Cost of living comparison
Cayman Islands is 3.8 times more expensive than North Korea.
If you lived in Cayman Islands instead of North Korea, you would:
pay 2.8 times more for restaurants
North Korea
|
Cayman Islands
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.27
KPW3,840
|
$18.00
KYD15.00
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$2.44
KPW2,192
|
$12.00
KYD10.00
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.78
KPW2,504
|
$3.22
KYD2.69
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.99
KPW2,692
|
$2.44
KYD2.04
|
|
pay 4.3 times more for groceries
North Korea
|
Cayman Islands
|
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.55
KPW495
|
$4.74
KYD3.95
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.25
KPW1,125
|
$5.32
KYD4.44
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$0.99
KPW891
|
$17.47
KYD14.56
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.86
KPW1,670
|
$6.79
KYD5.66
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.00
KPW2,699
|
$4.08
KYD3.40
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.94
KPW1,742
|
$3.33
KYD2.78
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.00
KPW899
|
$1.39
KYD1.16
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.00
KPW899
|
$2.38
KYD1.98
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.00
KPW899
|
$2.94
KYD2.45
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.00
KPW899
|
$1.90
KYD1.58
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.00
KPW899
|
$1.79
KYD1.49
|
|
pay 34.2% more for transportation
North Korea
|
Cayman Islands
|
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Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.85
KPW4,361
|
$6.60
KYD5.50
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$30.00
KYD25.00
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,250.00
KPW24,525,000
|
$35,995.22
KYD30,001.62
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.00
KPW5,400
|
?? | |
pay 9.3 times more for housing
North Korea
|
Cayman Islands
|
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---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
?? |
$131.85
KYD109.89
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$350.00
KPW315,000
|
$2,969.61
KYD2,475.13
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$198.78
KPW178,902
|
$2,009.73
KYD1,675.09
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$308.06
KYD256.77
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
North Korea
|
Cayman Islands
|
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Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$929.88
KYD775.04
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$19,137.46
KYD15,950.86
|
pay 80.3% more for entertainment and sports
North Korea
|
Cayman Islands
|
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---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.22
KPW1,997
|
$6.30
KYD5.25
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.13
KPW1,921
|
$5.85
KYD4.88
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$18.88
KPW16,992
|
$12.00
KYD10.00
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym | ?? |
$72.39
KYD60.34
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$18.02
KPW16,214
|
$18.00
KYD15.00
|
|
pay 3.4 times more for clothing
North Korea
|
Cayman Islands
|
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---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$27.23
KPW24,510
|
$83.99
KYD70.00
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$106.49
KYD88.75
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$48.03
KPW43,230
|
$181.18
KYD151.01
|
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Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$155.98
KYD130.01
|
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