992

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.40 JMD 219

$1.04 JMD 163

34.62%

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

$43.1K JMD 6.7M

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

$34.0K JMD 5.3M

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

$50.7 JMD 7,933

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

$43.27 JMD 6,768

$22.12 JMD 3,460

95.61%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$39.02 JMD 6,104

$43.91 JMD 6,868

-11.14%

Cinema Ticket

$13.36 JMD 2,090

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

$317 JMD 49.5K

$225 JMD 35.1K

41.01%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$2,487 JMD 389.0K

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$15.60 JMD 2,440

$25.97 JMD 4,062

-39.93%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$22.10 JMD 3,458

$25.54 JMD 3,995

-13.47%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$40.43 JMD 6,324

$72.1 JMD 11.3K

-43.93%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$53.8 JMD 8,414

$75.0 JMD 11.7K

-28.30%

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 Old Harbour: March 1, 2026

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