Cost of living comparison
Sierra Leone is 68.0% cheaper than Cayman Islands.
If you lived in Sierra Leone instead of Cayman Islands, you would:
pay 56.5% less for restaurants
Cayman Islands
|
Sierra Leone
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.00
KYD15.00
|
$3.84
SLL80,480
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.00
KYD10.00
|
$10.00
SLL209,695
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.22
KYD2.69
|
$1.00
SLL20,970
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.44
KYD2.04
|
$0.94
SLL19,711
|
|
pay 57.1% less for groceries
Cayman Islands
|
Sierra Leone
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$4.74
KYD3.95
|
$0.68
SLL14,157
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.32
KYD4.44
|
?? | |
Milk (1 gallon) |
$17.47
KYD14.56
|
$8.64
SLL181,119
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$6.79
KYD5.66
|
$1.83
SLL38,299
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.08
KYD3.40
|
$3.40
SLL71,337
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$3.33
KYD2.78
|
$1.57
SLL32,953
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.39
KYD1.16
|
$0.47
SLL9,753
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.38
KYD1.98
|
$0.47
SLL9,753
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.94
KYD2.45
|
$1.83
SLL38,409
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.90
KYD1.58
|
$1.03
SLL21,703
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.79
KYD1.49
|
$0.68
SLL14,226
|
|
pay 66.0% less for transportation
Cayman Islands
|
Sierra Leone
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.60
KYD5.50
|
$3.91
SLL82,021
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$30.00
KYD25.00
|
$4.50
SLL94,363
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$35,995.22
KYD30,001.62
|
$10,000.00
SLL209,695,000
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$5.00
SLL104,848
|
|
pay 59.6% less for housing
Cayman Islands
|
Sierra Leone
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$131.85
KYD109.89
|
$100.00
SLL2,096,950
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,969.61
KYD2,475.13
|
$1,438.66
SLL30,168,063
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$2,009.73
KYD1,675.09
|
$101.90
SLL2,136,862
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$308.06
KYD256.77
|
$99.74
SLL2,091,408
|
|
pay 93.7% less for childcare
Cayman Islands
|
Sierra Leone
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$929.88
KYD775.04
|
$20.00
SLL419,390
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$19,137.46
KYD15,950.86
|
$2,000.00
SLL41,939,000
|
|
pay 58.9% less for entertainment and sports
Cayman Islands
|
Sierra Leone
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.30
KYD5.25
|
$1.25
SLL26,212
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.85
KYD4.88
|
$1.74
SLL36,435
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$12.00
KYD10.00
|
$2.01
SLL42,205
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$72.39
KYD60.34
|
$76.27
SLL1,599,321
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$18.00
KYD15.00
|
$6.08
SLL127,400
|
|
pay 84.4% less for clothing
Cayman Islands
|
Sierra Leone
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$83.99
KYD70.00
|
$10.00
SLL209,695
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$106.49
KYD88.75
|
$8.00
SLL167,756
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$181.18
KYD151.01
|
$20.00
SLL419,390
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$155.98
KYD130.01
|
$50.00
SLL1,048,475
|
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