Cost of Living Comparison Between May Pen and Duncans Cost of Living Comparison Between May Pen and Duncans

🙂 Solo nomad: May Pen is 29.9% cheaper than Duncans without rent, and 27.9% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: May Pen is 47.9% cheaper than Duncans without rent, and 32.7% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$7.57 JMD 1,193

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$63.2 JMD 9,957

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$8.59 JMD 1,353

Cappuccino

$4.45 JMD 701

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

$1.37 JMD 215

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.75 JMD 118

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$2.56 JMD 404

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.15 JMD 496

Milk (1 liter)

$2.20 JMD 347

$4.40 JMD 694

-50.00%

White Bread (500g)

$3.85 JMD 606

$3.62 JMD 570

6.35%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$3.20 JMD 504

$1.55 JMD 243

106.45%

Eggs

$3.45 JMD 543

$3.57 JMD 562

-3.36%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$11.02 JMD 1,736

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$7.56 JMD 1,191

$6.18 JMD 974

22.33%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$4.90 JMD 772

$7.54 JMD 1,187

-35.01%

Apples (1kg)

$1.60 JMD 253

$6.17 JMD 972

-74.07%

Banana (1kg)

$4.92 JMD 775

$3.06 JMD 482

60.78%

Oranges (1kg)

$6.36 JMD 1,003

$4.32 JMD 680

47.22%

Tomato (1kg)

$1.93 JMD 304

$3.00 JMD 473

-35.67%

Potato (1kg)

$1.90 JMD 299

$2.12 JMD 334

-10.38%

Onion (1kg)

$1.90 JMD 299

$2.02 JMD 319

-5.94%

Lettuce (1 head)

$3.17 JMD 500

$2.98 JMD 470

6.38%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$2.80 JMD 440

$1.45 JMD 228

93.10%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$8.98 JMD 1,414

Wine (Bottle)

$11.16 JMD 1,759

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$2.15 JMD 339

$2.79 JMD 439

-22.94%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.19 JMD 503

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.83 JMD 131

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$1.13 JMD 178

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$3.27 JMD 515

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$6.15 JMD 969

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.34 JMD 212

$1.24 JMD 195

8.06%

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

$42.5K JMD 6.7M

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

$33.3K JMD 5.2M

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

$165 JMD 26.1K

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

$42.86 JMD 6,754

$22.04 JMD 3,473

94.46%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$39.64 JMD 6,246

$51.3 JMD 8,074

-22.65%

Cinema Ticket

$12.90 JMD 2,032

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

$310 JMD 48.9K

$227 JMD 35.7K

36.99%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$2,506 JMD 394.9K

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$15.88 JMD 2,502

$26.05 JMD 4,104

-39.04%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$21.82 JMD 3,439

$25.52 JMD 4,021

-14.50%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$41.41 JMD 6,524

$70.6 JMD 11.1K

-41.30%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$52.8 JMD 8,315

$75.6 JMD 11.9K

-30.22%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$172 JMD 27.1K

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$220 JMD 34.7K

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$558 JMD 87.9K

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$443 JMD 69.8K

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: January 12, 2026

Last update for Duncans: January 10, 2026

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