Cost of Living Comparison Between May Pen and Cave Valley Cost of Living Comparison Between May Pen and Cave Valley

🙂 Solo nomad: May Pen is 43.6% cheaper than Cave Valley without rent, and 29.1% cheaper with rent.
🙂 Family of 3: May Pen is 51.2% cheaper than Cave Valley without rent, and 32.6% cheaper with rent.
Currency
🍽 Eating Out
May Pen
Cave Valley
Difference
Meal at Budget Restaurant
-
$7.43 JMD 1,183
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Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range
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$63.8 JMD 10.2K
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Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)
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$8.53 JMD 1,358
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Cappuccino
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$4.4 JMD 700
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Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)
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$1.36 JMD 217
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Water (0.33 liter bottle)
-
$0.7 JMD 111
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Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)
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$2.51 JMD 400
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Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
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$3.04 JMD 484
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🛒 Groceries & Markets
May Pen
Cave Valley
Difference
Milk (1 liter)
$2.13 JMD 339
$4.22 JMD 671
-49.53%
White Bread (500g)
$3.67 JMD 585
$3.57 JMD 569
2.80%
Rice (white) (1kg)
$3.22 JMD 512
$1.54 JMD 246
109.09%
Eggs
$3.44 JMD 548
$3.58 JMD 570
-3.91%
Local Cheese (1kg)
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$10.94 JMD 1,742
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Chicken Fillets (1kg)
$7.33 JMD 1,167
$6.54 JMD 1,041
12.08%
Beef Round Steak (1kg)
$5.09 JMD 810
$7.44 JMD 1,184
-31.59%
Apples (1kg)
$1.55 JMD 247
$6.1 JMD 971
-74.59%
Banana (1kg)
$4.91 JMD 782
$3.15 JMD 502
55.87%
Oranges (1kg)
$6.23 JMD 991
$4.12 JMD 656
51.21%
Tomato (1kg)
$1.9 JMD 303
$2.9 JMD 462
-34.48%
Potato (1kg)
$1.92 JMD 306
$2.07 JMD 330
-7.25%
Onion (1kg)
$1.83 JMD 291
$1.94 JMD 309
-5.67%
Lettuce (1 head)
$3.2 JMD 510
$3.07 JMD 489
4.23%
Water (1.5 liter bottle)
$2.78 JMD 442
$1.51 JMD 241
84.11%
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)
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$8.64 JMD 1,376
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Wine (Bottle)
-
$11.25 JMD 1,791
-
Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
$2.18 JMD 347
$2.81 JMD 447
-22.42%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
-
$3.11 JMD 496
-
🚌 Getting Around
May Pen
Cave Valley
Difference
One-way Ticket (Public Transport)
$0.88 JMD 140
-
-
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)
-
$1.07 JMD 171
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Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)
-
$3.2 JMD 509
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Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)
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$6.2 JMD 986
-
Gasoline (1 liter)
$1.34 JMD 214
$1.23 JMD 195
8.94%
Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)
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$42.4K JMD 6.8M
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Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)
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$33.2K JMD 5.3M
-
🧾 Monthly Utilities & Internet
May Pen
Cave Valley
Difference
Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)
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$162 JMD 25.8K
-
SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)
$41.99 JMD 6,684
$22.12 JMD 3,521
89.83%
Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)
$39.75 JMD 6,328
$50.5 JMD 8,045
-21.35%
🎉 Sport & Entertainment
May Pen
Cave Valley
Difference
Cinema Ticket
-
$13.27 JMD 2,112
-
🧸 Childcare & Education
May Pen
Cave Valley
Difference
Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)
$314 JMD 50K
$226 JMD 36K
38.80%
International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)
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$2,460 JMD 391.6K
-
👕👟 Clothing & Footwear
May Pen
Cave Valley
Difference
Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)
$15.94 JMD 2,537
$26.2 JMD 4,171
-39.16%
Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)
$22.22 JMD 3,537
$25.38 JMD 4,040
-12.45%
Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)
$40.23 JMD 6,404
$72.3 JMD 11.5K
-44.35%
Men's Leather Business Shoes
$53.5 JMD 8,511
$74.7 JMD 11.9K
-28.42%
🏠 Accommodation & Living
May Pen
Cave Valley
Difference
1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$174 JMD 27.7K
-
-
1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$221 JMD 35.3K
-
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3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$559 JMD 89K
-
-
3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$434 JMD 69K
-
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💵 Salaries & Financials
May Pen
Cave Valley
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: October 29, 2025

Last update for Cave Valley: October 29, 2025

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