Cost of living comparison
Cayman Islands is 67.3% more expensive than Israel.
If you lived in Cayman Islands instead of Israel, you would:
pay 10.2% more for restaurants
Israel
|
Cayman Islands
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$17.90
₪66.52
|
$18.00
KYD14.96
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$14.39
₪53.50
|
$12.00
KYD9.97
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.50
₪9.28
|
$3.22
KYD2.68
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.91
₪7.10
|
$2.44
KYD2.03
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for groceries
Israel
|
Cayman Islands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.15
₪7.98
|
$4.74
KYD3.94
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.33
₪23.52
|
$5.32
KYD4.42
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.35
₪23.59
|
$17.47
KYD14.52
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.67
₪13.64
|
$6.79
KYD5.64
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.41
₪16.39
|
$4.08
KYD3.39
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.35
₪5.00
|
$3.33
KYD2.77
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.01
₪3.75
|
$1.39
KYD1.16
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.78
₪2.90
|
$2.38
KYD1.98
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.80
₪2.99
|
$2.94
KYD2.44
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.57
₪2.13
|
$1.90
KYD1.58
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.54
₪2.01
|
$1.79
KYD1.49
|
|
pay 20.8% less for transportation
Israel
|
Cayman Islands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.29
₪27.08
|
$6.60
KYD5.49
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$56.84
₪211.28
|
$30.00
KYD24.93
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$38,263.55
₪142,226.75
|
$35,995.22
KYD29,912.78
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.01
₪59.50
|
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pay 3.1 times more for housing
Israel
|
Cayman Islands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$27.44
₪102.01
|
$131.85
KYD109.57
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$937.71
₪3,485.49
|
$2,969.61
KYD2,467.80
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$781.37
₪2,904.36
|
$2,009.73
KYD1,670.13
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$174.52
₪648.70
|
$308.06
KYD256.01
|
|
pay 65.3% more for childcare
Israel
|
Cayman Islands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$818.87
₪3,043.76
|
$929.88
KYD772.75
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,820.34
₪32,785.47
|
$19,137.46
KYD15,903.63
|
|
pay 27.9% more for entertainment and sports
Israel
|
Cayman Islands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.83
₪29.10
|
$6.30
KYD5.23
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.48
₪12.94
|
$5.85
KYD4.86
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.79
₪36.38
|
$12.00
KYD9.97
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$63.71
₪236.82
|
$72.39
KYD60.16
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.62
₪43.20
|
$18.00
KYD14.96
|
|
pay 46.8% more for clothing
Israel
|
Cayman Islands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$86.13
₪320.15
|
$83.99
KYD69.80
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$53.49
₪198.84
|
$106.49
KYD88.49
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$109.65
₪407.56
|
$181.18
KYD150.56
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$124.42
₪462.46
|
$155.98
KYD129.62
|
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