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

🙂 Solo nomad: May Pen is 36.3% cheaper than Lucea without rent, and 29.3% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: May Pen is 57.8% cheaper than Lucea without rent, and 32% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$7.52 JMD 1,185

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$61.5 JMD 9,686

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$8.99 JMD 1,417

Cappuccino

$4.46 JMD 703

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

$1.36 JMD 214

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.70 JMD 110

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$2.44 JMD 385

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.04 JMD 480

Milk (1 liter)

$2.20 JMD 347

$4.27 JMD 673

-48.48%

White Bread (500g)

$3.85 JMD 606

$3.51 JMD 552

9.69%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$3.20 JMD 504

$1.58 JMD 248

102.53%

Eggs

$3.45 JMD 543

$3.59 JMD 566

-3.90%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$11.25 JMD 1,773

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$7.56 JMD 1,191

$6.44 JMD 1,015

17.39%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$4.90 JMD 772

$7.68 JMD 1,210

-36.20%

Apples (1kg)

$1.60 JMD 253

$6.13 JMD 965

-73.90%

Banana (1kg)

$4.92 JMD 775

$3.09 JMD 488

59.22%

Oranges (1kg)

$6.36 JMD 1,003

$4.13 JMD 651

54.00%

Tomato (1kg)

$1.93 JMD 304

$3.06 JMD 482

-36.93%

Potato (1kg)

$1.90 JMD 299

$2.05 JMD 323

-7.32%

Onion (1kg)

$1.90 JMD 299

$2.03 JMD 320

-6.40%

Lettuce (1 head)

$3.17 JMD 500

$3.09 JMD 487

2.59%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$2.80 JMD 440

$1.50 JMD 236

86.67%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$8.67 JMD 1,367

Wine (Bottle)

$11.56 JMD 1,822

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$2.15 JMD 339

$2.88 JMD 453

-25.35%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.15 JMD 496

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.83 JMD 131

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$1.11 JMD 175

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$3.20 JMD 504

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$6.32 JMD 995

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.34 JMD 212

$1.23 JMD 194

8.94%

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

$43.6K JMD 6.9M

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

$33.7K JMD 5.3M

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

$166 JMD 26.1K

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

$42.86 JMD 6,754

$21.76 JMD 3,429

96.97%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$39.64 JMD 6,246

$51.9 JMD 8,183

-23.68%

Cinema Ticket

$13.17 JMD 2,075

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

$310 JMD 48.9K

$222 JMD 35.0K

39.80%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$2,442 JMD 384.7K

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$15.88 JMD 2,502

$26.06 JMD 4,105

-39.06%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$21.82 JMD 3,439

$25.91 JMD 4,083

-15.79%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$41.41 JMD 6,524

$71.6 JMD 11.3K

-42.19%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$52.8 JMD 8,315

$77.4 JMD 12.2K

-31.85%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$172 JMD 27.1K

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$220 JMD 34.7K

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$558 JMD 87.9K

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$443 JMD 69.8K

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: January 12, 2026

Last update for Lucea: January 13, 2026

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