Cost of living comparison
Cayman Islands is 68.5% more expensive than Canada.
If you lived in Cayman Islands instead of Canada, you would:
pay 49.4% more for restaurants
Canada
|
Cayman Islands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.95
CA$21.82
|
$18.00
KYD14.98
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.82
CA$12.06
|
$12.00
KYD9.99
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.77
CA$2.42
|
$3.22
KYD2.68
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.47
CA$2.01
|
$2.44
KYD2.03
|
|
pay 73.2% more for groceries
Canada
|
Cayman Islands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.29
CA$3.13
|
$4.74
KYD3.94
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.39
CA$7.37
|
$5.32
KYD4.43
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.61
CA$10.41
|
$17.47
KYD14.55
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.04
CA$4.15
|
$6.79
KYD5.65
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.81
CA$6.57
|
$4.08
KYD3.39
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.62
CA$2.22
|
$3.33
KYD2.77
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.68
CA$0.93
|
$1.39
KYD1.16
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.60
CA$2.19
|
$2.38
KYD1.98
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.71
CA$2.34
|
$2.94
KYD2.45
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.13
CA$1.54
|
$1.90
KYD1.58
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.11
CA$1.52
|
$1.79
KYD1.49
|
|
pay 17.1% more for transportation
Canada
|
Cayman Islands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.96
CA$6.78
|
$6.60
KYD5.50
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$63.09
CA$86.30
|
$30.00
KYD24.97
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,101.60
CA$28,863.83
|
$35,995.22
KYD29,967.93
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.98
CA$23.22
|
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pay 2.4 times more for housing
Canada
|
Cayman Islands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$64.04
CA$87.59
|
$131.85
KYD109.77
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,066.70
CA$1,459.08
|
$2,969.61
KYD2,472.35
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$952.71
CA$1,303.16
|
$2,009.73
KYD1,673.21
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$112.22
CA$153.50
|
$308.06
KYD256.48
|
|
pay 34.2% more for childcare
Canada
|
Cayman Islands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$746.92
CA$1,021.67
|
$929.88
KYD774.17
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$13,296.08
CA$18,187.04
|
$19,137.46
KYD15,932.95
|
|
pay 50.9% more for entertainment and sports
Canada
|
Cayman Islands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.67
CA$6.39
|
$6.30
KYD5.24
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.31
CA$4.53
|
$5.85
KYD4.87
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.96
CA$16.36
|
$12.00
KYD9.99
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.49
CA$59.48
|
$72.39
KYD60.27
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.20
CA$13.95
|
$18.00
KYD14.98
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for clothing
Canada
|
Cayman Islands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$49.87
CA$68.21
|
$83.99
KYD69.93
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.92
CA$50.50
|
$106.49
KYD88.66
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$78.02
CA$106.72
|
$181.18
KYD150.84
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$97.82
CA$133.81
|
$155.98
KYD129.86
|
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