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Cayman Islands vs. Cairo Cost of Living Summary

Cayman Islands is 8.6 times more expensive than Cairo.

Restaurants: pay 9.1 times more in Cayman Islands
Groceries: pay 9.4 times more in Cayman Islands
Transportation: pay 7.8 times more in Cayman Islands
Housing: pay 12.9 times more in Cayman Islands
Childcare: pay 13.6 times more in Cayman Islands
Entertainment and Sports: pay 6.0 times more in Cayman Islands
Clothing: pay 77.2% more in Cayman Islands

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

Cayman Islands vs. Cairo Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 9.1 times more for restaurants

	Cairo	Cayman Islands
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.16 EGP197.55	$25.98 KYD21.62	+525.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.19 EGP246.93	$13.39 KYD11.15	+157.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.38 EGP18.11	$3.43 KYD2.85	+800.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.14 EGP6.83	$2.64 KYD2.20	+1736.8%
Average			+805.1%

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pay 9.4 times more for groceries

	Cairo	Cayman Islands
Bread 1 loaf	$0.60 EGP28.48	$5.68 KYD4.73	+848.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$1.88 EGP89.17	$5.40 KYD4.50	+188.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.73 EGP177.23	$11.94 KYD9.93	+220.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.45 EGP68.79	$7.93 KYD6.60	+448.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.06 EGP98.13	$7.20 KYD5.99	+248.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.74 EGP35.35	$4.75 KYD3.95	+538.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.34 EGP15.93	$2.05 KYD1.71	+511.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.28 EGP13.52	$3.53 KYD2.93	+1139.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.13 EGP6.00	$3.46 KYD2.88	+2646.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.19 EGP8.95	$2.40 KYD2.00	+1176.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.19 EGP8.86	$2.51 KYD2.09	+1248.2%
Average			+837.7%

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pay 7.8 times more for transportation

	Cairo	Cayman Islands
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$1.36 EGP64.75	$6.42 KYD5.34	+371.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$6.44 EGP306.20	$29.99 KYD24.95	+365.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$37,398.47 EGP1,777,923.09	$35,985.79 KYD29,942.45	-3.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$2.66 EGP126.43	$55.34 KYD46.04	+1980.8%
Average			+678.5%

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pay 12.9 times more for housing

	Cairo	Cayman Islands
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$12.92 EGP614.01	$110.43 KYD91.88	+755.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$213.48 EGP10,148.81	$2,734.92 KYD2,275.62	+1181.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$137.13 EGP6,519.05	$1,947.14 KYD1,620.15	+1319.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$19.12 EGP909.19	$305.30 KYD254.03	+1496.3%
Average			+1188.1%

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pay 13.6 times more for childcare

	Cairo	Cayman Islands
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$92.85 EGP4,413.94	$1,591.04 KYD1,323.85	+1613.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$2,210.79 EGP105,101.18	$22,294.31 KYD18,550.27	+908.4%
Average			+1261.0%

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pay 6.0 times more for entertainment and sports

	Cairo	Cayman Islands
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.45 EGP69.14	$8.40 KYD6.99	+477.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.62 EGP76.81	$6.53 KYD5.43	+304.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.08 EGP98.77	$14.39 KYD11.98	+592.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$17.31 EGP823.09	$147.84 KYD123.01	+753.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.74 EGP177.79	$17.99 KYD14.97	+381.1%
Average			+501.9%

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pay 77.2% more for clothing

	Cairo	Cayman Islands
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$33.96 EGP1,614.33	$74.97 KYD62.38	+120.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$45.38 EGP2,157.58	$70.47 KYD58.64	+55.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$117.30 EGP5,576.21	$127.28 KYD105.91	+8.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$61.59 EGP2,927.93	$137.95 KYD114.78	+124.0%
Average			+77.2%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: December 2025

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