Cost of living comparison
Cayman Islands is 2.4 times more expensive than Northern Mariana Islands.
If you lived in Cayman Islands instead of Northern Mariana Islands, you would:
pay 2.3 times more for restaurants
Northern Mariana Islands
|
Cayman Islands
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.00
|
$18.00
KYD15.00
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.00
|
$12.00
KYD10.00
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.50
|
$3.22
KYD2.69
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.15
|
$2.44
KYD2.04
|
|
pay 73.7% more for groceries
Northern Mariana Islands
|
Cayman Islands
|
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---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.90
|
$4.74
KYD3.95
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.50
|
$5.32
KYD4.44
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.77
|
$17.47
KYD14.56
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.66
|
$6.79
KYD5.66
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.00
|
$4.08
KYD3.40
|
|
Apples (1 lb) | ?? |
$3.33
KYD2.78
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.00
|
$1.39
KYD1.16
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) | ?? |
$2.38
KYD1.98
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$2.94
KYD2.45
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.99
|
$1.90
KYD1.58
|
|
Onions (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.79
KYD1.49
|
|
pay 41.7% more for transportation
Northern Mariana Islands
|
Cayman Islands
|
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Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.66
|
$6.60
KYD5.50
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$30.00
KYD25.00
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$35,995.22
KYD30,001.62
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.46
|
?? | |
pay 3.0 times more for housing
Northern Mariana Islands
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Cayman Islands
|
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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$111.25
|
$131.85
KYD109.89
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$650.00
|
$2,969.61
KYD2,475.13
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$490.00
|
$2,009.73
KYD1,675.09
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$153.63
|
$308.06
KYD256.77
|
|
pay 4.5 times more for childcare
Northern Mariana Islands
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Cayman Islands
|
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---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$189.50
|
$929.88
KYD775.04
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,674.00
|
$19,137.46
KYD15,950.86
|
|
pay 48.9% more for entertainment and sports
Northern Mariana Islands
|
Cayman Islands
|
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.00
|
$6.30
KYD5.25
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.67
|
$5.85
KYD4.88
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
?? |
$12.00
KYD10.00
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$60.75
|
$72.39
KYD60.34
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.00
|
$18.00
KYD15.00
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for clothing
Northern Mariana Islands
|
Cayman Islands
|
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---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$38.75
|
$83.99
KYD70.00
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.50
|
$106.49
KYD88.75
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.00
|
$181.18
KYD151.01
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$85.00
|
$155.98
KYD130.01
|
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