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

🙂 Solo nomad: May Pen is 50.6% cheaper than Duncans without rent, and 27.6% cheaper with rent.
🙂 Family of 3: May Pen is 49.1% cheaper than Duncans without rent, and 32.2% cheaper with rent.
Currency
🍽 Eating Out
May Pen
Duncans
Difference
Meal at Budget Restaurant
-
$7.69 JMD 1,203
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Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range
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$61.9 JMD 9,683
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Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)
-
$8.61 JMD 1,346
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Cappuccino
-
$4.42 JMD 692
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Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)
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$1.33 JMD 207
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Water (0.33 liter bottle)
-
$0.75 JMD 117
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Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)
-
$2.49 JMD 389
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Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
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$3.16 JMD 494
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🛒 Groceries & Markets
May Pen
Duncans
Difference
Milk (1 liter)
$2.22 JMD 347
$4.23 JMD 661
-47.52%
White Bread (500g)
$3.67 JMD 575
$3.58 JMD 560
2.51%
Rice (white) (1kg)
$3.21 JMD 502
$1.56 JMD 243
105.77%
Eggs
$3.35 JMD 525
$3.47 JMD 543
-3.46%
Local Cheese (1kg)
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$11.02 JMD 1,724
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Chicken Fillets (1kg)
$7.38 JMD 1,155
$6.51 JMD 1,019
13.36%
Beef Round Steak (1kg)
$4.96 JMD 776
$7.70 JMD 1,205
-35.58%
Apples (1kg)
$1.59 JMD 248
$5.85 JMD 915
-72.82%
Banana (1kg)
$5.06 JMD 792
$3.11 JMD 487
62.70%
Oranges (1kg)
$6.09 JMD 952
$4.19 JMD 656
45.35%
Tomato (1kg)
$1.93 JMD 302
$2.89 JMD 453
-33.22%
Potato (1kg)
$1.85 JMD 289
$2.11 JMD 330
-12.32%
Onion (1kg)
$1.89 JMD 296
$2.02 JMD 316
-6.44%
Lettuce (1 head)
$3.07 JMD 480
$3.08 JMD 481
-0.32%
Water (1.5 liter bottle)
$2.89 JMD 453
$1.50 JMD 234
92.67%
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)
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$8.78 JMD 1,374
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Wine (Bottle)
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$11.59 JMD 1,813
-
Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
$2.14 JMD 334
$2.87 JMD 449
-25.44%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
-
$3.22 JMD 504
-
🚌 Getting Around
May Pen
Duncans
Difference
One-way Ticket (Public Transport)
$0.86 JMD 135
-
-
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)
-
$1.08 JMD 169
-
Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)
-
$3.11 JMD 486
-
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)
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$6.13 JMD 959
-
Gasoline (1 liter)
$1.40 JMD 219
$1.30 JMD 203
7.69%
Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)
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$42.5K JMD 6.6M
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Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)
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$33.9K JMD 5.3M
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🧾 Monthly Utilities & Internet
May Pen
Duncans
Difference
Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)
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$163 JMD 25.5K
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SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)
$43.27 JMD 6,768
$22.36 JMD 3,497
93.52%
Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)
$39.02 JMD 6,104
$51.9 JMD 8,115
-24.79%
🎉 Sport & Entertainment
May Pen
Duncans
Difference
Cinema Ticket
-
$13.20 JMD 2,065
-
🧸 Childcare & Education
May Pen
Duncans
Difference
Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)
$317 JMD 49.5K
$224 JMD 35.0K
41.54%
International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)
-
$2,446 JMD 382.7K
-
👕👟 Clothing & Footwear
May Pen
Duncans
Difference
Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)
$15.60 JMD 2,440
$26.59 JMD 4,159
-41.33%
Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)
$22.10 JMD 3,458
$26.05 JMD 4,075
-15.16%
Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)
$40.43 JMD 6,324
$70.8 JMD 11.1K
-42.86%
Men's Leather Business Shoes
$53.8 JMD 8,414
$77.3 JMD 12.1K
-30.37%
🏠 Accommodation & Living
May Pen
Duncans
Difference
1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$178 JMD 27.8K
-
-
1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$216 JMD 33.9K
-
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3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$560 JMD 87.5K
-
-
3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$430 JMD 67.3K
-
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💵 Salaries & Financials
May Pen
Duncans
Difference
20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)
0
9.15
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Last update for May Pen: March 2, 2026

Last update for Duncans: March 3, 2026

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