Cost of living comparison

Dublin, Ireland

compared to

George Town, Cayman Islands

George Town vs. Dublin Cost of Living Summary

George Town is 60.5% more expensive than Dublin.

Restaurants: pay 46.9% more in George Town
Groceries: pay 2.6 times more in George Town
Transportation: pay 15.8% more in George Town
Housing: pay 54.1% more in George Town
Childcare: pay 91.8% more in George Town
Entertainment and Sports: pay 22.5% more in George Town
Clothing: pay 30.7% more in George Town

The cost of groceries, childcare, housing, restaurants, clothing, and entertainment and sports in George Town are more expensive than in Dublin. Notably, groceries and childcare are significantly more expensive in George Town.

George Town vs. Dublin Cost Breakdown

If you lived in George Town instead of Dublin, you would:

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pay 46.9% more for restaurants

	Dublin	George Town
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$21.44 €19.64	$29.82 KYD24.84	+39.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$10.72 €9.82	$15.51 KYD12.92	+44.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.46 €2.26	$3.80 KYD3.17	+54.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.95 €1.78	$2.91 KYD2.42	+49.3%
Average			+46.9%

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pay 2.6 times more for groceries

	Dublin	George Town
Bread 1 loaf	$1.85 €1.69	$4.97 KYD4.14	+169.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.60 €3.30	$6.42 KYD5.35	+78.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.32 €4.87	$11.63 KYD9.68	+118.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.22 €3.87	$9.52 KYD7.93	+125.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.64 €4.25	$6.73 KYD5.60	+45.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.11 €1.02	$4.70 KYD3.91	+322.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.87 €0.80	$2.08 KYD1.73	+137.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.28 €1.17	$3.73 KYD3.11	+192.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.86 €1.70	$3.69 KYD3.07	+98.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.87 €0.80	$2.97 KYD2.47	+239.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.72 €0.66	$2.50 KYD2.08	+247.2%
Average			+161.4%

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pay 15.8% more for transportation

	Dublin	George Town
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$7.19 €6.59	$6.65 KYD5.54	-7.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$123.25 €112.91	$29.82 KYD24.84	-75.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$39,306.91 €36,006.90	$38,771.25 KYD32,289.08	-1.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$26.47 €24.25	$65.61 KYD54.64	+147.9%
Average			+15.8%

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pay 54.1% more for housing

	Dublin	George Town
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$55.82 €51.13	$111.36 KYD92.74	+99.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$2,138.28 €1,958.76	$2,931.28 KYD2,441.20	+37.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,827.10 €1,673.71	$2,539.30 KYD2,114.76	+39.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$214.65 €196.62	$302.52 KYD251.94	+40.9%
Average			+54.1%

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pay 91.8% more for childcare

	Dublin	George Town
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$1,307.98 €1,198.17	$1,601.98 KYD1,334.14	+22.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$9,645.87 €8,836.05	$25,183.42 KYD20,973.00	+161.1%
Average			+91.8%

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pay 22.5% more for entertainment and sports

	Dublin	George Town
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$7.50 €6.87	$7.75 KYD6.46	+3.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.33 €3.97	$6.63 KYD5.52	+52.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$17.68 €16.20	$13.12 KYD10.93	-25.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$56.25 €51.53	$86.49 KYD72.03	+53.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$13.93 €12.76	$17.89 KYD14.90	+28.4%
Average			+22.5%

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pay 30.7% more for clothing

	Dublin	George Town
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$96.07 €88.00	$89.47 KYD74.51	-6.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$41.10 €37.65	$70.09 KYD58.37	+70.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$97.72 €89.52	$128.24 KYD106.80	+31.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$114.27 €104.68	$146.14 KYD121.71	+27.9%
Average			+30.7%

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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: March 2025

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