Cost of living comparison
Cayman Islands is 2.9 times more expensive than Latvia.
If you lived in Cayman Islands instead of Latvia, you would:
pay 2.2 times more for restaurants
Latvia
|
Cayman Islands
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.99
€8.40
|
$18.00
KYD15.00
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.17
€5.77
|
$12.00
KYD10.00
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.20
€1.12
|
$3.22
KYD2.69
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.10
€1.02
|
$2.44
KYD2.04
|
|
pay 3.4 times more for groceries
Latvia
|
Cayman Islands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.19
€1.11
|
$4.74
KYD3.95
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.58
€4.27
|
$5.32
KYD4.44
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.83
€4.52
|
$17.47
KYD14.56
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.38
€2.23
|
$6.79
KYD5.66
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.23
€3.01
|
$4.08
KYD3.40
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.49
€0.46
|
$3.33
KYD2.78
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.73
€0.68
|
$1.39
KYD1.16
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.87
€0.82
|
$2.38
KYD1.98
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.31
€1.22
|
$2.94
KYD2.45
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.32
€0.30
|
$1.90
KYD1.58
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.35
€0.33
|
$1.79
KYD1.49
|
|
pay 12.1% more for transportation
Latvia
|
Cayman Islands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.32
€6.84
|
$6.60
KYD5.50
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$38.37
€35.84
|
$30.00
KYD25.00
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,439.27
€20,026.55
|
$35,995.22
KYD30,001.62
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.64
€7.14
|
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pay 6.5 times more for housing
Latvia
|
Cayman Islands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$16.90
€15.79
|
$131.85
KYD109.89
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$342.38
€319.82
|
$2,969.61
KYD2,475.13
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$247.16
€230.87
|
$2,009.73
KYD1,675.09
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$199.93
€186.75
|
$308.06
KYD256.77
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for childcare
Latvia
|
Cayman Islands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$261.48
€244.25
|
$929.88
KYD775.04
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$14,283.25
€13,342.07
|
$19,137.46
KYD15,950.86
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for entertainment and sports
Latvia
|
Cayman Islands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.94
€2.75
|
$6.30
KYD5.25
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.55
€2.39
|
$5.85
KYD4.88
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.55
€4.25
|
$12.00
KYD10.00
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.76
€35.27
|
$72.39
KYD60.34
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.56
€7.06
|
$18.00
KYD15.00
|
|
pay 94.1% more for clothing
Latvia
|
Cayman Islands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$68.48
€63.97
|
$83.99
KYD70.00
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.46
€37.79
|
$106.49
KYD88.75
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$75.05
€70.10
|
$181.18
KYD151.01
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$104.60
€97.71
|
$155.98
KYD130.01
|
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