Cost of living comparison
Somalia is 68.2% cheaper than Cayman Islands.
If you lived in Somalia instead of Cayman Islands, you would:
pay 74.8% less for restaurants
Cayman Islands
|
Somalia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.00
KYD14.96
|
$4.00
SOS2,280
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.00
KYD9.97
|
$5.00
SOS2,850
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.22
KYD2.68
|
$0.62
SOS356
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.44
KYD2.03
|
$0.43
SOS242
|
|
pay 63.7% less for groceries
Cayman Islands
|
Somalia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$4.74
KYD3.94
|
$1.16
SOS663
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.32
KYD4.42
|
$2.48
SOS1,413
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$17.47
KYD14.52
|
$5.32
SOS3,034
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$6.79
KYD5.64
|
$2.27
SOS1,292
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.08
KYD3.39
|
$1.89
SOS1,076
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$3.33
KYD2.77
|
$1.68
SOS959
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.39
KYD1.16
|
$0.67
SOS379
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.38
KYD1.98
|
$1.27
SOS724
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.94
KYD2.44
|
$0.42
SOS238
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.90
KYD1.58
|
$0.48
SOS273
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.79
KYD1.49
|
$0.48
SOS275
|
|
pay 25.6% less for transportation
Cayman Islands
|
Somalia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.60
KYD5.49
|
$3.85
SOS2,193
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$30.00
KYD24.93
|
$42.50
SOS24,221
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$35,995.22
KYD29,912.78
|
$8,375.00
SOS4,773,056
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$9.60
SOS5,471
|
|
pay 83.7% less for housing
Cayman Islands
|
Somalia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$131.85
KYD109.57
|
$41.00
SOS23,367
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,969.61
KYD2,467.80
|
$197.57
SOS112,599
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$2,009.73
KYD1,670.13
|
$86.54
SOS49,322
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$308.06
KYD256.01
|
$71.50
SOS40,749
|
|
pay 94.7% less for childcare
Cayman Islands
|
Somalia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$929.88
KYD772.75
|
$51.88
SOS29,564
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$19,137.46
KYD15,903.63
|
$950.00
SOS541,421
|
|
pay 56.1% less for entertainment and sports
Cayman Islands
|
Somalia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.30
KYD5.23
|
$8.00
SOS4,559
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.85
KYD4.86
|
$1.12
SOS638
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$12.00
KYD9.97
|
$1.93
SOS1,097
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$72.39
KYD60.16
|
$25.62
SOS14,604
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$18.00
KYD14.96
|
$4.00
SOS2,280
|
|
pay 78.7% less for clothing
Cayman Islands
|
Somalia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$83.99
KYD69.80
|
$18.04
SOS10,282
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$106.49
KYD88.49
|
$20.50
SOS11,683
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$181.18
KYD150.56
|
$21.33
SOS12,158
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$155.98
KYD129.62
|
$51.17
SOS29,161
|
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