Cost of living comparison

District of Columbia, USA

compared to

Cayman Islands

Cayman Islands vs. District of Columbia Cost of Living Summary

Cayman Islands is 22.5% more expensive than District of Columbia.

Restaurants: pay 4.3% more in Cayman Islands
Groceries: pay 58.2% more in Cayman Islands
Transportation: pay 63.1% more in Cayman Islands
Housing: pay 41.8% more in Cayman Islands
Childcare: pay 42.2% less in Cayman Islands
Entertainment and Sports: pay 14.6% more in Cayman Islands
Clothing: pay 17.4% more in Cayman Islands

The cost of transportation, groceries, housing, clothing, entertainment and sports, and restaurants in Cayman Islands are more expensive than in District of Columbia.

Cayman Islands vs. District of Columbia Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Cayman Islands instead of District of Columbia, you would:

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pay 4.3% more for restaurants

	District of Columbia	Cayman Islands
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$25.00	$25.98 KYD21.60	+3.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$12.00	$13.39 KYD11.14	+11.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$3.20	$3.43 KYD2.85	+7.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.79	$2.64 KYD2.19	-5.3%
Average			+4.3%

District of Columbia vs. Cayman Islands - Cost of restaurants

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pay 58.2% more for groceries

	District of Columbia	Cayman Islands
Bread 1 loaf	$4.43	$5.68 KYD4.72	+28.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$8.04	$5.40 KYD4.49	-32.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.19	$11.94 KYD9.93	+184.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.55	$7.93 KYD6.60	+74.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$7.74	$7.20 KYD5.98	-7.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.95	$4.75 KYD3.95	+61.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.92	$2.05 KYD1.70	+122.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$2.20	$3.53 KYD2.93	+60.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$3.00	$3.46 KYD2.88	+15.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.35	$2.40 KYD2.00	+78.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.64	$2.51 KYD2.09	+53.6%
Average			+58.2%

District of Columbia vs. Cayman Islands - Cost of groceries

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pay 63.1% more for transportation

	District of Columbia	Cayman Islands
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.53	$6.42 KYD5.34	+81.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$77.50	$29.99 KYD24.94	-61.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$35,699.74	$35,985.79 KYD29,922.26	+0.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$16.73	$55.34 KYD46.01	+230.9%
Average			+63.1%

District of Columbia vs. Cayman Islands - Cost of transportation

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pay 41.8% more for housing

	District of Columbia	Cayman Islands
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$69.41	$110.43 KYD91.82	+59.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$2,568.48	$2,734.92 KYD2,274.09	+6.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$2,088.16	$1,947.14 KYD1,619.05	-6.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$146.54	$305.30 KYD253.85	+108.3%
Average			+41.8%

District of Columbia vs. Cayman Islands - Cost of housing

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pay 42.2% less for childcare

	District of Columbia	Cayman Islands
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$2,650.00	$1,591.04 KYD1,322.95	-40.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$40,166.67	$22,294.31 KYD18,537.76	-44.5%
Average			-42.2%

District of Columbia vs. Cayman Islands - Cost of childcare

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pay 14.6% more for entertainment and sports

	District of Columbia	Cayman Islands
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$8.00	$8.40 KYD6.98	+5.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$6.07	$6.53 KYD5.43	+7.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$13.00	$14.39 KYD11.97	+10.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$103.76	$147.84 KYD122.93	+42.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$16.75	$17.99 KYD14.96	+7.4%
Average			+14.6%

District of Columbia vs. Cayman Islands - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 17.4% more for clothing

	District of Columbia	Cayman Islands
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$76.00	$74.97 KYD62.34	-1.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$48.40	$70.47 KYD58.60	+45.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$104.31	$127.28 KYD105.84	+22.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$133.22	$137.95 KYD114.70	+3.5%
Average			+17.4%

District of Columbia vs. Cayman Islands - Cost of clothing

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