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 36.1% cheaper than Old Harbour without rent, and 9.8% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: May Pen is 42.1% cheaper than Old Harbour without rent, and 16.7% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$6.12 JMD 964

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$30.90 JMD 4,868

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$5.08 JMD 801

Cappuccino

$4.40 JMD 693

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

$0.97 JMD 153

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.60 JMD 95.0

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$2.56 JMD 403

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.18 JMD 501

Milk (1 liter)

$2.20 JMD 347

$4.36 JMD 687

-49.54%

White Bread (500g)

$3.85 JMD 606

$3.62 JMD 571

6.35%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$3.20 JMD 504

$1.60 JMD 253

100.00%

Eggs

$3.45 JMD 543

$3.44 JMD 543

0.29%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$3.40 JMD 536

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$7.56 JMD 1,191

$6.37 JMD 1,004

18.68%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$4.90 JMD 772

$7.84 JMD 1,235

-37.50%

Apples (1kg)

$1.60 JMD 253

$5.90 JMD 929

-72.88%

Banana (1kg)

$4.92 JMD 775

$3.06 JMD 482

60.78%

Oranges (1kg)

$6.36 JMD 1,003

$4.25 JMD 669

49.65%

Tomato (1kg)

$1.93 JMD 304

$2.10 JMD 331

-8.10%

Potato (1kg)

$1.90 JMD 299

$2.01 JMD 316

-5.47%

Onion (1kg)

$1.90 JMD 299

$2.00 JMD 315

-5.00%

Lettuce (1 head)

$3.17 JMD 500

$3.03 JMD 477

4.62%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$2.80 JMD 440

$1.50 JMD 236

86.67%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$8.61 JMD 1,356

Wine (Bottle)

$11.38 JMD 1,793

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$2.15 JMD 339

$2.82 JMD 444

-23.76%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.06 JMD 482

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.83 JMD 131

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$1.13 JMD 177

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$3.21 JMD 506

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$6.23 JMD 981

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.34 JMD 212

$1.03 JMD 162

30.10%

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)

$49.94 JMD 7,868

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

$42.86 JMD 6,754

$22.50 JMD 3,545

90.49%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$39.64 JMD 6,246

$43.74 JMD 6,892

-9.37%

Cinema Ticket

$13.10 JMD 2,064

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

$310 JMD 48.9K

$228 JMD 36.0K

35.94%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$2,449 JMD 385.8K

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$15.88 JMD 2,502

$26.15 JMD 4,120

-39.27%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$21.82 JMD 3,439

$25.71 JMD 4,051

-15.13%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$41.41 JMD 6,524

$70.2 JMD 11.1K

-41.01%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$52.8 JMD 8,315

$77.4 JMD 12.2K

-31.81%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$172 JMD 27.1K

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 Old Harbour: January 12, 2026

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