Cost of Living Comparison Between May Pen and Lluidas Vale Cost of Living Comparison Between May Pen and Lluidas Vale

🙂 Solo nomad: May Pen is 38.7% cheaper than Lluidas Vale without rent, and 28.3% cheaper with rent.
🙂 Family of 3: May Pen is 56.1% cheaper than Lluidas Vale without rent, and 32.8% cheaper with rent.
Currency
🍽 Eating Out
May Pen
Lluidas Vale
Difference
Meal at Budget Restaurant
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$7.38 JMD 1,174
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Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range
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$63.5 JMD 10.1K
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Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)
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$8.72 JMD 1,388
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Cappuccino
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$4.45 JMD 709
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Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)
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$1.35 JMD 215
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Water (0.33 liter bottle)
-
$0.76 JMD 120
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Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)
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$2.57 JMD 410
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Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
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$3.16 JMD 502
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🛒 Groceries & Markets
May Pen
Lluidas Vale
Difference
Milk (1 liter)
$2.13 JMD 339
$4.19 JMD 668
-49.16%
White Bread (500g)
$3.67 JMD 585
$3.51 JMD 559
4.56%
Rice (white) (1kg)
$3.22 JMD 512
$1.55 JMD 247
107.74%
Eggs
$3.44 JMD 548
$3.49 JMD 555
-1.43%
Local Cheese (1kg)
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$11.17 JMD 1,777
-
Chicken Fillets (1kg)
$7.33 JMD 1,167
$6.55 JMD 1,042
11.91%
Beef Round Steak (1kg)
$5.09 JMD 810
$7.44 JMD 1,184
-31.59%
Apples (1kg)
$1.55 JMD 247
$5.94 JMD 946
-73.91%
Banana (1kg)
$4.91 JMD 782
$3.09 JMD 492
58.90%
Oranges (1kg)
$6.23 JMD 991
$4.34 JMD 691
43.55%
Tomato (1kg)
$1.9 JMD 303
$3.07 JMD 488
-38.11%
Potato (1kg)
$1.92 JMD 306
$2.03 JMD 323
-5.42%
Onion (1kg)
$1.83 JMD 291
$1.92 JMD 306
-4.69%
Lettuce (1 head)
$3.2 JMD 510
$3.07 JMD 489
4.23%
Water (1.5 liter bottle)
$2.78 JMD 442
$1.49 JMD 237
86.58%
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)
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$8.91 JMD 1,418
-
Wine (Bottle)
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$11.12 JMD 1,770
-
Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
$2.18 JMD 347
$2.87 JMD 457
-24.04%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
-
$3.08 JMD 490
-
🚌 Getting Around
May Pen
Lluidas Vale
Difference
One-way Ticket (Public Transport)
$0.88 JMD 140
-
-
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)
-
$1.12 JMD 178
-
Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)
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$3.22 JMD 512
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Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)
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$6.44 JMD 1,026
-
Gasoline (1 liter)
$1.34 JMD 214
$1.23 JMD 196
8.94%
Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)
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$43.7K JMD 7M
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Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)
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$33K JMD 5.3M
-
🧾 Monthly Utilities & Internet
May Pen
Lluidas Vale
Difference
Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)
-
$164 JMD 26.2K
-
SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)
$41.99 JMD 6,684
$21.82 JMD 3,474
92.44%
Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)
$39.75 JMD 6,328
$50.1 JMD 7,973
-20.63%
🎉 Sport & Entertainment
May Pen
Lluidas Vale
Difference
Cinema Ticket
-
$13.03 JMD 2,074
-
🧸 Childcare & Education
May Pen
Lluidas Vale
Difference
Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)
$314 JMD 50K
$225 JMD 35.8K
39.87%
International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)
-
$2,455 JMD 390.8K
-
👕👟 Clothing & Footwear
May Pen
Lluidas Vale
Difference
Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)
$15.94 JMD 2,537
$26.54 JMD 4,225
-39.94%
Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)
$22.22 JMD 3,537
$26.01 JMD 4,141
-14.57%
Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)
$40.23 JMD 6,404
$71.5 JMD 11.4K
-43.75%
Men's Leather Business Shoes
$53.5 JMD 8,511
$76.3 JMD 12.2K
-29.96%
🏠 Accommodation & Living
May Pen
Lluidas Vale
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
Lluidas Vale
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 Lluidas Vale: October 28, 2025

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