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

🙂 Solo nomad: May Pen is 46% cheaper than Lisbon without rent, and 72% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: May Pen is 59.3% cheaper than Lisbon without rent, and 69.7% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$16.17 €13.94

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$63.5 €54.7

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$10.40 €8.96

Cappuccino

$2.77 €2.38

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

$2.32 €2.00

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.54 €1.33

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$3.55 €3.06

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.90 €3.36

Milk (1 liter)

$2.20 JMD 347

$1.13 €0.98

94.69%

White Bread (500g)

$3.85 JMD 606

$1.83 €1.58

110.38%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$3.20 JMD 504

$1.77 €1.53

80.79%

Eggs

$3.45 JMD 543

$3.13 €2.70

10.22%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$13.19 €11.37

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$7.56 JMD 1,191

$7.80 €6.73

-3.08%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$4.90 JMD 772

$15.93 €13.73

-69.24%

Apples (1kg)

$1.60 JMD 253

$2.27 €1.96

-29.52%

Banana (1kg)

$4.92 JMD 775

$1.72 €1.48

186.05%

Oranges (1kg)

$6.36 JMD 1,003

$1.98 €1.71

221.21%

Tomato (1kg)

$1.93 JMD 304

$2.44 €2.10

-20.90%

Potato (1kg)

$1.90 JMD 299

$1.80 €1.55

5.56%

Onion (1kg)

$1.90 JMD 299

$2.05 €1.77

-7.32%

Lettuce (1 head)

$3.17 JMD 500

$1.91 €1.65

65.97%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$2.80 JMD 440

$0.78 €0.68

258.97%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$6.65 €5.73

Wine (Bottle)

$5.67 €4.89

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$2.15 JMD 339

$1.33 €1.15

61.65%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.00 €2.59

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.83 JMD 131

$2.34 €2.02

-64.53%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$46.03 €39.68

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$4.25 €3.67

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$0.80 €0.69

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$18.60 €16.03

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.34 JMD 212

$2.07 €1.78

-35.27%

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

$34.2K €29.5K

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

$39.0K €33.6K

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

$147 €127

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

$42.86 JMD 6,754

$20.52 €17.69

108.87%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$39.64 JMD 6,246

$40.18 €34.64

-1.34%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$49.53 €42.70

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$18.68 €16.10

Cinema Ticket

$9.10 €7.85

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

$310 JMD 48.9K

$613 €529

-49.40%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$16.3K €14.1K

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$15.88 JMD 2,502

$102 €88.2

-84.48%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$21.82 JMD 3,439

$40.77 €35.14

-46.48%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$41.41 JMD 6,524

$94.6 €81.6

-56.24%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$52.8 JMD 8,315

$119 €102

-55.48%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$172 JMD 27.1K

$1,625 €1,401

-89.41%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$220 JMD 34.7K

$1,253 €1,080

-82.41%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$558 JMD 87.9K

$3,126 €2,695

-82.16%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$443 JMD 69.8K

$2,042 €1,760

-78.30%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$7,814 €6,735

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$4,389 €3,783

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$1,516 €1,307

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

3.81

CityCost data is based on AI and user input – minor inaccuracies may occur.

Last update for May Pen: January 12, 2026

Last update for Lisbon: January 11, 2026

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