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Cayman Islands vs. Dominica Cost of Living Summary

Cayman Islands is 3.4 times more expensive than Dominica overall.

Restaurants: pay 99.9% more in Cayman Islands
Groceries: pay 91.5% more in Cayman Islands
Transportation: pay 16.8% more in Cayman Islands
Housing: pay 5.9 times more in Cayman Islands
Childcare: pay 8.7 times more in Cayman Islands
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.7 times more in Cayman Islands
Clothing: pay 61.7% more in Cayman Islands

The cost of childcare, housing, entertainment and sports, restaurants, groceries, and clothing in Cayman Islands are more expensive than in Dominica. Notably, childcare, housing, and entertainment and sports are significantly more expensive in Cayman Islands.

Cayman Islands vs. Dominica Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Cayman Islands instead of Dominica, you would:

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pay 99.9% more for restaurants

	Dominica	Cayman Islands
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.40 EC$20.00	$25.98 KYD21.65	+251.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.03 EC$19.00	$13.39 KYD11.16	+90.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.47 EC$6.67	$3.43 KYD2.86	+39.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.22 EC$6.00	$2.64 KYD2.20	+18.9%
Average			+99.9%

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pay 91.5% more for groceries

	Dominica	Cayman Islands
Bread 1 loaf	$2.10 EC$5.67	$5.68 KYD4.73	+170.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$1.20 EC$3.25	$5.40 KYD4.50	+349.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$12.61 EC$34.07	$11.94 KYD9.95	-5.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$5.60 EC$15.13	$7.93 KYD6.61	+41.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$5.09 EC$13.76	$7.20 KYD6.00	+41.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.91 EC$7.86	$4.75 KYD3.96	+63.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.07 EC$2.90	$2.05 KYD1.71	+90.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$2.03 EC$5.49	$3.53 KYD2.94	+73.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.33 EC$6.30	$3.46 KYD2.89	+48.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.62 EC$4.37	$2.40 KYD2.00	+48.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.37 EC$3.71	$2.51 KYD2.09	+83.0%
Average			+91.5%

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pay 16.8% more for transportation

	Dominica	Cayman Islands
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.39 EC$14.58	$6.42 KYD5.35	+19.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$53.13 EC$143.58	$29.99 KYD24.99	-43.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$35,128.17 EC$94,935.64	$35,985.79 KYD29,989.95	+2.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$29.23 EC$79.00	$55.34 KYD46.12	+89.3%
Average			+16.8%

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pay 5.9 times more for housing

	Dominica	Cayman Islands
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$70.92 EC$191.67	$110.43 KYD92.03	+55.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$283.68 EC$766.67	$2,734.92 KYD2,279.23	+864.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$203.51 EC$550.00	$1,947.14 KYD1,622.72	+856.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$108.58 EC$293.44	$305.30 KYD254.43	+181.2%
Average			+489.4%

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pay 8.7 times more for childcare

	Dominica	Cayman Islands
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$129.51 EC$350.00	$1,591.04 KYD1,325.95	+1128.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$4,440.25 EC$12,000.00	$22,294.31 KYD18,579.70	+402.1%
Average			+765.3%

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pay 2.7 times more for entertainment and sports

	Dominica	Cayman Islands
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.85 EC$5.00	$8.40 KYD7.00	+353.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.13 EC$11.17	$6.53 KYD5.44	+58.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$7.40 EC$20.00	$14.39 KYD12.00	+94.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$46.25 EC$125.00	$147.84 KYD123.20	+219.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.33 EC$22.50	$17.99 KYD14.99	+116.1%
Average			+168.4%

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pay 61.7% more for clothing

	Dominica	Cayman Islands
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$55.50 EC$150.00	$74.97 KYD62.48	+35.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$37.00 EC$100.00	$70.47 KYD58.73	+90.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$74.00 EC$200.00	$127.28 KYD106.08	+72.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$92.51 EC$250.00	$137.95 KYD114.96	+49.1%
Average			+61.7%

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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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