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United States vs. Cayman Islands Cost of Living Summary

United States is 24.6% cheaper than Cayman Islands overall.

Restaurants: pay 22.9% less in United States
Groceries: pay 39.5% less in United States
Transportation: pay 1.4% less in United States
Housing: pay 38.7% less in United States
Childcare: pay 4.4% less in United States
Entertainment and Sports: pay 34.4% less in United States
Clothing: pay 30.6% less in United States

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

United States vs. Cayman Islands Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 22.9% less for restaurants

	Cayman Islands	United States
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$25.98 KYD21.59	$19.45	-25.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$13.39 KYD11.13	$11.12	-17.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$3.43 KYD2.85	$2.56	-25.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.64 KYD2.19	$2.00	-24.1%
Average			-22.9%

Cayman Islands vs. United States - Cost of restaurants

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pay 39.5% less for groceries

	Cayman Islands	United States
Bread 1 loaf	$5.68 KYD4.72	$3.56	-37.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.40 KYD4.49	$6.50	+20.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$11.94 KYD9.92	$3.97	-66.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$7.93 KYD6.59	$4.27	-46.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$7.20 KYD5.98	$5.41	-24.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$4.75 KYD3.95	$2.37	-50.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$2.05 KYD1.70	$0.78	-61.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$3.53 KYD2.93	$2.04	-42.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$3.46 KYD2.88	$2.21	-36.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$2.40 KYD2.00	$1.34	-44.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$2.51 KYD2.09	$1.38	-44.9%
Average			-39.5%

Cayman Islands vs. United States - Cost of groceries

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pay 1.4% less for transportation

	Cayman Islands	United States
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.42 KYD5.34	$3.41	-46.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$29.99 KYD24.92	$65.85	+119.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$35,985.79 KYD29,903.12	$32,336.38	-10.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$55.34 KYD45.98	$17.61	-68.2%
Average			-1.4%

Cayman Islands vs. United States - Cost of transportation

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pay 38.7% less for housing

	Cayman Islands	United States
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$110.43 KYD91.76	$68.97	-37.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$2,734.92 KYD2,272.64	$1,664.59	-39.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,947.14 KYD1,618.02	$1,416.15	-27.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$305.30 KYD253.69	$150.19	-50.8%
Average			-38.7%

Cayman Islands vs. United States - Cost of housing

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pay 4.4% less for childcare

	Cayman Islands	United States
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$1,591.04 KYD1,322.11	$1,387.27	-12.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$22,294.31 KYD18,525.90	$23,196.46	+4.0%
Average			-4.4%

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pay 34.4% less for entertainment and sports

	Cayman Islands	United States
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$8.40 KYD6.98	$5.84	-30.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$6.53 KYD5.43	$5.15	-21.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$14.39 KYD11.96	$9.90	-31.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$147.84 KYD122.85	$51.45	-65.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$17.99 KYD14.95	$13.64	-24.2%
Average			-34.4%

Cayman Islands vs. United States - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 30.6% less for clothing

	Cayman Islands	United States
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$74.97 KYD62.30	$51.08	-31.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$70.47 KYD58.56	$41.81	-40.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$127.28 KYD105.77	$87.56	-31.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$137.95 KYD114.63	$112.04	-18.8%
Average			-30.6%

Cayman Islands vs. United States - 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: December 2025

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