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Cayman Islands vs. Luxembourg Cost of Living Summary

Cayman Islands is 39.0% more expensive than Luxembourg overall.

Restaurants: pay 0.8% less in Cayman Islands
Groceries: pay 79.1% more in Cayman Islands
Transportation: pay 12.3% more in Cayman Islands
Housing: pay 41.9% more in Cayman Islands
Childcare: pay 27.6% more in Cayman Islands
Entertainment and Sports: pay 99.7% more in Cayman Islands
Clothing: pay 13.1% more in Cayman Islands

The cost of entertainment and sports, groceries, housing, childcare, clothing, and transportation in Cayman Islands are more expensive than in Luxembourg. Notably, entertainment and sports and groceries are significantly more expensive in Cayman Islands.

Cayman Islands vs. Luxembourg Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 0.8% less for restaurants

	Luxembourg	Cayman Islands
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$21.02 €17.95	$25.98 KYD21.65	+23.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$14.60 €12.47	$13.39 KYD11.16	-8.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$3.35 €2.86	$3.43 KYD2.86	+2.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$3.34 €2.85	$2.64 KYD2.20	-20.9%
Average			-0.8%

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pay 79.1% more for groceries

	Luxembourg	Cayman Islands
Bread 1 loaf	$3.56 €3.04	$5.68 KYD4.73	+59.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$11.01 €9.40	$5.40 KYD4.50	-50.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.99 €5.12	$11.94 KYD9.95	+99.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.79 €4.09	$7.93 KYD6.61	+65.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$9.00 €7.69	$7.20 KYD6.00	-20.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.44 €1.23	$4.75 KYD3.96	+230.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.98 €0.84	$2.05 KYD1.71	+109.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.51 €1.29	$3.53 KYD2.94	+134.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.94 €1.65	$3.46 KYD2.89	+78.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.32 €1.13	$2.40 KYD2.00	+82.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.38 €1.18	$2.51 KYD2.09	+81.9%
Average			+79.1%

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pay 12.3% more for transportation

	Luxembourg	Cayman Islands
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.87 €5.87	$6.42 KYD5.35	-6.6%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$29.99 KYD25.00
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$35,039.69 €29,919.06	$35,985.79 KYD29,992.00	+2.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$39.32 €33.58	$55.34 KYD46.12	+40.7%
Average			+12.3%

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pay 41.9% more for housing

	Luxembourg	Cayman Islands
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$61.65 €52.64	$110.43 KYD92.03	+79.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$2,112.86 €1,804.09	$2,734.92 KYD2,279.39	+29.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,975.30 €1,686.64	$1,947.14 KYD1,622.83	-1.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$190.21 €162.42	$305.30 KYD254.45	+60.5%
Average			+41.9%

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pay 27.6% more for childcare

	Luxembourg	Cayman Islands
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$1,574.70 €1,344.58	$1,591.04 KYD1,326.04	+1.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$14,470.09 €12,355.46	$22,294.31 KYD18,580.97	+54.1%
Average			+27.6%

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pay 99.7% more for entertainment and sports

	Luxembourg	Cayman Islands
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.31 €4.54	$8.40 KYD7.00	+58.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.63 €3.95	$6.53 KYD5.44	+41.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$7.01 €5.98	$14.39 KYD12.00	+105.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$38.93 €33.24	$147.84 KYD123.21	+279.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$15.77 €13.46	$17.99 KYD15.00	+14.1%
Average			+99.7%

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pay 13.1% more for clothing

	Luxembourg	Cayman Islands
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$88.28 €75.38	$74.97 KYD62.48	-15.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$43.70 €37.32	$70.47 KYD58.73	+61.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$116.21 €99.23	$127.28 KYD106.08	+9.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$142.30 €121.50	$137.95 KYD114.97	-3.1%
Average			+13.1%

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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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