Cost of living comparison
Cayman Islands is 4.1 times more expensive than Yemen.
If you lived in Cayman Islands instead of Yemen, you would:
pay 2.5 times more for restaurants
Yemen
|
Cayman Islands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.60
YER1,900
|
$20.87
KYD17.39
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.61
YER2,402
|
$13.17
KYD10.97
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.71
YER427
|
$3.49
KYD2.91
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.69
YER172
|
$2.62
KYD2.19
|
|
pay 91.7% more for groceries
Yemen
|
Cayman Islands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.51
YER378
|
$4.68
KYD3.90
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.92
YER980
|
$6.58
KYD5.48
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$10.55
YER2,636
|
$11.27
KYD9.39
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.78
YER1,195
|
$7.03
KYD5.86
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.47
YER1,367
|
$4.85
KYD4.04
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.58
YER645
|
$4.13
KYD3.44
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.81
YER203
|
$1.77
KYD1.47
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.27
YER568
|
$2.93
KYD2.44
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.24
YER309
|
$3.48
KYD2.90
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.12
YER279
|
$2.48
KYD2.06
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.84
YER211
|
$2.36
KYD1.97
|
|
pay 39.9% more for transportation
Yemen
|
Cayman Islands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$10.93
YER2,732
|
$6.93
KYD5.78
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$51.29
YER12,818
|
$30.00
KYD25.00
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$16,009.60
YER4,000,796
|
$36,003.07
KYD30,003.12
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$31.99
YER7,995
|
$68.01
KYD56.67
|
|
pay 6.7 times more for housing
Yemen
|
Cayman Islands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$83.76
YER20,931
|
$114.70
KYD95.58
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$247.69
YER61,897
|
$2,660.22
KYD2,216.90
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$175.00
YER43,733
|
$1,881.82
KYD1,568.22
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$77.17
YER19,286
|
$317.38
KYD264.49
|
|
pay 12.3 times more for childcare
Yemen
|
Cayman Islands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$76.95
YER19,229
|
$1,333.45
KYD1,111.23
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,403.23
YER850,468
|
$24,778.09
KYD20,648.80
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for entertainment and sports
Yemen
|
Cayman Islands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.84
YER710
|
$6.60
KYD5.50
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.76
YER941
|
$6.12
KYD5.10
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.38
YER1,094
|
$14.40
KYD12.00
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$77.72
YER19,423
|
$134.57
KYD112.14
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.06
YER1,263
|
$18.00
KYD15.00
|
|
pay 34.0% more for clothing
Yemen
|
Cayman Islands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$67.84
YER16,952
|
$85.51
KYD71.26
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$87.06
YER21,756
|
$112.01
KYD93.34
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$81.85
YER20,455
|
$122.65
KYD102.21
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$113.24
YER28,299
|
$149.01
KYD124.18
|
|
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