Cost of living comparison
Cayman Islands is 86.0% more expensive than Israel.
If you lived in Cayman Islands instead of Israel, you would:
pay 15.2% more for restaurants
Israel
|
Cayman Islands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.66
₪69.13
|
$20.87
KYD17.39
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$14.78
₪54.76
|
$13.17
KYD10.97
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.57
₪9.51
|
$3.49
KYD2.91
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.12
₪7.85
|
$2.62
KYD2.19
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for groceries
Israel
|
Cayman Islands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.27
₪8.40
|
$4.68
KYD3.90
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.89
₪25.54
|
$6.58
KYD5.48
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.60
₪24.46
|
$11.27
KYD9.39
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.71
₪13.74
|
$7.03
KYD5.86
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.43
₪16.41
|
$4.85
KYD4.04
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.37
₪5.09
|
$4.13
KYD3.44
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.93
₪3.45
|
$1.77
KYD1.47
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.78
₪2.91
|
$2.93
KYD2.44
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.84
₪3.11
|
$3.48
KYD2.90
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.61
₪2.26
|
$2.48
KYD2.06
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.62
₪2.29
|
$2.36
KYD1.97
|
|
pay 88.2% more for transportation
Israel
|
Cayman Islands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.24
₪26.82
|
$6.93
KYD5.78
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$54.77
₪202.88
|
$30.00
KYD25.00
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$38,392.11
₪142,225.88
|
$36,003.07
KYD30,003.12
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.38
₪49.56
|
$68.01
KYD56.67
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for housing
Israel
|
Cayman Islands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$26.60
₪98.56
|
$114.70
KYD95.58
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$993.65
₪3,681.02
|
$2,660.22
KYD2,216.90
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$858.83
₪3,181.59
|
$1,881.82
KYD1,568.22
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$173.67
₪643.39
|
$317.38
KYD264.49
|
|
pay 85.2% more for childcare
Israel
|
Cayman Islands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$870.80
₪3,225.93
|
$1,333.45
KYD1,111.23
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,400.36
₪42,233.31
|
$24,778.09
KYD20,648.80
|
|
pay 52.0% more for entertainment and sports
Israel
|
Cayman Islands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.84
₪29.05
|
$6.60
KYD5.50
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.63
₪13.45
|
$6.12
KYD5.10
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.56
₪35.40
|
$14.40
KYD12.00
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$65.58
₪242.96
|
$134.57
KYD112.14
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.89
₪44.06
|
$18.00
KYD15.00
|
|
pay 27.9% more for clothing
Israel
|
Cayman Islands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$88.40
₪327.49
|
$85.51
KYD71.26
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$57.67
₪213.66
|
$112.01
KYD93.34
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$114.82
₪425.36
|
$122.65
KYD102.21
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$130.62
₪483.91
|
$149.01
KYD124.18
|
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