Alexandria vs Easington

Alexandria is a tiny Jamaican hill town where a one-bedroom outside the center runs about $70/mo and a three-bedroom in the center just $270/mo, putting the budget tier for a single adult at $554/mo and the comfortable tier at $976/mo. The catch is everything else: healthcare quality is poor, the safety and crime indexes both sit at 50/100, and internet crawls at 12 Mbps, so remote work is a chore. Retirees should look elsewhere given a 52/100 retiree score and a $2,000/mo income floor for the retirement visa, though FIRE chasers will appreciate the 77/100 score and a cost of living index of 20/100. Come for the cheap rent and English-speaking locals, not for hospitals or fast Wi-Fi.

Easington is a tiny mountain village of 2 thousand people sitting 650 m above sea level, just 5 km from KIN, so you trade beach life for cooler air and quick airport access. Rent near the center runs about $770/mo, utilities $168/mo and internet $53/mo at a workable 45 Mbps, which keeps remote work viable even if the 53/100 digital nomad score says this is not a wired-up hub. The catch is safety: a 35/100 safety index and 65 crime index mean you should pick your housing carefully and treat the fair healthcare as a reason to keep Kingston close. Come for the low costs and English-speaking ease, not for nightlife or a soft landing.