Cost of Living Comparison

  1. Cost of Living
  2. Cayman Islands
  3. Kenya
  4. Comparison
KYD
COMPARED TO
KES

Kenya is 67.4% cheaper than Cayman Islands.

If you lived in Kenya instead of Cayman Islands, you would:
local_dining

pay 67.9% less for restaurants

  Cayman Islands help_outline Kenya help_outline  
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $18.00
$14.77
$3.62
KES375.91
-79.9%
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
 $10.80
$8.86
$6.14
KES637.13
-43.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $2.25
$1.85
$0.50
KES52.26
-77.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) $1.62
$1.33
$0.47
KES48.81
-71.0%
Average -67.9%
Cayman Islands vs. Kenya - Cost of restaurants
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local_grocery_store

pay 69.7% less for groceries

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Bread
1 loaf
 $4.65
$3.81
$0.47
KES49.27
-89.8%
Local cheese (8 oz) $4.40
$3.61
$4.32
KES448.34
-1.7%
Milk (1 gallon) $12.65
$10.38
$2.54
KES263.14
-80.0%
Eggs
1 dozen
 $6.00
$4.92
$1.66
KES172.32
-72.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) $5.99
$4.91
$2.87
KES297.25
-52.1%
Apples (1 lb) $4.40
$3.61
$0.88
KES91.39
-80.0%
Bananas (1 lb) $5.44
$4.47
$0.45
KES46.36
-91.8%
Oranges (1 lb) $3.40
$2.79
$0.65
KES67.63
-80.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb) $4.81
$3.95
$0.51
KES52.78
-89.4%
Potatoes (1 lb) $2.29
$1.88
$0.41
KES42.85
-81.9%
Onions (1 lb) $0.82
$0.67
$0.43
KES44.67
-47.3%
Average -69.7%
Cayman Islands vs. Kenya - Cost of groceries
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drive_eta

pay 43.4% less for transportation

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Gasoline (1 gallon) $5.48
$4.50
$3.82
KES396.41
-30.3%
Monthly public transit pass ?? $29.68
KES3,079.51
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $36,007.66
$29,541.26
$14,369.93
KES1,490,879.63
-60.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) $23.94
$19.64
$14.38
KES1,491.84
-39.9%
Average -43.4%
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home

pay 86.2% less for housing

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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
 $140.15
$114.98
$37.89
KES3,931.00
-73.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $1,836.39
$1,506.60
$190.67
KES19,782.18
-89.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $1,420.30
$1,165.24
$117.50
KES12,190.18
-91.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
 $268.51
$220.29
$25.62
KES2,658.44
-90.5%
Average -86.2%
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child_care

pay 80.6% less for childcare

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Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $1,175.25
$964.19
$139.24
KES14,445.78
-88.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $20,743.39
$17,018.21
$5,630.51
KES584,164.87
-72.9%
Average -80.6%
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gamepad

pay 58.3% less for entertainment and sports

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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $6.00
$4.92
$2.17
KES225.38
-63.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area $5.25
$4.31
$2.40
KES248.79
-54.3%
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
 $10.80
$8.86
$2.12
KES219.81
-80.4%
Monthly membership at local gym $68.76
$56.42
$49.41
KES5,126.43
-28.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema $16.80
$13.79
$5.90
KES611.64
-64.9%
Average -58.3%
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store

pay 65.5% less for clothing

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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
 $51.61
$42.34
$22.55
KES2,339.73
-56.3%
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
 $61.51
$50.47
$24.17
KES2,507.74
-60.7%
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
 $144.03
$118.17
$45.49
KES4,719.91
-68.4%
Men's business shoes (leather) $150.03
$123.09
$34.85
KES3,615.70
-76.8%
Average -65.5%
Cayman Islands vs. Kenya - 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: March 2021
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