Cost of living comparison
Ireland is 16.9% cheaper than Cayman Islands.
If you lived in Ireland instead of Cayman Islands, you would:
pay 25.1% less for restaurants
Cayman Islands
|
Ireland
|
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---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.00
$15.04
|
$16.63
€15.55
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.00
$10.02
|
$9.41
€8.79
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.22
$2.69
|
$2.04
€1.91
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.44
$2.04
|
$1.60
€1.50
|
|
pay 50.1% less for groceries
Cayman Islands
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$4.74
$3.96
|
$1.68
€1.57
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.32
$4.45
|
$4.31
€4.03
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$17.47
$14.60
|
$4.75
€4.44
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$6.79
$5.67
|
$3.01
€2.81
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.08
$3.41
|
$3.87
€3.62
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$3.33
$2.78
|
$1.17
€1.09
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.39
$1.16
|
$0.88
€0.83
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.38
$1.99
|
$1.15
€1.08
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.94
$2.46
|
$1.22
€1.14
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.90
$1.59
|
$0.86
€0.80
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.79
$1.50
|
$0.59
€0.55
|
|
pay 95.0% more for transportation
Cayman Islands
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.60
$5.52
|
$7.64
€7.14
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$30.00
$25.06
|
$113.76
€106.36
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$35,995.22
$30,070.30
|
$32,407.58
€30,297.36
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$17.14
€16.03
|
|
pay 52.1% less for housing
Cayman Islands
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$131.85
$110.15
|
$52.84
€49.40
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,969.61
$2,480.80
|
$1,291.60
€1,207.50
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$2,009.73
$1,678.93
|
$1,147.51
€1,072.79
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$308.06
$257.36
|
$156.48
€146.29
|
|
pay 29.3% less for childcare
Cayman Islands
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$929.88
$776.82
|
$893.73
€835.53
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$19,137.46
$15,987.38
|
$8,678.25
€8,113.17
|
|
pay 14.4% less for entertainment and sports
Cayman Islands
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.30
$5.26
|
$5.53
€5.17
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.85
$4.89
|
$3.60
€3.36
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$12.00
$10.02
|
$15.83
€14.80
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$72.39
$60.47
|
$59.94
€56.04
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$18.00
$15.04
|
$11.50
€10.75
|
|
pay 42.3% less for clothing
Cayman Islands
|
Ireland
|
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---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$83.99
$70.16
|
$76.22
€71.26
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$106.49
$88.96
|
$37.26
€34.83
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$181.18
$151.35
|
$85.01
€79.47
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$155.98
$130.30
|
$90.50
€84.61
|
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