Cost of living comparison

Austria

compared to

Cayman Islands

Cayman Islands vs. Austria Cost of Living Summary

Cayman Islands is 93.0% more expensive than Austria overall.

Restaurants: pay 38.2% more in Cayman Islands
Groceries: pay 100.0% more in Cayman Islands
Transportation: pay 23.5% more in Cayman Islands
Housing: pay 2.7 times more in Cayman Islands
Childcare: pay 2.3 times more in Cayman Islands
Entertainment and Sports: pay 96.7% more in Cayman Islands
Clothing: pay 24.0% more in Cayman Islands

The cost of housing, childcare, groceries, entertainment and sports, restaurants, and clothing in Cayman Islands are more expensive than in Austria. Notably, housing, childcare, and groceries are significantly more expensive in Cayman Islands.

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Cayman Islands vs. Austria Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Cayman Islands instead of Austria, you would:

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pay 38.2% more for restaurants

	Austria	Cayman Islands
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$17.46 €15.54	$30.00 KYD25.00	+71.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$12.35 €10.99	$16.80 KYD14.00	+36.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$3.78 €3.36	$3.03 KYD2.52	-19.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$3.01 €2.68	$2.85 KYD2.37	-5.4%
Average			+38.2%

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pay 100.0% more for groceries

	Austria	Cayman Islands
Bread 1 loaf	$2.57 €2.29	$4.25 KYD3.54	+65.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$8.98 €8.00	$27.99 KYD23.32	+211.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.13 €5.46	$17.33 KYD14.44	+182.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.57 €4.06	$7.27 KYD6.06	+59.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$6.11 €5.44	$8.69 KYD7.24	+42.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.25 €1.11	$3.38 KYD2.82	+171.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.00 €0.89	$1.65 KYD1.38	+64.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.36 €1.21	$2.78 KYD2.32	+105.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.85 €1.65	$3.54 KYD2.95	+90.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.97 €0.86	$1.86 KYD1.55	+92.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.97 €0.86	$1.79 KYD1.49	+84.4%
Average			+100.0%

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pay 23.5% more for transportation

	Austria	Cayman Islands
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$7.11 €6.33	$6.14 KYD5.11	-13.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$57.51 €51.19	$80.99 KYD67.49	+40.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$29,576.16 €26,323.85	$41,995.48 KYD34,995.76	+42.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$24.10 €21.45	$49.61 KYD41.34	+105.9%
Average			+23.5%

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pay 2.7 times more for housing

	Austria	Cayman Islands
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$35.97 €32.02	$113.09 KYD94.24	+214.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$964.19 €858.16	$2,909.69 KYD2,424.71	+201.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$803.82 €715.43	$2,447.74 KYD2,039.75	+204.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$265.50 €236.31	$349.88 KYD291.56	+31.8%
Average			+168.0%

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pay 2.3 times more for childcare

	Austria	Cayman Islands
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$557.81 €496.47	$1,806.23 KYD1,505.17	+223.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$16,914.08 €15,054.14	$26,602.85 KYD22,168.74	+57.3%
Average			+125.7%

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pay 96.7% more for entertainment and sports

	Austria	Cayman Islands
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.34 €4.75	$7.20 KYD6.00	+34.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.45 €3.96	$7.05 KYD5.87	+58.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$7.41 €6.59	$14.40 KYD12.00	+94.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$46.11 €41.04	$214.60 KYD178.83	+365.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$13.84 €12.32	$18.60 KYD15.50	+34.4%
Average			+96.7%

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pay 24.0% more for clothing

	Austria	Cayman Islands
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$95.22 €84.75	$85.49 KYD71.24	-10.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$45.58 €40.57	$74.09 KYD61.74	+62.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$102.93 €91.61	$137.99 KYD114.99	+34.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$120.01 €106.82	$144.98 KYD120.82	+20.8%
Average			+24.0%

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