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

🙂 Solo nomad: May Pen is 53.3% cheaper than Lucea without rent, and 27.1% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: May Pen is 44.8% cheaper than Lucea without rent, and 32.6% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$7.41 JMD 1,159

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$62.4 JMD 9,758

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$8.52 JMD 1,333

Cappuccino

$4.46 JMD 697

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

$1.33 JMD 208

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.71 JMD 111

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$2.52 JMD 395

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.07 JMD 480

Milk (1 liter)

$2.22 JMD 347

$4.22 JMD 660

-47.39%

White Bread (500g)

$3.67 JMD 575

$3.53 JMD 552

3.97%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$3.21 JMD 502

$1.58 JMD 247

103.16%

Eggs

$3.35 JMD 525

$3.47 JMD 543

-3.46%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$10.88 JMD 1,702

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$7.38 JMD 1,155

$6.28 JMD 983

17.52%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$4.96 JMD 776

$7.51 JMD 1,175

-33.95%

Apples (1kg)

$1.59 JMD 248

$6.14 JMD 960

-74.10%

Banana (1kg)

$5.06 JMD 792

$3.03 JMD 474

67.00%

Oranges (1kg)

$6.09 JMD 952

$4.24 JMD 663

43.63%

Tomato (1kg)

$1.93 JMD 302

$3.06 JMD 478

-36.93%

Potato (1kg)

$1.85 JMD 289

$2.03 JMD 318

-8.87%

Onion (1kg)

$1.89 JMD 296

$1.93 JMD 301

-2.07%

Lettuce (1 head)

$3.07 JMD 480

$2.96 JMD 464

3.72%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$2.89 JMD 453

$1.49 JMD 233

93.96%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$8.68 JMD 1,358

Wine (Bottle)

$11.37 JMD 1,778

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$2.14 JMD 334

$2.78 JMD 435

-23.02%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.09 JMD 483

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.86 JMD 135

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$1.11 JMD 174

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$3.09 JMD 483

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$6.16 JMD 963

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.40 JMD 219

$1.27 JMD 199

10.24%

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

$42.5K JMD 6.6M

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

$33.0K JMD 5.2M

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

$165 JMD 25.8K

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

$43.27 JMD 6,768

$21.75 JMD 3,402

98.94%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$39.02 JMD 6,104

$50.1 JMD 7,837

-22.12%

Cinema Ticket

$12.94 JMD 2,024

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

$317 JMD 49.5K

$226 JMD 35.3K

40.31%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$2,456 JMD 384.2K

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$15.60 JMD 2,440

$25.61 JMD 4,005

-39.09%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$22.10 JMD 3,458

$25.27 JMD 3,953

-12.54%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$40.43 JMD 6,324

$69.9 JMD 10.9K

-42.15%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$53.8 JMD 8,414

$77.7 JMD 12.2K

-30.78%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$178 JMD 27.8K

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$216 JMD 33.9K

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$560 JMD 87.5K

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$430 JMD 67.3K

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: March 2, 2026

Last update for Lucea: March 2, 2026

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