Cost of living comparison
Cayman Islands is 26.4% more expensive than Jersey.
If you lived in Cayman Islands instead of Jersey, you would:
pay 10.3% more for restaurants
Jersey
|
Cayman Islands
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$49.68
£39.60
|
$18.00
KYD15.00
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.69
£6.93
|
$12.00
KYD10.00
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.54
£2.02
|
$3.22
KYD2.69
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.74
£1.39
|
$2.44
KYD2.04
|
|
pay 73.7% more for groceries
Jersey
|
Cayman Islands
|
||
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.12
£1.69
|
$4.74
KYD3.95
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.40
£3.50
|
$5.32
KYD4.44
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.78
£5.40
|
$17.47
KYD14.56
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.61
£3.67
|
$6.79
KYD5.66
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.27
£3.41
|
$4.08
KYD3.40
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.63
£1.30
|
$3.33
KYD2.78
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.13
£0.90
|
$1.39
KYD1.16
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.05
£1.64
|
$2.38
KYD1.98
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.61
£1.28
|
$2.94
KYD2.45
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.95
£0.76
|
$1.90
KYD1.58
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.75
£0.60
|
$1.79
KYD1.49
|
|
pay 11.0% less for transportation
Jersey
|
Cayman Islands
|
||
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Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.86
£5.47
|
$6.60
KYD5.50
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$64.59
£51.48
|
$30.00
KYD25.00
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,940.94
£23,067.86
|
$35,995.22
KYD30,001.62
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$35.31
£28.14
|
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pay 80.7% more for housing
Jersey
|
Cayman Islands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$59.54
£47.46
|
$131.85
KYD109.89
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,792.17
£1,428.48
|
$2,969.61
KYD2,475.13
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,632.47
£1,301.19
|
$2,009.73
KYD1,675.09
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$145.06
£115.62
|
$308.06
KYD256.77
|
|
pay 24.5% less for childcare
Jersey
|
Cayman Islands
|
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---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,971.83
£1,571.68
|
$929.88
KYD775.04
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$18,449.33
£14,705.35
|
$19,137.46
KYD15,950.86
|
|
pay 4.5% more for entertainment and sports
Jersey
|
Cayman Islands
|
||
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.14
£5.69
|
$6.30
KYD5.25
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.35
£3.47
|
$5.85
KYD4.88
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$12.82
£10.22
|
$12.00
KYD10.00
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$76.60
£61.05
|
$72.39
KYD60.34
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$16.15
£12.87
|
$18.00
KYD15.00
|
|
pay 51.2% more for clothing
Jersey
|
Cayman Islands
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$95.82
£76.37
|
$83.99
KYD70.00
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$51.82
£41.30
|
$106.49
KYD88.75
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$102.17
£81.44
|
$181.18
KYD151.01
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$116.23
£92.64
|
$155.98
KYD130.01
|
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