Cost of living comparison
Cayman Islands is 8.3 times more expensive than Iran.
If you lived in Cayman Islands instead of Iran, you would:
pay 4.2 times more for restaurants
Iran
|
Cayman Islands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.82
IRR160,506
|
$20.87
KYD17.39
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.47
IRR145,876
|
$13.17
KYD10.97
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.78
IRR32,811
|
$3.49
KYD2.91
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.81
IRR34,237
|
$2.62
KYD2.19
|
|
pay 6.5 times more for groceries
Iran
|
Cayman Islands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.56
IRR23,514
|
$4.68
KYD3.90
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.14
IRR90,180
|
$6.58
KYD5.48
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.87
IRR120,823
|
$11.27
KYD9.39
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.18
IRR49,531
|
$7.03
KYD5.86
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.67
IRR70,310
|
$4.85
KYD4.04
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.49
IRR20,792
|
$4.13
KYD3.44
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.81
IRR33,941
|
$1.77
KYD1.47
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.49
IRR20,628
|
$2.93
KYD2.44
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.31
IRR12,873
|
$3.48
KYD2.90
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.27
IRR11,296
|
$2.48
KYD2.06
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.24
IRR10,143
|
$2.36
KYD1.97
|
|
pay 7.5 times more for transportation
Iran
|
Cayman Islands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.31
IRR97,075
|
$6.93
KYD5.78
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$11.56
IRR486,150
|
$30.00
KYD25.00
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$68,309.12
IRR2,873,252,398
|
$36,003.07
KYD30,003.12
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.86
IRR120,509
|
$68.01
KYD56.67
|
|
pay 12.2 times more for housing
Iran
|
Cayman Islands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$13.08
IRR550,251
|
$114.70
KYD95.58
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$363.68
IRR15,297,154
|
$2,660.22
KYD2,216.90
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$243.70
IRR10,250,459
|
$1,881.82
KYD1,568.22
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$12.71
IRR534,452
|
$317.38
KYD264.49
|
|
pay 17.8 times more for childcare
Iran
|
Cayman Islands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$92.02
IRR3,870,660
|
$1,333.45
KYD1,111.23
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,173.77
IRR49,371,541
|
$24,778.09
KYD20,648.80
|
|
pay 7.8 times more for entertainment and sports
Iran
|
Cayman Islands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.81
IRR34,241
|
$6.60
KYD5.50
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.26
IRR53,130
|
$6.12
KYD5.10
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.97
IRR82,815
|
$14.40
KYD12.00
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$17.74
IRR746,245
|
$134.57
KYD112.14
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$1.64
IRR68,956
|
$18.00
KYD15.00
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for clothing
Iran
|
Cayman Islands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$34.76
IRR1,461,991
|
$85.51
KYD71.26
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.88
IRR1,299,087
|
$112.01
KYD93.34
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$107.71
IRR4,530,746
|
$122.65
KYD102.21
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$67.95
IRR2,858,181
|
$149.01
KYD124.18
|
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