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Cayman Islands vs. Greenland Cost of Living Summary

Cayman Islands is 62.2% more expensive than Greenland overall.

Restaurants: pay 29.4% more in Cayman Islands
Groceries: pay 26.6% more in Cayman Islands
Transportation: pay 18.4% more in Cayman Islands
Housing: pay 2.2 times more in Cayman Islands
Childcare: pay 2.6 times more in Cayman Islands
Entertainment and Sports: pay 84.6% more in Cayman Islands
Clothing: pay 5.4% more in Cayman Islands

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

Cayman Islands vs. Greenland Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 29.4% more for restaurants

	Greenland	Cayman Islands
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$17.97 DKK127.76	$25.60 KYD21.27	+42.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$16.82 DKK119.60	$13.32 KYD11.07	-20.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.94 DKK13.80	$3.73 KYD3.10	+92.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.80 DKK19.93	$2.91 KYD2.42	+3.8%
Average			+29.4%

Greenland vs. Cayman Islands - Cost of restaurants

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pay 26.6% more for groceries

	Greenland	Cayman Islands
Bread 1 loaf	$4.26 DKK30.32	$4.97 KYD4.13	+16.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$16.35 DKK116.26	$6.42 KYD5.34	-60.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$10.42 DKK74.10	$10.93 KYD9.08	+4.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.93 DKK27.97	$7.59 KYD6.31	+93.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$12.60 DKK89.59	$5.68 KYD4.72	-55.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.12 DKK15.07	$4.21 KYD3.50	+98.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$2.06 DKK14.68	$2.08 KYD1.73	+0.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$2.10 DKK14.95	$3.17 KYD2.63	+50.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.96 DKK13.91	$3.42 KYD2.84	+74.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.58 DKK11.20	$2.38 KYD1.98	+50.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$2.01 DKK14.29	$2.38 KYD1.98	+18.5%
Average			+26.6%

Greenland vs. Cayman Islands - Cost of groceries

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pay 18.4% more for transportation

	Greenland	Cayman Islands
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.20 DKK22.79	$6.65 KYD5.52	+107.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$84.65 DKK601.99	$29.82 KYD24.78	-64.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$35,895.49 DKK255,257.34	$35,788.85 KYD29,736.27	-0.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$48.51 DKK344.94	$63.62 KYD52.86	+31.2%
Average			+18.4%

Greenland vs. Cayman Islands - Cost of transportation

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pay 2.2 times more for housing

	Greenland	Cayman Islands
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$152.31 DKK1,083.12	$111.35 KYD92.51	-26.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$778.50 DKK5,536.03	$2,726.77 KYD2,265.62	+250.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$745.58 DKK5,301.89	$1,977.92 KYD1,643.41	+165.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$175.85 DKK1,250.51	$302.47 KYD251.31	+72.0%
Average			+115.2%

Greenland vs. Cayman Islands - Cost of housing

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pay 2.6 times more for childcare

	Greenland	Cayman Islands
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$560.53 DKK3,986.00	$1,465.64 KYD1,217.77	+161.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$10,060.80 DKK71,543.60	$25,139.68 KYD20,888.08	+149.9%
Average			+155.7%

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pay 84.6% more for entertainment and sports

	Greenland	Cayman Islands
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$10.42 DKK74.10	$7.56 KYD6.28	-27.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.93 DKK35.09	$6.41 KYD5.32	+29.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$12.14 DKK86.36	$13.12 KYD10.90	+8.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$26.54 DKK188.74	$138.18 KYD114.82	+420.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$19.40 DKK137.98	$17.89 KYD14.87	-7.8%
Average			+84.6%

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pay 5.4% more for clothing

	Greenland	Cayman Islands
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$122.96 DKK874.36	$89.47 KYD74.34	-27.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$38.09 DKK270.84	$70.09 KYD58.23	+84.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$120.66 DKK858.01	$119.30 KYD99.12	-1.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$208.33 DKK1,481.46	$137.19 KYD113.99	-34.1%
Average			+5.4%

Greenland vs. Cayman Islands - Cost of clothing

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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: February 2025

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