Cost of living comparison
Cayman Islands is 2.3 times more expensive than Spain.
If you lived in Cayman Islands instead of Spain, you would:
pay 55.5% more for restaurants
Spain
|
Cayman Islands
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$12.45
€11.47
|
$18.00
$14.93
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.47
€7.80
|
$12.00
$9.95
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.99
€1.84
|
$3.22
$2.68
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.40
€1.29
|
$2.44
$2.03
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for groceries
Spain
|
Cayman Islands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.16
€1.07
|
$4.74
$3.93
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.73
€5.28
|
$5.32
$4.42
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.55
€3.27
|
$17.47
$14.50
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.35
€2.17
|
$6.79
$5.63
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.11
€2.86
|
$4.08
$3.38
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.88
€0.81
|
$3.33
$2.76
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.83
€0.76
|
$1.39
$1.16
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.74
€0.68
|
$2.38
$1.97
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.91
€0.84
|
$2.94
$2.44
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
€0.58
|
$1.90
$1.58
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.65
€0.60
|
$1.79
$1.49
|
|
pay 7.3% more for transportation
Spain
|
Cayman Islands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.67
€6.15
|
$6.60
$5.48
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$39.84
€36.69
|
$30.00
$24.89
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,357.72
€22,432.25
|
$35,995.22
$29,864.33
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.14
€13.02
|
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pay 3.5 times more for housing
Spain
|
Cayman Islands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$40.62
€37.41
|
$131.85
$109.39
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$697.48
€642.34
|
$2,969.61
$2,463.81
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$570.67
€525.56
|
$2,009.73
$1,667.43
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$106.79
€98.35
|
$308.06
$255.59
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for childcare
Spain
|
Cayman Islands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$342.46
€315.39
|
$929.88
$771.50
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,368.05
€6,785.60
|
$19,137.46
$15,877.87
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for entertainment and sports
Spain
|
Cayman Islands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.66
€2.45
|
$6.30
$5.23
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.85
€1.70
|
$5.85
$4.85
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.55
€5.11
|
$12.00
$9.95
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.33
€39.90
|
$72.39
$60.06
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.42
€7.75
|
$18.00
$14.93
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for clothing
Spain
|
Cayman Islands
|
||
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$73.58
€67.76
|
$83.99
$69.68
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.02
€30.41
|
$106.49
$88.35
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$74.35
€68.47
|
$181.18
$150.32
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$91.35
€84.13
|
$155.98
$129.41
|
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