Cost of living comparison
Cayman Islands is 5.0 times more expensive than Paraguay.
If you lived in Cayman Islands instead of Paraguay, you would:
pay 3.9 times more for restaurants
Paraguay
|
Cayman Islands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.66
PYG36,806
|
$20.87
KYD17.37
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.46
PYG35,229
|
$13.17
KYD10.96
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.04
PYG8,183
|
$3.49
KYD2.90
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.53
PYG4,166
|
$2.62
KYD2.18
|
|
pay 4.9 times more for groceries
Paraguay
|
Cayman Islands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.71
PYG5,581
|
$4.68
KYD3.90
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.99
PYG23,603
|
$6.58
KYD5.47
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.10
PYG24,432
|
$11.27
KYD9.38
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.76
PYG13,891
|
$7.03
KYD5.85
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.50
PYG11,841
|
$4.85
KYD4.03
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.89
PYG7,026
|
$4.13
KYD3.44
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.36
PYG2,805
|
$1.77
KYD1.47
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.47
PYG3,688
|
$2.93
KYD2.44
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
PYG4,997
|
$3.48
KYD2.90
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.37
PYG2,899
|
$2.48
KYD2.06
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.40
PYG3,134
|
$2.36
KYD1.96
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for transportation
Paraguay
|
Cayman Islands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.96
PYG31,280
|
$6.93
KYD5.77
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$22.39
PYG176,670
|
$30.00
KYD24.97
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$14,660.35
PYG115,676,551
|
$36,003.07
KYD29,966.44
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.73
PYG92,541
|
$68.01
KYD56.60
|
|
pay 7.2 times more for housing
Paraguay
|
Cayman Islands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$17.61
PYG138,987
|
$114.70
KYD95.47
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$353.18
PYG2,786,753
|
$2,660.22
KYD2,214.19
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$251.56
PYG1,984,904
|
$1,881.82
KYD1,566.30
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$42.46
PYG335,022
|
$317.38
KYD264.16
|
|
pay 8.4 times more for childcare
Paraguay
|
Cayman Islands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$199.91
PYG1,577,408
|
$1,333.45
KYD1,109.87
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,432.29
PYG19,191,791
|
$24,778.09
KYD20,623.55
|
|
pay 5.4 times more for entertainment and sports
Paraguay
|
Cayman Islands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.13
PYG8,939
|
$6.60
KYD5.49
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.94
PYG15,286
|
$6.12
KYD5.10
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.47
PYG11,568
|
$14.40
KYD11.99
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$28.55
PYG225,269
|
$134.57
KYD112.00
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.16
PYG40,750
|
$18.00
KYD14.98
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for clothing
Paraguay
|
Cayman Islands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$57.31
PYG452,190
|
$85.51
KYD71.17
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$27.99
PYG220,837
|
$112.01
KYD93.23
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$68.72
PYG542,209
|
$122.65
KYD102.09
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$68.86
PYG543,329
|
$149.01
KYD124.03
|
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