Cost of living comparison
Samoa is 38.1% cheaper than Cayman Islands.
If you lived in Samoa instead of Cayman Islands, you would:
pay 5.3% more for restaurants
Cayman Islands
|
Samoa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$25.60
KYD21.33
|
$59.13
WST165.55
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$13.32
KYD11.10
|
$10.72
WST30.01
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.73
KYD3.11
|
$2.14
WST6.00
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.91
KYD2.42
|
$1.52
WST4.26
|
|
pay 62.2% less for groceries
Cayman Islands
|
Samoa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$4.97
KYD4.14
|
$0.71
WST1.98
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.42
KYD5.35
|
?? | |
Milk (1 gallon) |
$10.93
KYD9.11
|
$6.70
WST18.76
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$7.59
KYD6.32
|
?? | |
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.68
KYD4.73
|
?? | |
Apples (1 lb) |
$4.21
KYD3.50
|
?? | |
Bananas (1 lb) |
$2.08
KYD1.73
|
?? | |
Oranges (1 lb) |
$3.17
KYD2.64
|
?? | |
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$3.42
KYD2.85
|
?? | |
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$2.38
KYD1.98
|
?? | |
Onions (1 lb) |
$2.38
KYD1.98
|
?? | |
pay (unknown) more for transportation
Cayman Islands
|
Samoa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.65
KYD5.54
|
?? | |
Monthly public transit pass |
$29.82
KYD24.85
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$35,788.85
KYD29,817.44
|
?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$63.62
KYD53.01
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for housing
Cayman Islands
|
Samoa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$111.35
KYD92.77
|
?? | |
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,726.77
KYD2,271.81
|
?? | |
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,977.92
KYD1,647.90
|
?? | |
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$302.47
KYD252.00
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Cayman Islands
|
Samoa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,465.64
KYD1,221.10
|
?? | |
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$25,139.68
KYD20,945.10
|
?? |
pay 52.0% less for entertainment and sports
Cayman Islands
|
Samoa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.56
KYD6.29
|
$5.36
WST15.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$6.41
KYD5.34
|
$1.61
WST4.50
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$13.12
KYD10.93
|
?? | |
Monthly membership at local gym |
$138.18
KYD115.13
|
?? | |
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$17.89
KYD14.91
|
?? | |
pay 43.4% less for clothing
Cayman Islands
|
Samoa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$89.47
KYD74.54
|
$45.56
WST127.56
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$70.09
KYD58.39
|
$36.45
WST102.05
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$119.30
KYD99.39
|
$68.34
WST191.34
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$137.19
KYD114.30
|
$91.11
WST255.12
|
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