Cost of living comparison
Cayman Islands is 3.0 times more expensive than Latvia.
If you lived in Cayman Islands instead of Latvia, you would:
pay 2.1 times more for restaurants
Latvia
|
Cayman Islands
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.57
€9.79
|
$20.87
KYD17.43
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.05
€6.52
|
$13.17
KYD11.00
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.45
€1.34
|
$3.49
KYD2.91
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.16
€1.07
|
$2.62
KYD2.19
|
|
pay 3.6 times more for groceries
Latvia
|
Cayman Islands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.24
€1.15
|
$4.68
KYD3.91
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.22
€4.84
|
$6.58
KYD5.49
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.56
€4.22
|
$11.27
KYD9.41
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.64
€2.45
|
$7.03
KYD5.87
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.99
€2.77
|
$4.85
KYD4.05
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.59
€0.55
|
$4.13
KYD3.45
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.75
€0.69
|
$1.77
KYD1.47
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.99
€0.92
|
$2.93
KYD2.45
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.32
€1.22
|
$3.48
KYD2.91
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.36
€0.33
|
$2.48
KYD2.07
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.38
€0.35
|
$2.36
KYD1.97
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for transportation
Latvia
|
Cayman Islands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.88
€6.37
|
$6.93
KYD5.79
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$45.63
€42.25
|
$30.00
KYD25.05
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,770.47
€22,934.33
|
$36,003.07
KYD30,065.34
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.34
€8.65
|
$68.01
KYD56.79
|
|
pay 5.8 times more for housing
Latvia
|
Cayman Islands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$16.24
€15.04
|
$114.70
KYD95.78
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$353.00
€326.83
|
$2,660.22
KYD2,221.49
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$271.19
€251.09
|
$1,881.82
KYD1,571.47
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$185.26
€171.52
|
$317.38
KYD265.04
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for childcare
Latvia
|
Cayman Islands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$388.30
€359.52
|
$1,333.45
KYD1,113.53
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$13,208.99
€12,229.86
|
$24,778.09
KYD20,691.61
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for entertainment and sports
Latvia
|
Cayman Islands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.17
€3.86
|
$6.60
KYD5.51
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.88
€2.67
|
$6.12
KYD5.11
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.02
€4.65
|
$14.40
KYD12.03
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$45.72
€42.34
|
$134.57
KYD112.37
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.97
€9.23
|
$18.00
KYD15.03
|
|
pay 57.8% more for clothing
Latvia
|
Cayman Islands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$78.71
€72.87
|
$85.51
KYD71.41
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$43.65
€40.41
|
$112.01
KYD93.54
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$84.70
€78.42
|
$122.65
KYD102.42
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$122.77
€113.67
|
$149.01
KYD124.44
|
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