Cost of living comparison
Portugal is 48.6% cheaper than Cayman Islands.
If you lived in Portugal instead of Cayman Islands, you would:
pay 47.8% less for restaurants
Cayman Islands
|
Portugal
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.00
KYD15.00
|
$9.57
€8.94
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.00
KYD10.00
|
$7.35
€6.86
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.22
KYD2.69
|
$1.54
€1.44
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.44
KYD2.04
|
$1.14
€1.07
|
|
pay 62.3% less for groceries
Cayman Islands
|
Portugal
|
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---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$4.74
KYD3.95
|
$1.30
€1.21
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.32
KYD4.44
|
$4.41
€4.12
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$17.47
KYD14.56
|
$3.12
€2.92
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$6.79
KYD5.66
|
$2.31
€2.16
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.08
KYD3.40
|
$2.77
€2.59
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$3.33
KYD2.78
|
$0.81
€0.76
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.39
KYD1.16
|
$0.59
€0.55
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.38
KYD1.98
|
$0.68
€0.63
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.94
KYD2.45
|
$0.84
€0.79
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.90
KYD1.58
|
$0.52
€0.49
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.79
KYD1.49
|
$0.59
€0.55
|
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pay 9.7% more for transportation
Cayman Islands
|
Portugal
|
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---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.60
KYD5.50
|
$7.86
€7.34
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$30.00
KYD25.00
|
$38.99
€36.42
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$35,995.22
KYD30,001.62
|
$28,824.46
€26,925.10
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$10.59
€9.89
|
|
pay 72.5% less for housing
Cayman Islands
|
Portugal
|
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---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$131.85
KYD109.89
|
$39.30
€36.71
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,969.61
KYD2,475.13
|
$706.14
€659.61
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$2,009.73
KYD1,675.09
|
$551.18
€514.86
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$308.06
KYD256.77
|
$89.45
€83.55
|
|
pay 60.2% less for childcare
Cayman Islands
|
Portugal
|
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---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$929.88
KYD775.04
|
$353.18
€329.91
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$19,137.46
KYD15,950.86
|
$7,965.43
€7,440.56
|
|
pay 60.1% less for entertainment and sports
Cayman Islands
|
Portugal
|
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.30
KYD5.25
|
$2.08
€1.94
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.85
KYD4.88
|
$1.53
€1.43
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$12.00
KYD10.00
|
$5.56
€5.19
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$72.39
KYD60.34
|
$38.08
€35.57
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$18.00
KYD15.00
|
$7.48
€6.99
|
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pay 46.8% less for clothing
Cayman Islands
|
Portugal
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$83.99
KYD70.00
|
$76.28
€71.25
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$106.49
KYD88.75
|
$33.29
€31.09
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$181.18
KYD151.01
|
$69.03
€64.49
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$155.98
KYD130.01
|
$82.02
€76.62
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