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

🙂 Solo nomad: May Pen is 40.9% cheaper than Lucea without rent, and 29.7% cheaper with rent.
🙂 Family of 3: May Pen is 52.7% cheaper than Lucea without rent, and 32.9% cheaper with rent.
Currency
🍽 Eating Out
May Pen
Lucea
Difference
Meal at Budget Restaurant
-
$7.38 JMD 1,174
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Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range
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$63.1 JMD 10K
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Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)
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$8.54 JMD 1,360
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Cappuccino
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$4.33 JMD 689
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Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)
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$1.31 JMD 209
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Water (0.33 liter bottle)
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$0.71 JMD 113
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Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)
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$2.53 JMD 403
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Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
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$3.08 JMD 491
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🛒 Groceries & Markets
May Pen
Lucea
Difference
Milk (1 liter)
$2.13 JMD 339
$4.28 JMD 682
-50.23%
White Bread (500g)
$3.67 JMD 585
$3.51 JMD 559
4.56%
Rice (white) (1kg)
$3.22 JMD 512
$1.56 JMD 249
106.41%
Eggs
$3.44 JMD 548
$3.41 JMD 543
0.88%
Local Cheese (1kg)
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$10.88 JMD 1,733
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Chicken Fillets (1kg)
$7.33 JMD 1,167
$6.49 JMD 1,033
12.94%
Beef Round Steak (1kg)
$5.09 JMD 810
$7.41 JMD 1,179
-31.31%
Apples (1kg)
$1.55 JMD 247
$6.15 JMD 979
-74.80%
Banana (1kg)
$4.91 JMD 782
$3.15 JMD 502
55.87%
Oranges (1kg)
$6.23 JMD 991
$4.31 JMD 686
44.55%
Tomato (1kg)
$1.9 JMD 303
$3.03 JMD 482
-37.29%
Potato (1kg)
$1.92 JMD 306
$2.04 JMD 325
-5.88%
Onion (1kg)
$1.83 JMD 291
$1.98 JMD 315
-7.58%
Lettuce (1 head)
$3.2 JMD 510
$3.03 JMD 482
5.61%
Water (1.5 liter bottle)
$2.78 JMD 442
$1.46 JMD 232
90.41%
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)
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$8.91 JMD 1,419
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Wine (Bottle)
-
$11.09 JMD 1,765
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Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
$2.18 JMD 347
$2.9 JMD 462
-24.83%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
-
$3.2 JMD 509
-
🚌 Getting Around
May Pen
Lucea
Difference
One-way Ticket (Public Transport)
$0.88 JMD 140
-
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Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)
-
$1.11 JMD 177
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Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)
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$3.25 JMD 517
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Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)
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$6.11 JMD 973
-
Gasoline (1 liter)
$1.34 JMD 214
$1.29 JMD 205
3.88%
Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)
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$43.3K JMD 6.9M
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Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)
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$34K JMD 5.4M
-
🧾 Monthly Utilities & Internet
May Pen
Lucea
Difference
Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)
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$161 JMD 25.6K
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SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)
$41.99 JMD 6,684
$21.69 JMD 3,454
93.59%
Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)
$39.75 JMD 6,328
$50.1 JMD 7,968
-20.58%
🎉 Sport & Entertainment
May Pen
Lucea
Difference
Cinema Ticket
-
$13.23 JMD 2,107
-
🧸 Childcare & Education
May Pen
Lucea
Difference
Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)
$314 JMD 50K
$224 JMD 35.6K
40.45%
International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)
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$2,483 JMD 395.3K
-
👕👟 Clothing & Footwear
May Pen
Lucea
Difference
Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)
$15.94 JMD 2,537
$26.1 JMD 4,155
-38.93%
Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)
$22.22 JMD 3,537
$25.25 JMD 4,020
-12.00%
Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)
$40.23 JMD 6,404
$71.7 JMD 11.4K
-43.91%
Men's Leather Business Shoes
$53.5 JMD 8,511
$76 JMD 12.1K
-29.69%
🏠 Accommodation & Living
May Pen
Lucea
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
Lucea
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 Lucea: October 27, 2025

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