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Cayman Islands vs. New Zealand Cost of Living Summary

Cayman Islands is 92.2% more expensive than New Zealand overall.

Restaurants: pay 55.0% more in Cayman Islands
Groceries: pay 2.4 times more in Cayman Islands
Transportation: pay 50.4% more in Cayman Islands
Housing: pay 2.6 times more in Cayman Islands
Childcare: pay 2.1 times more in Cayman Islands
Entertainment and Sports: pay 91.2% more in Cayman Islands
Clothing: pay 37.8% more in Cayman Islands

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

Cayman Islands vs. New Zealand Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Cayman Islands instead of New Zealand, you would:

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pay 55.0% more for restaurants

	New Zealand	Cayman Islands
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$14.45 NZ$25.01	$25.98 KYD21.65	+79.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.14 NZ$15.82	$13.39 KYD11.16	+46.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.11 NZ$3.65	$3.43 KYD2.86	+62.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.02 NZ$3.49	$2.64 KYD2.20	+30.9%
Average			+55.0%

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pay 2.4 times more for groceries

	New Zealand	Cayman Islands
Bread 1 loaf	$1.74 NZ$3.01	$5.68 KYD4.73	+226.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.88 NZ$6.72	$5.40 KYD4.50	+39.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.34 NZ$10.97	$11.94 KYD9.95	+88.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$5.96 NZ$10.31	$7.93 KYD6.61	+33.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.01 NZ$6.93	$7.20 KYD6.00	+79.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.18 NZ$2.04	$4.75 KYD3.96	+302.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.95 NZ$1.65	$2.05 KYD1.71	+115.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.29 NZ$2.24	$3.53 KYD2.94	+172.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.11 NZ$3.65	$3.46 KYD2.89	+64.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.85 NZ$1.47	$2.40 KYD2.00	+182.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.80 NZ$1.38	$2.51 KYD2.09	+215.2%
Average			+138.1%

New Zealand vs. Cayman Islands - Cost of groceries

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pay 50.4% more for transportation

	New Zealand	Cayman Islands
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.08 NZ$10.52	$6.42 KYD5.35	+5.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$74.52 NZ$128.99	$29.99 KYD24.99	-59.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$24,777.66 NZ$42,890.20	$35,985.79 KYD29,989.95	+45.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$17.81 NZ$30.83	$55.34 KYD46.12	+210.7%
Average			+50.4%

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pay 2.6 times more for housing

	New Zealand	Cayman Islands
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$50.00 NZ$86.54	$110.43 KYD92.03	+120.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$978.36 NZ$1,693.54	$2,734.92 KYD2,279.23	+179.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$810.06 NZ$1,402.22	$1,947.14 KYD1,622.72	+140.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$95.66 NZ$165.59	$305.30 KYD254.43	+219.1%
Average			+165.0%

New Zealand vs. Cayman Islands - Cost of housing

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pay 2.1 times more for childcare

	New Zealand	Cayman Islands
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$635.34 NZ$1,099.78	$1,591.04 KYD1,325.95	+150.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$13,463.91 NZ$23,306.07	$22,294.31 KYD18,579.70	+65.6%
Average			+108.0%

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pay 91.2% more for entertainment and sports

	New Zealand	Cayman Islands
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$6.04 NZ$10.46	$8.40 KYD7.00	+39.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.35 NZ$5.80	$6.53 KYD5.44	+94.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$23.12 NZ$40.03	$14.39 KYD12.00	-37.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$37.72 NZ$65.30	$147.84 KYD123.20	+291.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$10.72 NZ$18.56	$17.99 KYD14.99	+67.9%
Average			+91.2%

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pay 37.8% more for clothing

	New Zealand	Cayman Islands
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$65.22 NZ$112.90	$74.97 KYD62.48	+14.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$39.23 NZ$67.91	$70.47 KYD58.73	+79.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$90.28 NZ$156.27	$127.28 KYD106.08	+41.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$119.43 NZ$206.73	$137.95 KYD114.96	+15.5%
Average			+37.8%

New Zealand 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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