Cost of Living Comparison Between May Pen and Santa Cruz Cost of Living Comparison Between May Pen and Santa Cruz

🙂 Solo nomad: May Pen is 38.1% cheaper than Santa Cruz without rent, and 28.6% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: May Pen is 44.4% cheaper than Santa Cruz without rent, and 33.5% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$7.46 JMD 1,175

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$63.1 JMD 9,947

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$8.74 JMD 1,377

Cappuccino

$4.39 JMD 692

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

$1.37 JMD 216

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.75 JMD 118

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$2.44 JMD 384

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.17 JMD 500

Milk (1 liter)

$2.20 JMD 347

$4.32 JMD 681

-49.07%

White Bread (500g)

$3.85 JMD 606

$3.52 JMD 554

9.38%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$3.20 JMD 504

$1.62 JMD 256

97.53%

Eggs

$3.45 JMD 543

$3.61 JMD 569

-4.43%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$10.94 JMD 1,723

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$7.56 JMD 1,191

$6.48 JMD 1,021

16.67%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$4.90 JMD 772

$7.50 JMD 1,182

-34.67%

Apples (1kg)

$1.60 JMD 253

$5.96 JMD 939

-73.15%

Banana (1kg)

$4.92 JMD 775

$3.16 JMD 498

55.70%

Oranges (1kg)

$6.36 JMD 1,003

$4.26 JMD 671

49.30%

Tomato (1kg)

$1.93 JMD 304

$3.04 JMD 479

-36.51%

Potato (1kg)

$1.90 JMD 299

$2.05 JMD 323

-7.32%

Onion (1kg)

$1.90 JMD 299

$2.03 JMD 319

-6.40%

Lettuce (1 head)

$3.17 JMD 500

$2.98 JMD 470

6.38%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$2.80 JMD 440

$1.45 JMD 229

93.10%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$8.70 JMD 1,370

Wine (Bottle)

$11.52 JMD 1,815

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$2.15 JMD 339

$2.88 JMD 454

-25.35%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.18 JMD 501

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.83 JMD 131

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$1.13 JMD 178

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$3.26 JMD 514

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$6.45 JMD 1,016

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.34 JMD 212

$1.30 JMD 204

3.08%

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

$43.6K JMD 6.9M

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

$33.7K JMD 5.3M

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

$161 JMD 25.3K

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

$42.86 JMD 6,754

$21.92 JMD 3,453

95.53%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$39.64 JMD 6,246

$50.3 JMD 7,917

-21.11%

Cinema Ticket

$13.25 JMD 2,088

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

$310 JMD 48.9K

$223 JMD 35.1K

39.45%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$2,530 JMD 398.7K

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$15.88 JMD 2,502

$26.16 JMD 4,121

-39.30%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$21.82 JMD 3,439

$25.52 JMD 4,020

-14.50%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$41.41 JMD 6,524

$71.5 JMD 11.3K

-42.06%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$52.8 JMD 8,315

$77.6 JMD 12.2K

-32.01%

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

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$404 JMD 63.7K

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 Santa Cruz: January 12, 2026

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