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Cayman Islands vs. London Cost of Living Summary

Cayman Islands is 23.4% more expensive than London.

Restaurants: pay 16.4% more in Cayman Islands
Groceries: pay 2.3 times more in Cayman Islands
Transportation: pay 7.0% less in Cayman Islands
Housing: pay 37.2% more in Cayman Islands
Childcare: pay 28.9% less in Cayman Islands
Entertainment and Sports: pay 20.6% more in Cayman Islands
Clothing: pay 3.3% less in Cayman Islands

The cost of groceries, housing, entertainment and sports, and restaurants in Cayman Islands are more expensive than in London. Expenses including childcare, transportation, and clothing are lower in Cayman Islands. Notably, groceries is significantly more expensive in Cayman Islands.

Cayman Islands vs. London Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Cayman Islands instead of London, you would:

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pay 16.4% more for restaurants

	London	Cayman Islands
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$26.73 £19.99	$25.98 KYD21.62	-2.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$11.02 £8.24	$13.39 KYD11.15	+21.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$3.12 £2.33	$3.43 KYD2.85	+9.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.93 £1.44	$2.64 KYD2.20	+37.0%
Average			+16.4%

London vs. Cayman Islands - Cost of restaurants

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pay 2.3 times more for groceries

	London	Cayman Islands
Bread 1 loaf	$2.16 £1.61	$5.68 KYD4.73	+163.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.54 £4.14	$5.40 KYD4.50	-2.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.58 £4.92	$11.94 KYD9.93	+81.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$5.02 £3.75	$7.93 KYD6.60	+58.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.95 £2.95	$7.20 KYD5.99	+82.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.53 £1.14	$4.75 KYD3.95	+211.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.83 £0.62	$2.05 KYD1.71	+145.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.44 £1.07	$3.53 KYD2.93	+145.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.64 £1.23	$3.46 KYD2.88	+111.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.76 £0.57	$2.40 KYD2.00	+217.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.83 £0.62	$2.51 KYD2.09	+202.0%
Average			+128.6%

London vs. Cayman Islands - Cost of groceries

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pay 7.0% less for transportation

	London	Cayman Islands
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$7.12 £5.33	$6.42 KYD5.34	-9.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$240.54 £179.89	$29.99 KYD24.95	-87.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$37,798.76 £28,267.08	$35,985.79 KYD29,942.45	-4.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$31.75 £23.74	$55.34 KYD46.04	+74.3%
Average			-7.0%

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pay 37.2% more for housing

	London	Cayman Islands
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$42.83 £32.03	$110.43 KYD91.88	+157.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$3,083.09 £2,305.63	$2,734.92 KYD2,275.62	-11.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$2,340.14 £1,750.03	$1,947.14 KYD1,620.15	-16.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$255.85 £191.33	$305.30 KYD254.03	+19.3%
Average			+37.2%

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pay 28.9% less for childcare

	London	Cayman Islands
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$2,480.84 £1,855.25	$1,591.04 KYD1,323.85	-35.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$28,512.27 £21,322.36	$22,294.31 KYD18,550.27	-21.8%
Average			-28.9%

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pay 20.6% more for entertainment and sports

	London	Cayman Islands
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$8.69 £6.50	$8.40 KYD6.99	-3.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$5.21 £3.90	$6.53 KYD5.43	+25.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$22.72 £16.99	$14.39 KYD11.98	-36.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$64.95 £48.57	$147.84 KYD123.01	+127.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$20.05 £14.99	$17.99 KYD14.97	-10.2%
Average			+20.6%

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pay 3.3% less for clothing

	London	Cayman Islands
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$116.11 £86.83	$74.97 KYD62.38	-35.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$52.02 £38.90	$70.47 KYD58.64	+35.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$125.96 £94.20	$127.28 KYD105.91	+1.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$160.88 £120.31	$137.95 KYD114.78	-14.3%
Average			-3.3%

London vs. Cayman Islands - Cost of clothing

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: December 2025

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