Cost of living comparison
Cayman Islands is 2.3 times more expensive than Japan.
If you lived in Cayman Islands instead of Japan, you would:
pay 2.6 times more for restaurants
Japan
|
Cayman Islands
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.87
¥1,077
|
$18.00
KYD15.00
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.20
¥814
|
$12.00
KYD10.00
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.13
¥178
|
$3.22
KYD2.69
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.90
¥141
|
$2.44
KYD2.04
|
|
pay 81.5% more for groceries
Japan
|
Cayman Islands
|
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.58
¥248
|
$4.74
KYD3.95
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.69
¥1,049
|
$5.32
KYD4.44
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.53
¥866
|
$17.47
KYD14.56
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.87
¥293
|
$6.79
KYD5.66
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.14
¥492
|
$4.08
KYD3.40
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.55
¥399
|
$3.33
KYD2.78
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.34
¥211
|
$1.39
KYD1.16
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.07
¥324
|
$2.38
KYD1.98
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.14
¥336
|
$2.94
KYD2.45
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.37
¥215
|
$1.90
KYD1.58
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.98
¥153
|
$1.79
KYD1.49
|
|
pay 17.9% more for transportation
Japan
|
Cayman Islands
|
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Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.79
¥751
|
$6.60
KYD5.50
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$77.51
¥12,149
|
$30.00
KYD25.00
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,322.73
¥3,185,404
|
$35,995.22
KYD30,001.62
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$26.34
¥4,128
|
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pay 4.0 times more for housing
Japan
|
Cayman Islands
|
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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$36.05
¥5,650
|
$131.85
KYD109.89
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$586.71
¥91,961
|
$2,969.61
KYD2,475.13
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$401.57
¥62,942
|
$2,009.73
KYD1,675.09
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$142.79
¥22,381
|
$308.06
KYD256.77
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for childcare
Japan
|
Cayman Islands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$343.45
¥53,833
|
$929.88
KYD775.04
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,362.75
¥1,937,749
|
$19,137.46
KYD15,950.86
|
|
pay 85.5% more for entertainment and sports
Japan
|
Cayman Islands
|
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.03
¥475
|
$6.30
KYD5.25
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.16
¥496
|
$5.85
KYD4.88
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.29
¥673
|
$12.00
KYD10.00
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$61.62
¥9,659
|
$72.39
KYD60.34
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.07
¥2,049
|
$18.00
KYD15.00
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for clothing
Japan
|
Cayman Islands
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$43.55
¥6,826
|
$83.99
KYD70.00
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$32.13
¥5,035
|
$106.49
KYD88.75
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$59.61
¥9,344
|
$181.18
KYD151.01
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$90.53
¥14,190
|
$155.98
KYD130.01
|
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