Cost of living comparison
Cayman Islands is 2.5 times more expensive than Haiti.
If you lived in Cayman Islands instead of Haiti, you would:
pay 24.1% more for restaurants
Haiti
|
Cayman Islands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$12.00
HTG1,587.34
|
$18.00
KYD14.96
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$15.00
HTG1,984.17
|
$12.00
KYD9.97
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.04
HTG270.29
|
$3.22
KYD2.68
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.25
HTG297.63
|
$2.44
KYD2.03
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for groceries
Haiti
|
Cayman Islands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.67
HTG221.53
|
$4.74
KYD3.94
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.48
HTG196.12
|
$5.32
KYD4.42
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.68
HTG751.09
|
$17.47
KYD14.52
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.80
HTG369.76
|
$6.79
KYD5.64
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.93
HTG784.96
|
$4.08
KYD3.39
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.00
HTG132.28
|
$3.33
KYD2.77
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.00
HTG132.28
|
$1.39
KYD1.16
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) | ?? |
$2.38
KYD1.98
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.00
HTG132.28
|
$2.94
KYD2.44
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$2.27
HTG300.00
|
$1.90
KYD1.58
|
|
Onions (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.79
KYD1.49
|
|
pay 82.8% more for transportation
Haiti
|
Cayman Islands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.51
HTG332.44
|
$6.60
KYD5.49
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$30.00
KYD24.93
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$35,000.00
HTG4,629,740.43
|
$35,995.22
KYD29,912.78
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? | ?? | |
pay 2.4 times more for housing
Haiti
|
Cayman Islands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$165.98
HTG21,955.66
|
$131.85
KYD109.57
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area | ?? |
$2,969.61
KYD2,467.80
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center | ?? |
$2,009.73
KYD1,670.13
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$76.47
HTG10,115.40
|
$308.06
KYD256.01
|
|
pay 6.0 times more for childcare
Haiti
|
Cayman Islands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$100.00
HTG13,227.83
|
$929.88
KYD772.75
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,867.80
HTG908,461.13
|
$19,137.46
KYD15,903.63
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for entertainment and sports
Haiti
|
Cayman Islands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.50
HTG595.25
|
$6.30
KYD5.23
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.77
HTG365.76
|
$5.85
KYD4.86
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.00
HTG264.56
|
$12.00
KYD9.97
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$69.54
HTG9,198.84
|
$72.39
KYD60.16
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$18.00
KYD14.96
|
|
pay 20.0% more for clothing
Haiti
|
Cayman Islands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$80.00
HTG10,582.26
|
$83.99
KYD69.80
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$106.49
KYD88.49
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$120.00
HTG15,873.40
|
$181.18
KYD150.56
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$150.00
HTG19,841.74
|
$155.98
KYD129.62
|
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