Cost of Living in May Pen

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Cost of living One person Family of 4
💰 Total with rent
$821
$2279
🛋️ Without rent
$588
$1685
🏨 Rent & Utilities
$234
$594
🍽️ Food
$433
$1137
🚐 Transport
$62.8
$176
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$807
😀 Quality of life
34
🏙️ Population
61.5K

The average cost of living in May Pen is $821, which is in the top 32% of the least expensive cities in the world, ranked 6358th out of 9294 in our global list and 9th out of 10 in Jamaica.

The median after-tax salary is $807, which is enough to cover living expenses for 1 months. Ranked 7619th (TOP 82%) in the list of best places to live in the world and 6th best city to live in Jamaica. With an estimated population of 61.5K, May Pen is the 5th largest city in Jamaica.

✈️ Closest airport 45 km Tinson Pen Airport
😷 Air quality Excellent 7.1 µg/m³
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Prices in May Pen

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Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.77
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$53.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.51
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.04
 Cappuccino
$3.78
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.15
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in city Center, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$159
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$143
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in city Center, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$570
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$449
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$62
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$95
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$25.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.38%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1813
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1679
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.86
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$41.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$27
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.89
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.05
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.23
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.09
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.45
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.51
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.97
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.5
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.17
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.97
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.7
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.77
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.78
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.85
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.17
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.27
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.74
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$77.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$25.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.91
👖 Brand Jeans
$34.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$70.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$317
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2141

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