Cost of living comparison

Malawi

compared to

Cayman Islands

Cayman Islands vs. Malawi Cost of Living Summary

Cayman Islands is 5.5 times more expensive than Malawi overall.

Restaurants: pay 4.6 times more in Cayman Islands
Groceries: pay 3.4 times more in Cayman Islands
Transportation: pay 3.0 times more in Cayman Islands
Housing: pay 10.4 times more in Cayman Islands
Childcare: pay 10.6 times more in Cayman Islands
Entertainment and Sports: pay 4.9 times more in Cayman Islands
Clothing: pay 98.5% more in Cayman Islands

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

Cayman Islands vs. Malawi Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 4.6 times more for restaurants

	Malawi	Cayman Islands
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.32 MWK7,490.34	$25.60 KYD21.32	+492.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.04 MWK15,674.76	$13.32 KYD11.10	+47.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.87 MWK1,511.17	$3.73 KYD3.11	+327.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.43 MWK750.25	$2.91 KYD2.42	+571.7%
Average			+359.7%

Malawi vs. Cayman Islands - Cost of restaurants

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pay 3.4 times more for groceries

	Malawi	Cayman Islands
Bread 1 loaf	$1.36 MWK2,365.42	$4.97 KYD4.14	+264.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.82 MWK8,351.30	$6.42 KYD5.35	+33.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.51 MWK7,822.83	$10.93 KYD9.11	+142.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.31 MWK3,997.54	$7.59 KYD6.32	+229.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.93 MWK3,337.56	$5.68 KYD4.73	+194.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.03 MWK1,793.45	$4.21 KYD3.50	+306.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.81 MWK1,403.30	$2.08 KYD1.73	+157.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.12 MWK1,938.96	$3.17 KYD2.64	+182.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.53 MWK913.60	$3.42 KYD2.85	+548.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.72 MWK1,247.34	$2.38 KYD1.98	+230.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.59 MWK1,016.14	$2.38 KYD1.98	+306.1%
Average			+235.9%

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pay 3.0 times more for transportation

	Malawi	Cayman Islands
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.19 MWK10,724.94	$6.65 KYD5.54	+7.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$4.32 MWK7,490.08	$29.82 KYD24.84	+590.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$35,669.17 MWK61,815,866.34	$35,788.85 KYD29,808.28	+0.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$20.40 MWK35,357.94	$63.62 KYD52.99	+211.8%
Average			+202.4%

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pay 10.4 times more for housing

	Malawi	Cayman Islands
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$186.12 MWK322,560.57	$111.35 KYD92.74	-40.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$202.19 MWK350,395.03	$2,726.77 KYD2,271.11	+1248.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$98.76 MWK171,159.42	$1,977.92 KYD1,647.39	+1902.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$41.29 MWK71,549.90	$302.47 KYD251.92	+632.6%
Average			+935.9%

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pay 10.6 times more for childcare

	Malawi	Cayman Islands
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$354.75 MWK614,800.43	$1,465.64 KYD1,220.72	+313.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$1,467.81 MWK2,543,764.14	$25,139.68 KYD20,938.66	+1612.7%
Average			+962.9%

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pay 4.9 times more for entertainment and sports

	Malawi	Cayman Islands
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.12 MWK1,940.01	$7.56 KYD6.29	+574.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.91 MWK5,048.20	$6.41 KYD5.34	+119.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.59 MWK2,749.52	$13.12 KYD10.93	+727.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$51.33 MWK88,962.04	$138.18 KYD115.09	+169.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.95 MWK6,846.45	$17.89 KYD14.90	+353.0%
Average			+388.8%

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pay 98.5% more for clothing

	Malawi	Cayman Islands
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$45.22 MWK78,374.73	$89.47 KYD74.52	+97.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$34.94 MWK60,557.39	$70.09 KYD58.37	+100.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$59.17 MWK102,546.20	$119.30 KYD99.36	+101.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$70.71 MWK122,534.37	$137.19 KYD114.27	+94.0%
Average			+98.5%

Malawi 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: April 2025

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