Cost of living comparison

 Arkansas, USA
compared to
 Cayman Islands
Cayman Islands vs. Arkansas Cost of Living Summary

Cayman Islands is 77.4% more expensive than Arkansas.

Restaurants
pay 50.6% more in Cayman Islands
Groceries
pay 2.1 times more in Cayman Islands
Transportation
pay 2.1 times more in Cayman Islands
Housing
pay 2.0 times more in Cayman Islands
Childcare
pay 27.1% more in Cayman Islands
Entertainment and Sports
pay 75.2% more in Cayman Islands
Clothing
pay 60.8% more in Cayman Islands

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

Cayman Islands vs. Arkansas Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Cayman Islands instead of Arkansas, you would:

pay 50.6% more for restaurants

 
Arkansas
Cayman Islands
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $15.17
 
$25.60
KYD21.33
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$10.46
 
$13.32
KYD11.10
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $2.44
 
$3.73
KYD3.11

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pay 2.1 times more for groceries

 
Arkansas
Cayman Islands
Bread
1 loaf
$2.98
 
$4.97
KYD4.14
Local cheese (8 oz) $4.73
 
$6.42
KYD5.35
Milk (1 gallon) $3.83
 
$10.93
KYD9.11

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pay 2.1 times more for transportation

 
Arkansas
Cayman Islands
Gasoline (1 gallon) $2.96
 
$6.65
KYD5.54
Monthly public transit pass $35.50
 
$29.82
KYD24.85
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $29,279.05
 
$35,788.85
KYD29,817.30

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pay 2.0 times more for housing

 
Arkansas
Cayman Islands
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$64.15
 
$111.35
KYD92.77
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $1,193.14
 
$2,726.77
KYD2,271.79
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $915.13
 
$1,977.92
KYD1,647.89

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pay 27.1% more for childcare

 
Arkansas
Cayman Islands
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $1,045.28
 
$1,465.64
KYD1,221.09
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $22,080.00
 
$25,139.68
KYD20,945.00

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pay 75.2% more for entertainment and sports

 
Arkansas
Cayman Islands
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $5.33
 
$7.56
KYD6.29
Cappuccino in mid-range area $5.13
 
$6.41
KYD5.34
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$7.77
 
$13.12
KYD10.93

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pay 60.8% more for clothing

 
Arkansas
Cayman Islands
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$46.46
 
$89.47
KYD74.54
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$39.79
 
$70.09
KYD58.39
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$86.01
 
$119.30
KYD99.39

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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: July 2025
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