Cost of living comparison
Portugal is 52.1% cheaper than Cayman Islands.
If you lived in Portugal instead of Cayman Islands, you would:
pay 47.8% less for restaurants
Cayman Islands
|
Portugal
|
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---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$20.87
KYD17.37
|
$10.94
€10.15
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$13.17
KYD10.96
|
$8.34
€7.74
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.49
KYD2.90
|
$1.68
€1.56
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.62
KYD2.18
|
$1.18
€1.10
|
|
pay 60.5% less for groceries
Cayman Islands
|
Portugal
|
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---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$4.68
KYD3.90
|
$1.52
€1.41
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.58
KYD5.48
|
$5.43
€5.04
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$11.27
KYD9.38
|
$3.81
€3.53
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$7.03
KYD5.85
|
$2.88
€2.67
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.85
KYD4.04
|
$3.25
€3.02
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$4.13
KYD3.44
|
$0.93
€0.86
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.77
KYD1.47
|
$0.60
€0.56
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.93
KYD2.44
|
$0.81
€0.75
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$3.48
KYD2.90
|
$1.06
€0.99
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$2.48
KYD2.06
|
$0.64
€0.59
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$2.36
KYD1.96
|
$0.86
€0.80
|
|
pay 17.1% less for transportation
Cayman Islands
|
Portugal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.93
KYD5.77
|
$6.92
€6.42
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$30.00
KYD24.98
|
$38.18
€35.42
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$36,003.07
KYD29,974.46
|
$32,478.09
€30,131.55
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$68.01
KYD56.62
|
$9.87
€9.15
|
|
pay 66.8% less for housing
Cayman Islands
|
Portugal
|
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---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$114.70
KYD95.49
|
$40.03
€37.14
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,660.22
KYD2,214.78
|
$868.97
€806.18
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,881.82
KYD1,566.72
|
$680.04
€630.91
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$317.38
KYD264.24
|
$91.68
€85.06
|
|
pay 69.3% less for childcare
Cayman Islands
|
Portugal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,333.45
KYD1,110.16
|
$397.00
€368.32
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$24,778.09
KYD20,629.07
|
$7,801.09
€7,237.46
|
|
pay 64.5% less for entertainment and sports
Cayman Islands
|
Portugal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.60
KYD5.50
|
$2.32
€2.15
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$6.12
KYD5.10
|
$1.79
€1.66
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$14.40
KYD11.99
|
$5.63
€5.23
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$134.57
KYD112.03
|
$40.44
€37.52
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$18.00
KYD14.99
|
$7.87
€7.30
|
|
pay 38.5% less for clothing
Cayman Islands
|
Portugal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$85.51
KYD71.19
|
$73.48
€68.17
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$112.01
KYD93.25
|
$33.58
€31.15
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$122.65
KYD102.11
|
$79.41
€73.67
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$149.01
KYD124.06
|
$97.29
€90.26
|
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