Cost of living comparison
Cayman Islands is 8.3 times more expensive than Somalia.
If you lived in Cayman Islands instead of Somalia, you would:
pay 5.2 times more for restaurants
Somalia
|
Cayman Islands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.65
SOS1,513
|
$20.87
KYD17.37
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.33
SOS3,045
|
$13.17
KYD10.96
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.71
SOS408
|
$3.49
KYD2.90
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.48
SOS273
|
$2.62
KYD2.18
|
|
pay 3.3 times more for groceries
Somalia
|
Cayman Islands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.97
SOS555
|
$4.68
KYD3.90
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.96
SOS1,118
|
$6.58
KYD5.48
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.37
SOS3,638
|
$11.27
KYD9.38
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.23
SOS1,273
|
$7.03
KYD5.85
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.67
SOS1,525
|
$4.85
KYD4.04
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.73
SOS986
|
$4.13
KYD3.44
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.88
SOS504
|
$1.77
KYD1.47
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.32
SOS751
|
$2.93
KYD2.44
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.54
SOS309
|
$3.48
KYD2.90
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.61
SOS347
|
$2.48
KYD2.06
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.54
SOS309
|
$2.36
KYD1.96
|
|
pay 4.4 times more for transportation
Somalia
|
Cayman Islands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.08
SOS2,330
|
$6.93
KYD5.77
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$37.50
SOS21,412
|
$30.00
KYD24.98
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$5,750.00
SOS3,283,126
|
$36,003.07
KYD29,974.46
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.60
SOS4,339
|
$68.01
KYD56.62
|
|
pay 10.4 times more for housing
Somalia
|
Cayman Islands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$30.62
SOS17,486
|
$114.70
KYD95.49
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$207.78
SOS118,637
|
$2,660.22
KYD2,214.78
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$86.25
SOS49,249
|
$1,881.82
KYD1,566.72
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$94.31
SOS53,851
|
$317.38
KYD264.24
|
|
pay 25.5 times more for childcare
Somalia
|
Cayman Islands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$55.21
SOS31,523
|
$1,333.45
KYD1,110.16
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$922.50
SOS526,728
|
$24,778.09
KYD20,629.07
|
|
pay 4.9 times more for entertainment and sports
Somalia
|
Cayman Islands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$8.50
SOS4,853
|
$6.60
KYD5.50
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.22
SOS698
|
$6.12
KYD5.10
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.34
SOS768
|
$14.40
KYD11.99
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$30.00
SOS17,129
|
$134.57
KYD112.03
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.00
SOS2,855
|
$18.00
KYD14.99
|
|
pay 4.4 times more for clothing
Somalia
|
Cayman Islands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$18.61
SOS10,627
|
$85.51
KYD71.19
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$23.11
SOS13,196
|
$112.01
KYD93.25
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$25.89
SOS14,782
|
$122.65
KYD102.11
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$45.78
SOS26,138
|
$149.01
KYD124.06
|
|
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