Cost of living comparison
Illinois is 23.2% cheaper than Cayman Islands.
If you lived in Illinois instead of Cayman Islands, you would:
pay 26.0% less for restaurants
Cayman Islands
|
Illinois
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.00
$14.93
|
$16.52
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.00
$9.95
|
$8.98
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.22
$2.68
|
$2.01
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.44
$2.03
|
$1.64
|
|
pay 35.2% less for groceries
Cayman Islands
|
Illinois
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$4.74
$3.93
|
$2.88
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.32
$4.42
|
$4.96
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$17.47
$14.50
|
$3.39
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$6.79
$5.63
|
$3.83
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.08
$3.38
|
$4.36
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$3.33
$2.76
|
$1.96
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.39
$1.16
|
$0.70
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.38
$1.97
|
$1.84
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.94
$2.44
|
$1.75
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.90
$1.58
|
$1.12
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.79
$1.49
|
$1.27
|
|
pay 36.7% more for transportation
Cayman Islands
|
Illinois
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.60
$5.48
|
$3.73
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$30.00
$24.89
|
$85.20
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$35,995.22
$29,864.33
|
$25,072.52
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$16.37
|
|
pay 54.3% less for housing
Cayman Islands
|
Illinois
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$131.85
$109.39
|
$63.28
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,969.61
$2,463.81
|
$1,273.55
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$2,009.73
$1,667.43
|
$1,019.22
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$308.06
$255.59
|
$127.01
|
|
pay 0.5% less for childcare
Cayman Islands
|
Illinois
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$929.88
$771.50
|
$1,216.39
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$19,137.46
$15,877.87
|
$13,033.13
|
|
pay 31.7% less for entertainment and sports
Cayman Islands
|
Illinois
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.30
$5.23
|
$4.94
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.85
$4.85
|
$3.95
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$12.00
$9.95
|
$9.52
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$72.39
$60.06
|
$39.16
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$18.00
$14.93
|
$11.22
|
|
pay 51.1% less for clothing
Cayman Islands
|
Illinois
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$83.99
$69.68
|
$45.75
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$106.49
$88.35
|
$33.86
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$181.18
$150.32
|
$75.45
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$155.98
$129.41
|
$105.59
|
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