Cost of living comparison
Cayman Islands is 3.2 times more expensive than Djibouti.
If you lived in Cayman Islands instead of Djibouti, you would:
pay 2.6 times more for restaurants
Djibouti
|
Cayman Islands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.13
DJF1,794
|
$20.87
KYD17.39
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.13
DJF1,794
|
$13.17
KYD10.97
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.91
DJF162
|
$3.49
KYD2.91
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.84
DJF150
|
$2.62
KYD2.19
|
|
pay 87.9% more for groceries
Djibouti
|
Cayman Islands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$5.77
DJF1,022
|
$4.68
KYD3.90
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$6.58
KYD5.48
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$13.84
DJF2,452
|
$11.27
KYD9.39
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$6.58
DJF1,166
|
$7.03
KYD5.86
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$11.20
DJF1,985
|
$4.85
KYD4.04
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.79
DJF316
|
$4.13
KYD3.44
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.02
DJF181
|
$1.77
KYD1.47
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.28
DJF226
|
$2.93
KYD2.44
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.08
DJF192
|
$3.48
KYD2.90
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.72
DJF128
|
$2.48
KYD2.06
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.88
DJF155
|
$2.36
KYD1.97
|
|
pay 93.5% more for transportation
Djibouti
|
Cayman Islands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.86
DJF1,038
|
$6.93
KYD5.78
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$30.00
KYD25.00
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$36,003.07
KYD30,003.12
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$25.32
DJF4,485
|
$68.01
KYD56.67
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for housing
Djibouti
|
Cayman Islands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$42.89
DJF7,597
|
$114.70
KYD95.58
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,369.10
DJF242,518
|
$2,660.22
KYD2,216.90
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$669.36
DJF118,569
|
$1,881.82
KYD1,568.22
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$305.63
DJF54,138
|
$317.38
KYD264.49
|
|
pay 10.1 times more for childcare
Djibouti
|
Cayman Islands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$168.79
DJF29,899
|
$1,333.45
KYD1,111.23
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,025.51
DJF358,794
|
$24,778.09
KYD20,648.80
|
|
pay 55.3% more for entertainment and sports
Djibouti
|
Cayman Islands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.19
DJF1,096
|
$6.60
KYD5.50
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.39
DJF424
|
$6.12
KYD5.10
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
?? |
$14.40
KYD12.00
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$103.15
DJF18,272
|
$134.57
KYD112.14
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$14.07
DJF2,492
|
$18.00
KYD15.00
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for clothing
Djibouti
|
Cayman Islands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$33.76
DJF5,980
|
$85.51
KYD71.26
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$23.91
DJF4,236
|
$112.01
KYD93.34
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$118.15
DJF20,930
|
$122.65
KYD102.21
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$75.96
DJF13,455
|
$149.01
KYD124.18
|
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