Cost of living comparison
Cayman Islands is 4.4 times more expensive than Namibia.
If you lived in Cayman Islands instead of Namibia, you would:
pay 4.1 times more for restaurants
Namibia
|
Cayman Islands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.22
NAD132.75
|
$20.87
KYD17.37
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.27
NAD60.11
|
$13.17
KYD10.96
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.71
NAD12.96
|
$3.49
KYD2.90
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.60
NAD11.02
|
$2.62
KYD2.18
|
|
pay 3.9 times more for groceries
Namibia
|
Cayman Islands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.75
NAD13.76
|
$4.68
KYD3.90
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.93
NAD53.88
|
$6.58
KYD5.48
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.83
NAD88.78
|
$11.27
KYD9.38
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.61
NAD47.91
|
$7.03
KYD5.85
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.17
NAD39.86
|
$4.85
KYD4.04
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.89
NAD16.31
|
$4.13
KYD3.44
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.70
NAD12.95
|
$1.77
KYD1.47
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.65
NAD11.89
|
$2.93
KYD2.44
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.67
NAD12.23
|
$3.48
KYD2.90
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.52
NAD9.55
|
$2.48
KYD2.06
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.44
NAD8.09
|
$2.36
KYD1.96
|
|
pay 4.0 times more for transportation
Namibia
|
Cayman Islands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.58
NAD84.21
|
$6.93
KYD5.77
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$27.23
NAD500.32
|
$30.00
KYD24.98
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$12,425.99
NAD228,344.13
|
$36,003.07
KYD29,974.46
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.37
NAD117.07
|
$68.01
KYD56.62
|
|
pay 5.4 times more for housing
Namibia
|
Cayman Islands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$56.49
NAD1,038.12
|
$114.70
KYD95.49
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$376.01
NAD6,909.69
|
$2,660.22
KYD2,214.78
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$298.50
NAD5,485.35
|
$1,881.82
KYD1,566.72
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$50.33
NAD924.87
|
$317.38
KYD264.24
|
|
pay 6.6 times more for childcare
Namibia
|
Cayman Islands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$166.47
NAD3,059.07
|
$1,333.45
KYD1,110.16
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,756.12
NAD87,400.06
|
$24,778.09
KYD20,629.07
|
|
pay 4.3 times more for entertainment and sports
Namibia
|
Cayman Islands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.50
NAD27.56
|
$6.60
KYD5.50
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.56
NAD28.70
|
$6.12
KYD5.10
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.60
NAD47.87
|
$14.40
KYD11.99
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.63
NAD636.38
|
$134.57
KYD112.03
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.64
NAD85.25
|
$18.00
KYD14.99
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for clothing
Namibia
|
Cayman Islands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$39.56
NAD726.90
|
$85.51
KYD71.19
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$24.66
NAD453.09
|
$112.01
KYD93.25
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$100.07
NAD1,838.99
|
$122.65
KYD102.11
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$57.22
NAD1,051.57
|
$149.01
KYD124.06
|
|
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