Cost of living comparison
Italy is 38.3% cheaper than Cayman Islands.
If you lived in Italy instead of Cayman Islands, you would:
pay 28.4% less for restaurants
Cayman Islands
|
Italy
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.00
$15.04
|
$15.74
€14.72
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.00
$10.02
|
$9.09
€8.50
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.22
$2.69
|
$2.45
€2.29
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.44
$2.04
|
$1.16
€1.08
|
|
pay 45.3% less for groceries
Cayman Islands
|
Italy
|
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---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$4.74
$3.96
|
$1.86
€1.74
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.32
$4.45
|
$7.20
€6.73
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$17.47
$14.60
|
$4.88
€4.57
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$6.79
$5.67
|
$3.14
€2.94
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.08
$3.41
|
$4.47
€4.18
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$3.33
$2.78
|
$0.96
€0.90
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.39
$1.16
|
$0.84
€0.79
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.38
$1.99
|
$0.94
€0.88
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.94
$2.46
|
$1.20
€1.12
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.90
$1.59
|
$0.65
€0.61
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.79
$1.50
|
$0.71
€0.66
|
|
pay 7.1% more for transportation
Cayman Islands
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.60
$5.52
|
$8.02
€7.50
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$30.00
$25.06
|
$38.40
€35.90
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$35,995.22
$30,070.30
|
$25,887.08
€24,201.44
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$18.65
€17.43
|
|
pay 70.7% less for housing
Cayman Islands
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$131.85
$110.15
|
$30.75
€28.74
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,969.61
$2,480.80
|
$608.10
€568.51
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$2,009.73
$1,678.93
|
$488.80
€456.97
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$308.06
$257.36
|
$151.72
€141.84
|
|
pay 50.2% less for childcare
Cayman Islands
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$929.88
$776.82
|
$459.30
€429.39
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$19,137.46
$15,987.38
|
$9,604.44
€8,979.05
|
|
pay 44.0% less for entertainment and sports
Cayman Islands
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.30
$5.26
|
$4.83
€4.51
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.85
$4.89
|
$1.60
€1.49
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$12.00
$10.02
|
$6.30
€5.89
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$72.39
$60.47
|
$51.79
€48.42
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$18.00
$15.04
|
$9.32
€8.71
|
|
pay 36.8% less for clothing
Cayman Islands
|
Italy
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$83.99
$70.16
|
$80.37
€75.13
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$106.49
$88.96
|
$36.54
€34.16
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$181.18
$151.35
|
$89.56
€83.73
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$155.98
$130.30
|
$114.84
€107.37
|
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