Cost of living comparison
Cayman Islands is 92.1% more expensive than Germany.
If you lived in Cayman Islands instead of Germany, you would:
pay 23.0% more for restaurants
Germany
|
Cayman Islands
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$12.84
€12.01
|
$18.00
$15.04
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.44
€8.83
|
$12.00
$10.02
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.65
€2.48
|
$3.22
$2.69
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.37
€2.22
|
$2.44
$2.04
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for groceries
Germany
|
Cayman Islands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.00
€1.87
|
$4.74
$3.96
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.74
€6.31
|
$5.32
$4.45
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.22
€3.95
|
$17.47
$14.60
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.93
€2.74
|
$6.79
$5.67
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.90
€3.65
|
$4.08
$3.41
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.21
€1.13
|
$3.33
$2.78
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.80
€0.74
|
$1.39
$1.16
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.02
€0.96
|
$2.38
$1.99
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.61
€0.57
|
$2.94
$2.46
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.73
€0.68
|
$1.90
$1.59
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.52
€0.49
|
$1.79
$1.50
|
|
pay 15.5% less for transportation
Germany
|
Cayman Islands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.31
€7.77
|
$6.60
$5.52
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$73.47
€68.69
|
$30.00
$25.06
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,050.12
€25,288.75
|
$35,995.22
$30,070.30
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$21.90
€20.48
|
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pay 3.1 times more for housing
Germany
|
Cayman Islands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$37.93
€35.46
|
$131.85
$110.15
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$759.74
€710.27
|
$2,969.61
$2,480.80
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$577.93
€540.29
|
$2,009.73
$1,678.93
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$202.18
€189.01
|
$308.06
$257.36
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for childcare
Germany
|
Cayman Islands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$325.78
€304.57
|
$929.88
$776.82
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,890.74
€11,116.47
|
$19,137.46
$15,987.38
|
|
pay 68.2% more for entertainment and sports
Germany
|
Cayman Islands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.05
€3.79
|
$6.30
$5.26
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.27
€3.06
|
$5.85
$4.89
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.03
€7.51
|
$12.00
$10.02
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.77
€32.51
|
$72.39
$60.47
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.08
€11.29
|
$18.00
$15.04
|
|
pay 78.8% more for clothing
Germany
|
Cayman Islands
|
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---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$80.79
€75.53
|
$83.99
$70.16
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.60
€37.02
|
$106.49
$88.96
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$88.39
€82.64
|
$181.18
$151.35
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$113.48
€106.09
|
$155.98
$130.30
|
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