Cost of living comparison
Cayman Islands is 4.6 times more expensive than Faroe Islands.
If you lived in Cayman Islands instead of Faroe Islands, you would:
pay 3.2% more for restaurants
Faroe Islands
|
Cayman Islands
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$17.45
DKK120.14
|
$20.87
KYD17.37
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$16.00
DKK110.12
|
$13.17
KYD10.96
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.98
DKK20.54
|
$3.49
KYD2.90
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.79
DKK19.20
|
$2.62
KYD2.18
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for groceries
Faroe Islands
|
Cayman Islands
|
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$7.30
DKK50.29
|
$4.68
KYD3.90
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.70
DKK39.22
|
$6.58
KYD5.47
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.50
DKK51.63
|
$11.27
KYD9.38
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.02
DKK27.64
|
$7.03
KYD5.85
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) | ?? |
$4.85
KYD4.03
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.99
DKK6.80
|
$4.13
KYD3.44
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.19
DKK8.16
|
$1.77
KYD1.47
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.32
DKK9.06
|
$2.93
KYD2.44
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.79
DKK5.44
|
$3.48
KYD2.90
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.19
DKK8.16
|
$2.48
KYD2.06
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.45
DKK9.97
|
$2.36
KYD1.96
|
|
pay 10.6% less for transportation
Faroe Islands
|
Cayman Islands
|
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Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.34
DKK50.55
|
$6.93
KYD5.77
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$30.00
KYD24.97
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$42,670.46
DKK293,756.22
|
$36,003.07
KYD29,966.44
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$68.01
KYD56.60
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for housing
Faroe Islands
|
Cayman Islands
|
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---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$61.68
DKK424.65
|
$114.70
KYD95.47
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$780.09
DKK5,370.39
|
$2,660.22
KYD2,214.19
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$895.02
DKK6,161.55
|
$1,881.82
KYD1,566.30
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$94.99
DKK653.93
|
$317.38
KYD264.16
|
|
pay 22.9 times more for childcare
Faroe Islands
|
Cayman Islands
|
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Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$1,333.45
KYD1,109.87
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,082.77
DKK7,454.10
|
$24,778.09
KYD20,623.55
|
|
pay 48.8% more for entertainment and sports
Faroe Islands
|
Cayman Islands
|
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---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.67
DKK39.01
|
$6.60
KYD5.49
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.00
DKK34.43
|
$6.12
KYD5.10
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.43
DKK64.95
|
$14.40
KYD11.99
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$56.24
DKK387.18
|
$134.57
KYD112.00
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$15.97
DKK109.91
|
$18.00
KYD14.98
|
|
pay 11.2% more for clothing
Faroe Islands
|
Cayman Islands
|
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---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$137.88
DKK949.21
|
$85.51
KYD71.17
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$50.80
DKK349.71
|
$112.01
KYD93.23
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$137.88
DKK949.21
|
$122.65
KYD102.09
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$203.19
DKK1,398.84
|
$149.01
KYD124.03
|
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