Cost of living comparison
Cayman Islands is 2.5 times more expensive than Lebanon.
If you lived in Cayman Islands instead of Lebanon, you would:
pay 2.0 times more for restaurants
Lebanon
|
Cayman Islands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.17
LBP910,560
|
$18.00
KYD15.00
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.59
LBP680,149
|
$12.00
KYD10.00
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.26
LBP201,985
|
$3.22
KYD2.69
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.74
LBP65,985
|
$2.44
KYD2.04
|
|
pay 3.3 times more for groceries
Lebanon
|
Cayman Islands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.68
LBP60,562
|
$4.74
KYD3.95
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.59
LBP500,503
|
$5.32
KYD4.44
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$12.36
LBP1,106,914
|
$17.47
KYD14.56
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.31
LBP206,702
|
$6.79
KYD5.66
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.64
LBP236,336
|
$4.08
KYD3.40
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.91
LBP81,573
|
$3.33
KYD2.78
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.56
LBP50,416
|
$1.39
KYD1.16
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.54
LBP48,531
|
$2.38
KYD1.98
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.62
LBP55,858
|
$2.94
KYD2.45
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.53
LBP47,880
|
$1.90
KYD1.58
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.45
LBP40,225
|
$1.79
KYD1.49
|
|
pay 29.8% more for transportation
Lebanon
|
Cayman Islands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.67
LBP328,381
|
$6.60
KYD5.50
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$63.04
LBP5,646,609
|
$30.00
KYD25.00
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,250.00
LBP1,992,863,617
|
$35,995.22
KYD30,001.62
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.90
LBP1,513,681
|
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pay 3.5 times more for housing
Lebanon
|
Cayman Islands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$58.28
LBP5,220,299
|
$131.85
KYD109.89
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$712.20
LBP63,789,762
|
$2,969.61
KYD2,475.13
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$371.45
LBP33,269,399
|
$2,009.73
KYD1,675.09
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$131.87
LBP11,810,914
|
$308.06
KYD256.77
|
|
pay 3.5 times more for childcare
Lebanon
|
Cayman Islands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$320.83
LBP28,736,048
|
$929.88
KYD775.04
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,591.35
LBP411,232,661
|
$19,137.46
KYD15,950.86
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for entertainment and sports
Lebanon
|
Cayman Islands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.62
LBP235,113
|
$6.30
KYD5.25
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.92
LBP261,505
|
$5.85
KYD4.88
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.40
LBP304,118
|
$12.00
KYD10.00
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$64.53
LBP5,779,605
|
$72.39
KYD60.34
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.00
LBP806,102
|
$18.00
KYD15.00
|
|
pay 49.5% more for clothing
Lebanon
|
Cayman Islands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$64.46
LBP5,773,333
|
$83.99
KYD70.00
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$53.75
LBP4,814,221
|
$106.49
KYD88.75
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$121.82
LBP10,911,302
|
$181.18
KYD151.01
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$128.96
LBP11,550,399
|
$155.98
KYD130.01
|
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