Cost of living comparison
Iceland is 18.8% cheaper than Cayman Islands.
If you lived in Iceland instead of Cayman Islands, you would:
pay 5.8% less for restaurants
Cayman Islands
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.00
$15.04
|
$17.84
kr2,507
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.00
$10.02
|
$14.27
kr2,006
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.22
$2.69
|
$2.32
kr326
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.44
$2.04
|
$2.12
kr298
|
|
pay 30.1% less for groceries
Cayman Islands
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$4.74
$3.96
|
$3.42
kr481
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.32
$4.45
|
$5.98
kr841
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$17.47
$14.60
|
$5.33
kr749
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$6.79
$5.67
|
$5.66
kr795
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.08
$3.41
|
$7.09
kr997
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$3.33
$2.78
|
$1.16
kr163
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.39
$1.16
|
$0.98
kr138
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.38
$1.99
|
$1.17
kr165
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.94
$2.46
|
$1.84
kr258
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.90
$1.59
|
$0.96
kr134
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.79
$1.50
|
$0.51
kr72
|
|
pay 54.2% more for transportation
Cayman Islands
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.60
$5.52
|
$8.03
kr1,129
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$30.00
$25.06
|
$77.40
kr10,879
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$35,995.22
$30,070.30
|
$29,836.83
kr4,193,865
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$23.97
kr3,369
|
|
pay 55.4% less for housing
Cayman Islands
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$131.85
$110.15
|
$62.40
kr8,771
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,969.61
$2,480.80
|
$1,437.14
kr202,005
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$2,009.73
$1,678.93
|
$1,215.63
kr170,868
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$308.06
$257.36
|
$68.63
kr9,647
|
|
pay 78.8% less for childcare
Cayman Islands
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$929.88
$776.82
|
$259.34
kr36,453
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$19,137.46
$15,987.38
|
$2,750.10
kr386,554
|
|
pay 11.7% less for entertainment and sports
Cayman Islands
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.30
$5.26
|
$8.52
kr1,198
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.85
$4.89
|
$4.15
kr584
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$12.00
$10.02
|
$10.64
kr1,495
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$72.39
$60.47
|
$56.90
kr7,998
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$18.00
$15.04
|
$12.27
kr1,725
|
|
pay 4.1% less for clothing
Cayman Islands
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$83.99
$70.16
|
$118.08
kr16,597
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$106.49
$88.96
|
$50.39
kr7,083
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$181.18
$151.35
|
$151.12
kr21,241
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$155.98
$130.30
|
$175.20
kr24,626
|
|
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