Cost of living comparison
Monaco is 46.6% more expensive than Cayman Islands.
If you lived in Monaco instead of Cayman Islands, you would:
pay 83.3% more for restaurants
Cayman Islands
|
Monaco
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$20.87
KYD17.37
|
$40.07
€37.18
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$13.17
KYD10.96
|
$11.16
€10.36
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.49
KYD2.90
|
$5.85
€5.43
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.62
KYD2.18
|
$7.58
€7.03
|
|
pay 9.7% less for groceries
Cayman Islands
|
Monaco
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$4.68
KYD3.90
|
$5.05
€4.69
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.58
KYD5.48
|
$10.83
€10.05
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$11.27
KYD9.38
|
$8.71
€8.08
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$7.03
KYD5.85
|
$4.52
€4.20
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.85
KYD4.04
|
$6.49
€6.02
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$4.13
KYD3.44
|
$1.88
€1.75
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.77
KYD1.47
|
$2.25
€2.09
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.93
KYD2.44
|
$1.66
€1.54
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$3.48
KYD2.90
|
$2.46
€2.29
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$2.48
KYD2.06
|
$1.71
€1.58
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$2.36
KYD1.96
|
$1.78
€1.65
|
|
pay 0.9% less for transportation
Cayman Islands
|
Monaco
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.93
KYD5.77
|
$8.77
€8.13
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$30.00
KYD24.98
|
$30.05
€27.88
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$36,003.07
KYD29,974.46
|
$49,675.27
€46,086.23
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$68.01
KYD56.62
|
$21.66
€20.09
|
|
pay 61.1% more for housing
Cayman Islands
|
Monaco
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$114.70
KYD95.49
|
$88.99
€82.56
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,660.22
KYD2,214.78
|
$6,575.69
€6,100.59
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,881.82
KYD1,566.72
|
$4,417.00
€4,097.87
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$317.38
KYD264.24
|
$269.58
€250.10
|
|
pay 64.5% more for childcare
Cayman Islands
|
Monaco
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,333.45
KYD1,110.16
|
$2,788.69
€2,587.21
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$24,778.09
KYD20,629.07
|
$29,714.46
€27,567.59
|
|
pay 53.7% more for entertainment and sports
Cayman Islands
|
Monaco
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.60
KYD5.50
|
$8.93
€8.29
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$6.12
KYD5.10
|
$4.85
€4.50
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$14.40
KYD11.99
|
$12.18
€11.30
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$134.57
KYD112.03
|
$517.80
€480.39
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$18.00
KYD14.99
|
$15.16
€14.07
|
|
pay 74.5% more for clothing
Cayman Islands
|
Monaco
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$85.51
KYD71.19
|
$156.40
€145.10
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$112.01
KYD93.25
|
$65.34
€60.62
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$122.65
KYD102.11
|
$188.26
€174.66
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$149.01
KYD124.06
|
$451.61
€418.98
|
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