Cost of Living Comparison Between May Pen and Bull Bay Cost of Living Comparison Between May Pen and Bull Bay

🙂 Solo nomad: May Pen is 38.9% cheaper than Bull Bay without rent, and 23.7% cheaper with rent.
🙂 Family of 3: May Pen is 35.5% cheaper than Bull Bay without rent, and 15.1% cheaper with rent.
Currency
🍽 Eating Out
May Pen
Bull Bay
Difference
Meal at Budget Restaurant
-
$7.67 JMD 1,199
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Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range
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$62.9 JMD 9,833
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Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)
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$6.08 JMD 951
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Cappuccino
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$1.58 JMD 247
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Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)
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$0.92 JMD 144
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Water (0.33 liter bottle)
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$0.71 JMD 111
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Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)
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$2.57 JMD 403
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Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
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$2.46 JMD 385
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🛒 Groceries & Markets
May Pen
Bull Bay
Difference
Milk (1 liter)
$2.22 JMD 347
$4.41 JMD 690
-49.66%
White Bread (500g)
$3.67 JMD 575
$3.35 JMD 524
9.55%
Rice (white) (1kg)
$3.21 JMD 502
$1.28 JMD 200
150.78%
Eggs
$3.35 JMD 525
$3.57 JMD 558
-6.16%
Local Cheese (1kg)
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$4.93 JMD 771
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Chicken Fillets (1kg)
$7.38 JMD 1,155
$6.37 JMD 997
15.86%
Beef Round Steak (1kg)
$4.96 JMD 776
$3.68 JMD 575
34.78%
Apples (1kg)
$1.59 JMD 248
$1.89 JMD 296
-15.87%
Banana (1kg)
$5.06 JMD 792
$1.84 JMD 288
175.00%
Oranges (1kg)
$6.09 JMD 952
$2.15 JMD 336
183.26%
Tomato (1kg)
$1.93 JMD 302
$0.98 JMD 153
96.94%
Potato (1kg)
$1.85 JMD 289
$0.97 JMD 152
90.72%
Onion (1kg)
$1.89 JMD 296
$1.54 JMD 241
22.73%
Lettuce (1 head)
$3.07 JMD 480
$1.11 JMD 174
176.58%
Water (1.5 liter bottle)
$2.89 JMD 453
$1.02 JMD 159
183.33%
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)
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$3.72 JMD 582
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Wine (Bottle)
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$3.85 JMD 603
-
Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
$2.14 JMD 334
$2.35 JMD 367
-8.94%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
-
$2.44 JMD 381
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🚌 Getting Around
May Pen
Bull Bay
Difference
One-way Ticket (Public Transport)
$0.86 JMD 135
$0.97 JMD 152
-11.34%
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)
-
$0.95 JMD 149
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Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)
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$3.20 JMD 500
-
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)
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$6.16 JMD 963
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Gasoline (1 liter)
$1.40 JMD 219
$1.24 JMD 194
12.90%
Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)
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$42.2K JMD 6.6M
-
Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)
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$33.8K JMD 5.3M
-
🧾 Monthly Utilities & Internet
May Pen
Bull Bay
Difference
Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)
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$113 JMD 17.7K
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SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)
$43.27 JMD 6,768
$22.02 JMD 3,445
96.50%
Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)
$39.02 JMD 6,104
$19.14 JMD 2,995
103.87%
🎉 Sport & Entertainment
May Pen
Bull Bay
Difference
Gym Membership (Monthly)
-
$31.76 JMD 4,967
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Cinema Ticket
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$13.21 JMD 2,066
-
🧸 Childcare & Education
May Pen
Bull Bay
Difference
Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)
$317 JMD 49.5K
$225 JMD 35.2K
40.79%
International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)
-
$2,518 JMD 393.9K
-
👕👟 Clothing & Footwear
May Pen
Bull Bay
Difference
Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)
$15.60 JMD 2,440
$26.39 JMD 4,128
-40.89%
Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)
$22.10 JMD 3,458
$25.59 JMD 4,003
-13.64%
Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)
$40.43 JMD 6,324
$70.6 JMD 11.0K
-42.69%
Men's Leather Business Shoes
$53.8 JMD 8,414
$77.6 JMD 12.1K
-30.64%
🏠 Accommodation & Living
May Pen
Bull Bay
Difference
1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$178 JMD 27.8K
$215 JMD 33.6K
-17.26%
1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$216 JMD 33.9K
$157 JMD 24.5K
38.05%
3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$560 JMD 87.5K
-
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3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$430 JMD 67.3K
-
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💵 Salaries & Financials
May Pen
Bull Bay
Difference
20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)
0
9.15
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CityCost data is based on AI and user input – minor inaccuracies may occur.

Last update for May Pen: March 2, 2026

Last update for Bull Bay: March 2, 2026

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