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Cayman Islands vs. Central African Republic Cost of Living Summary

Cayman Islands is 63.5% more expensive than Central African Republic overall.

Restaurants: pay 48.2% more in Cayman Islands
Groceries: pay 21.6% more in Cayman Islands
Transportation: pay 36.5% less in Cayman Islands
Housing: pay 2.0 times more in Cayman Islands
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.8 times more in Cayman Islands

The cost of entertainment and sports, housing, restaurants, and groceries in Cayman Islands are more expensive than in Central African Republic. Notably, entertainment and sports and housing are significantly more expensive in Cayman Islands.

Cayman Islands vs. Central African Republic Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Cayman Islands instead of Central African Republic, you would:

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pay 48.2% more for restaurants

	Central African Republic	Cayman Islands
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	??	$25.98 KYD21.59
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	??	$13.39 KYD11.13
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	??	$3.43 KYD2.85
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.78 FCFA1,007	$2.64 KYD2.19	+48.2%
Average			+48.2%

Central African Republic vs. Cayman Islands - Cost of restaurants

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pay 21.6% more for groceries

	Central African Republic	Cayman Islands
Bread 1 loaf	$4.45 FCFA2,518	$5.68 KYD4.72	+27.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.45 FCFA2,518	$5.40 KYD4.49	+21.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$20.22 FCFA11,438	$11.94 KYD9.92	-41.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$5.34 FCFA3,022	$7.93 KYD6.59	+48.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.04 FCFA2,284	$7.20 KYD5.98	+78.2%
Apples (1 lb)	??	$4.75 KYD3.95
Bananas (1 lb)	??	$2.05 KYD1.70
Oranges (1 lb)	$3.23 FCFA1,827	$3.53 KYD2.93	+9.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.42 FCFA1,371	$3.46 KYD2.88	+43.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$2.02 FCFA1,142	$2.40 KYD2.00	+19.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$2.83 FCFA1,599	$2.51 KYD2.09	-11.1%
Average			+21.6%

Central African Republic vs. Cayman Islands - Cost of groceries

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pay 36.5% less for transportation

	Central African Republic	Cayman Islands
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$10.11 FCFA5,719	$6.42 KYD5.34	-36.5%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$29.99 KYD24.92
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	??	$35,985.79 KYD29,903.12
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	??	$55.34 KYD45.98
Average			-36.5%

Central African Republic vs. Cayman Islands - Cost of transportation

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pay 2.0 times more for housing

	Central African Republic	Cayman Islands
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	??	$110.43 KYD91.76
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,335.44 FCFA755,392	$2,734.92 KYD2,272.64	+104.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	??	$1,947.14 KYD1,618.02
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	??	$305.30 KYD253.69
Average			+104.8%

Central African Republic vs. Cayman Islands - Cost of housing

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pay (unknown) more for childcare

	Central African Republic	Cayman Islands
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	??	$1,591.04 KYD1,322.11
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	??	$22,294.31 KYD18,525.90

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pay 2.8 times more for entertainment and sports

	Central African Republic	Cayman Islands
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.56 FCFA2,014	$8.40 KYD6.98	+135.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	??	$6.53 KYD5.43
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.45 FCFA2,518	$14.39 KYD11.96	+223.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	??	$147.84 KYD122.85
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	??	$17.99 KYD14.95
Average			+179.6%

Central African Republic vs. Cayman Islands - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay (unknown) more for clothing

	Central African Republic	Cayman Islands
Regular jeans Levi's brand	??	$74.97 KYD62.30
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	??	$70.47 KYD58.56
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	??	$127.28 KYD105.77
Men's business shoes (leather)	??	$137.95 KYD114.63

Central African Republic vs. Cayman Islands - 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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