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Jamaica vs. Cayman Islands Cost of Living Summary

Jamaica is 54.1% cheaper than Cayman Islands overall.

Restaurants: pay 62.8% less in Jamaica
Groceries: pay 43.5% less in Jamaica
Transportation: pay 1.2% less in Jamaica
Housing: pay 70.0% less in Jamaica
Childcare: pay 88.0% less in Jamaica
Entertainment and Sports: pay 53.4% less in Jamaica
Clothing: pay 59.5% less in Jamaica

Expenses including childcare, housing, restaurants, clothing, entertainment and sports, and groceries are lower in Jamaica.

Jamaica vs. Cayman Islands Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 62.8% less for restaurants

	Cayman Islands	Jamaica
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$25.98 KYD21.65	$7.18 JMD1,149.07	-72.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$13.39 KYD11.16	$7.65 JMD1,224.39	-42.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$3.43 KYD2.86	$1.24 JMD197.68	-64.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.64 KYD2.20	$0.75 JMD119.53	-71.7%
Average			-62.8%

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pay 43.5% less for groceries

	Cayman Islands	Jamaica
Bread 1 loaf	$5.68 KYD4.73	$2.71 JMD434.30	-52.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.40 KYD4.50	$5.07 JMD811.02	-6.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$11.94 KYD9.95	$13.82 JMD2,212.30	+15.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$7.93 KYD6.61	$3.51 JMD561.58	-55.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$7.20 KYD6.00	$2.83 JMD453.25	-60.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$4.75 KYD3.96	$2.51 JMD401.27	-47.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$2.05 KYD1.71	$1.32 JMD211.77	-35.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$3.53 KYD2.94	$1.91 JMD305.13	-45.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$3.46 KYD2.89	$1.23 JMD196.12	-64.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$2.40 KYD2.00	$0.93 JMD149.19	-61.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$2.51 KYD2.09	$0.89 JMD142.60	-64.5%
Average			-43.5%

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pay 1.2% less for transportation

	Cayman Islands	Jamaica
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.42 KYD5.35	$4.77 JMD763.39	-25.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$29.99 KYD24.99	$48.93 JMD7,830.93	+63.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$35,985.79 KYD29,989.95	$42,765.27 JMD6,844,868.88	+18.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$55.34 KYD46.12	$21.56 JMD3,450.36	-61.0%
Average			-1.2%

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pay 70.0% less for housing

	Cayman Islands	Jamaica
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$110.43 KYD92.03	$49.24 JMD7,881.88	-55.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$2,734.92 KYD2,279.23	$505.52 JMD80,912.46	-81.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,947.14 KYD1,622.72	$400.25 JMD64,062.64	-79.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$305.30 KYD254.43	$111.28 JMD17,810.95	-63.6%
Average			-70.0%

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pay 88.0% less for childcare

	Cayman Islands	Jamaica
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$1,591.04 KYD1,325.95	$184.63 JMD29,551.48	-88.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$22,294.31 KYD18,579.70	$2,785.57 JMD445,849.05	-87.5%
Average			-88.0%

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pay 53.4% less for entertainment and sports

	Cayman Islands	Jamaica
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$8.40 KYD7.00	$2.34 JMD374.75	-72.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$6.53 KYD5.44	$3.50 JMD559.87	-46.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$14.39 KYD12.00	$8.58 JMD1,373.94	-40.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$147.84 KYD123.20	$41.65 JMD6,666.23	-71.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$17.99 KYD14.99	$11.47 JMD1,836.17	-36.2%
Average			-53.4%

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pay 59.5% less for clothing

	Cayman Islands	Jamaica
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$74.97 KYD62.48	$21.47 JMD3,436.21	-71.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$70.47 KYD58.73	$21.34 JMD3,416.05	-69.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$127.28 KYD106.08	$64.53 JMD10,328.78	-49.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$137.95 KYD114.96	$72.59 JMD11,618.51	-47.4%
Average			-59.5%

Cayman Islands vs. Jamaica - Cost of clothing

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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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