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United Arab Emirates vs. Cayman Islands Cost of Living Summary

United Arab Emirates is 40.9% cheaper than Cayman Islands overall.

Restaurants: pay 63.9% less in United Arab Emirates
Groceries: pay 63.1% less in United Arab Emirates
Transportation: pay 12.3% less in United Arab Emirates
Housing: pay 41.1% less in United Arab Emirates
Childcare: pay 66.0% less in United Arab Emirates
Entertainment and Sports: pay 26.3% less in United Arab Emirates
Clothing: pay 13.8% less in United Arab Emirates

Expenses including childcare, restaurants, groceries, housing, entertainment and sports, and clothing are lower in United Arab Emirates.

United Arab Emirates vs. Cayman Islands Cost Breakdown

If you lived in United Arab Emirates instead of Cayman Islands, you would:

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pay 63.9% less for restaurants

	Cayman Islands	United Arab Emirates
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$25.98 KYD21.59	$7.91 AED29.06	-69.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$13.39 KYD11.13	$8.65 AED31.75	-35.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$3.43 KYD2.85	$1.04 AED3.83	-69.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.64 KYD2.19	$0.50 AED1.85	-80.9%
Average			-63.9%

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pay 63.1% less for groceries

	Cayman Islands	United Arab Emirates
Bread 1 loaf	$5.68 KYD4.72	$1.47 AED5.39	-74.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.40 KYD4.49	$5.36 AED19.68	-0.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$11.94 KYD9.92	$6.96 AED25.56	-41.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$7.93 KYD6.59	$2.81 AED10.34	-64.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$7.20 KYD5.98	$3.68 AED13.51	-48.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$4.75 KYD3.95	$0.98 AED3.59	-79.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$2.05 KYD1.70	$0.75 AED2.75	-63.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$3.53 KYD2.93	$0.73 AED2.69	-79.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$3.46 KYD2.88	$0.59 AED2.15	-83.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$2.40 KYD2.00	$0.48 AED1.76	-80.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$2.51 KYD2.09	$0.53 AED1.93	-79.0%
Average			-63.1%

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pay 12.3% less for transportation

	Cayman Islands	United Arab Emirates
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.42 KYD5.34	$2.91 AED10.69	-54.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$29.99 KYD24.92	$53.10 AED195.00	+77.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$35,985.79 KYD29,903.12	$40,680.12 AED149,397.75	+13.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$55.34 KYD45.98	$8.50 AED31.21	-84.6%
Average			-12.3%

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pay 41.1% less for housing

	Cayman Islands	United Arab Emirates
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$110.43 KYD91.76	$101.41 AED372.42	-8.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$2,734.92 KYD2,272.64	$1,438.18 AED5,281.71	-47.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,947.14 KYD1,618.02	$990.79 AED3,638.67	-49.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$305.30 KYD253.69	$122.67 AED450.49	-59.8%
Average			-41.1%

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pay 66.0% less for childcare

	Cayman Islands	United Arab Emirates
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$1,591.04 KYD1,322.11	$497.28 AED1,826.25	-68.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$22,294.31 KYD18,525.90	$8,164.49 AED29,984.10	-63.4%
Average			-66.0%

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pay 26.3% less for entertainment and sports

	Cayman Islands	United Arab Emirates
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$8.40 KYD6.98	$10.43 AED38.31	+24.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$6.53 KYD5.43	$4.99 AED18.32	-23.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$14.39 KYD11.96	$6.23 AED22.88	-56.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$147.84 KYD122.85	$75.55 AED277.45	-48.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$17.99 KYD14.95	$13.19 AED48.44	-26.7%
Average			-26.3%

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pay 13.8% less for clothing

	Cayman Islands	United Arab Emirates
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$74.97 KYD62.30	$75.04 AED275.58	+0.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$70.47 KYD58.56	$59.50 AED218.51	-15.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$127.28 KYD105.77	$105.66 AED388.03	-17.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$137.95 KYD114.63	$106.53 AED391.23	-22.8%
Average			-13.8%

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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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