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 54.3% cheaper than Cave Valley without rent, and 27.2% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: May Pen is 47.6% cheaper than Cave Valley without rent, and 31.3% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$7.37 JMD 1,153

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$62.8 JMD 9,823

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$8.53 JMD 1,334

Cappuccino

$4.26 JMD 667

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

$1.32 JMD 207

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.69 JMD 109

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$2.43 JMD 380

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.08 JMD 481

Milk (1 liter)

$2.22 JMD 347

$4.36 JMD 682

-49.08%

White Bread (500g)

$3.67 JMD 575

$3.62 JMD 566

1.38%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$3.21 JMD 502

$1.60 JMD 251

100.62%

Eggs

$3.35 JMD 525

$3.42 JMD 535

-2.05%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$11.12 JMD 1,739

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$7.38 JMD 1,155

$6.44 JMD 1,007

14.60%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$4.96 JMD 776

$7.69 JMD 1,203

-35.50%

Apples (1kg)

$1.59 JMD 248

$6.11 JMD 955

-73.98%

Banana (1kg)

$5.06 JMD 792

$3.15 JMD 493

60.63%

Oranges (1kg)

$6.09 JMD 952

$4.28 JMD 670

42.29%

Tomato (1kg)

$1.93 JMD 302

$3.01 JMD 471

-35.88%

Potato (1kg)

$1.85 JMD 289

$2.07 JMD 324

-10.63%

Onion (1kg)

$1.89 JMD 296

$1.94 JMD 303

-2.58%

Lettuce (1 head)

$3.07 JMD 480

$3.00 JMD 469

2.33%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$2.89 JMD 453

$1.43 JMD 223

102.10%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$8.97 JMD 1,404

Wine (Bottle)

$11.34 JMD 1,774

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$2.14 JMD 334

$2.85 JMD 446

-24.91%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.17 JMD 495

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.86 JMD 135

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$1.11 JMD 174

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$3.24 JMD 507

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$6.30 JMD 986

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.40 JMD 219

$1.25 JMD 196

12.00%

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

$43.1K JMD 6.7M

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

$34.0K JMD 5.3M

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

$161 JMD 25.2K

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

$43.27 JMD 6,768

$22.42 JMD 3,508

93.00%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$39.02 JMD 6,104

$50.0 JMD 7,827

-22.02%

Cinema Ticket

$13.12 JMD 2,052

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

$317 JMD 49.5K

$229 JMD 35.8K

38.48%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$2,481 JMD 388.0K

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

$25.83 JMD 4,040

-14.44%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$40.43 JMD 6,324

$72.3 JMD 11.3K

-44.11%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$53.8 JMD 8,414

$76.6 JMD 12.0K

-29.74%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$178 JMD 27.8K

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$216 JMD 33.9K

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$560 JMD 87.5K

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$430 JMD 67.3K

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: March 2, 2026

Last update for Cave Valley: March 1, 2026

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