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Jersey vs. Cayman Islands Cost of Living Summary

Jersey is 4.2% cheaper than Cayman Islands overall.

Restaurants: pay 5.6% more in Jersey
Groceries: pay 36.7% less in Jersey
Transportation: pay 13.8% more in Jersey
Housing: pay 28.7% less in Jersey
Childcare: pay 5.1% more in Jersey
Entertainment and Sports: pay 12.4% less in Jersey
Clothing: pay 23.6% more in Jersey

The cost of clothing, transportation, restaurants, and childcare in Jersey are more expensive than in Cayman Islands. Expenses including groceries, housing, and entertainment and sports are lower in Jersey.

Jersey vs. Cayman Islands Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 5.6% more for restaurants

	Cayman Islands	Jersey
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$25.98 KYD21.65	$40.06 £30.03	+54.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$13.39 KYD11.16	$10.68 £8.01	-20.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$3.43 KYD2.86	$3.17 £2.37	-7.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.64 KYD2.20	$2.54 £1.90	-3.9%
Average			+5.6%

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pay 36.7% less for groceries

	Cayman Islands	Jersey
Bread 1 loaf	$5.68 KYD4.73	$2.33 £1.75	-59.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.40 KYD4.50	$4.31 £3.23	-20.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$11.94 KYD9.95	$8.21 £6.16	-31.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$7.93 KYD6.61	$5.72 £4.29	-27.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$7.20 KYD6.00	$5.27 £3.95	-26.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$4.75 KYD3.96	$1.95 £1.46	-58.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$2.05 KYD1.71	$1.44 £1.08	-29.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$3.53 KYD2.94	$1.91 £1.43	-45.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$3.46 KYD2.89	$1.89 £1.42	-45.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$2.40 KYD2.00	$1.76 £1.32	-26.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$2.51 KYD2.09	$1.72 £1.29	-31.6%
Average			-36.7%

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pay 13.8% more for transportation

	Cayman Islands	Jersey
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.42 KYD5.35	$8.09 £6.06	+25.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$29.99 KYD24.99	$66.77 £50.05	+122.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$35,985.79 KYD29,989.95	$22,034.64 £16,517.72	-38.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$55.34 KYD46.12	$25.19 £18.88	-54.5%
Average			+13.8%

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pay 28.7% less for housing

	Cayman Islands	Jersey
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$110.43 KYD92.03	$74.56 £55.89	-32.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$2,734.92 KYD2,279.23	$2,014.28 £1,509.95	-26.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,947.14 KYD1,622.72	$1,629.23 £1,221.31	-16.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$305.30 KYD254.43	$183.82 £137.79	-39.8%
Average			-28.7%

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pay 5.1% more for childcare

	Cayman Islands	Jersey
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$1,591.04 KYD1,325.95	$2,136.69 £1,601.72	+34.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$22,294.31 KYD18,579.70	$16,915.48 £12,680.27	-24.1%
Average			+5.1%

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pay 12.4% less for entertainment and sports

	Cayman Islands	Jersey
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$8.40 KYD7.00	$8.01 £6.01	-4.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$6.53 KYD5.44	$4.89 £3.67	-25.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$14.39 KYD12.00	$15.29 £11.46	+6.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$147.84 KYD123.20	$68.44 £51.31	-53.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$17.99 KYD14.99	$20.70 £15.52	+15.0%
Average			-12.4%

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pay 23.6% more for clothing

	Cayman Islands	Jersey
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$74.97 KYD62.48	$106.83 £80.09	+42.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$70.47 KYD58.73	$71.67 £53.72	+1.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$127.28 KYD106.08	$125.20 £93.85	-1.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$137.95 KYD114.96	$209.22 £156.83	+51.7%
Average			+23.6%

Cayman Islands vs. Jersey - 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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