Cost of living comparison
Cayman Islands is 3.8 times more expensive than Lebanon.
If you lived in Cayman Islands instead of Lebanon, you would:
pay 2.6 times more for restaurants
Lebanon
|
Cayman Islands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.00
LBP536,533
|
$20.87
KYD17.37
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.00
LBP625,955
|
$13.17
KYD10.96
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.51
LBP135,353
|
$3.49
KYD2.90
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.98
LBP87,435
|
$2.62
KYD2.18
|
|
pay 5.7 times more for groceries
Lebanon
|
Cayman Islands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.56
LBP49,803
|
$4.68
KYD3.90
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.99
LBP356,362
|
$6.58
KYD5.47
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.67
LBP507,099
|
$11.27
KYD9.38
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.89
LBP168,962
|
$7.03
KYD5.85
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.02
LBP269,918
|
$4.85
KYD4.03
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.53
LBP47,406
|
$4.13
KYD3.44
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.41
LBP36,647
|
$1.77
KYD1.47
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.29
LBP26,183
|
$2.93
KYD2.44
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.43
LBP38,632
|
$3.48
KYD2.90
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.29
LBP25,486
|
$2.48
KYD2.06
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.38
LBP33,548
|
$2.36
KYD1.96
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for transportation
Lebanon
|
Cayman Islands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.51
LBP314,036
|
$6.93
KYD5.77
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$65.22
LBP5,831,881
|
$30.00
KYD24.97
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,750.00
LBP2,123,776,485
|
$36,003.07
KYD29,966.44
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.50
LBP1,207,199
|
$68.01
KYD56.60
|
|
pay 4.3 times more for housing
Lebanon
|
Cayman Islands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$50.62
LBP4,526,997
|
$114.70
KYD95.47
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$485.94
LBP43,453,585
|
$2,660.22
KYD2,214.19
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$247.12
LBP22,097,593
|
$1,881.82
KYD1,566.30
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$178.38
LBP15,951,337
|
$317.38
KYD264.16
|
|
pay 6.9 times more for childcare
Lebanon
|
Cayman Islands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$230.00
LBP20,567,099
|
$1,333.45
KYD1,109.87
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,075.00
LBP274,973,166
|
$24,778.09
KYD20,623.55
|
|
pay 3.6 times more for entertainment and sports
Lebanon
|
Cayman Islands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.00
LBP268,266
|
$6.60
KYD5.49
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.74
LBP155,700
|
$6.12
KYD5.10
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.29
LBP204,777
|
$14.40
KYD11.99
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$40.17
LBP3,591,790
|
$134.57
KYD112.00
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.75
LBP603,600
|
$18.00
KYD14.98
|
|
pay 58.3% more for clothing
Lebanon
|
Cayman Islands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$59.34
LBP5,306,647
|
$85.51
KYD71.17
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$54.29
LBP4,854,346
|
$112.01
KYD93.23
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$95.60
LBP8,548,333
|
$122.65
KYD102.09
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$96.43
LBP8,622,852
|
$149.01
KYD124.03
|
|
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