Cost of living comparison

Paris, France

compared to

George Town, Cayman Islands

George Town vs. Paris Cost of Living Summary

George Town is 61.7% more expensive than Paris.

Restaurants: pay 24.3% more in George Town
Groceries: pay 2.0 times more in George Town
Transportation: pay 25.4% more in George Town
Housing: pay 2.4 times more in George Town
Childcare: pay 84.9% more in George Town
Entertainment and Sports: pay 44.1% more in George Town
Clothing: pay 12.4% more in George Town

The cost of housing, groceries, childcare, entertainment and sports, transportation, and restaurants in George Town are more expensive than in Paris. Notably, housing, groceries, and childcare are significantly more expensive in George Town.

George Town vs. Paris Cost Breakdown

If you lived in George Town instead of Paris, you would:

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pay 24.3% more for restaurants

	Paris	George Town
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$16.08 €14.73	$29.82 KYD24.84	+85.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$12.86 €11.78	$15.51 KYD12.92	+20.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$4.09 €3.75	$3.80 KYD3.17	-7.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.96 €2.71	$2.91 KYD2.42	-1.7%
Average			+24.3%

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pay 2.0 times more for groceries

	Paris	George Town
Bread 1 loaf	$2.01 €1.84	$4.97 KYD4.14	+147.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$11.23 €10.29	$6.42 KYD5.35	-42.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.41 €4.95	$11.63 KYD9.68	+115.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.85 €4.44	$9.52 KYD7.93	+96.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$6.32 €5.79	$6.73 KYD5.60	+6.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.58 €1.45	$4.70 KYD3.91	+196.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.05 €0.96	$2.08 KYD1.73	+97.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.50 €1.37	$3.73 KYD3.11	+149.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.78 €1.63	$3.69 KYD3.07	+107.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.10 €1.01	$2.97 KYD2.47	+169.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.21 €1.11	$2.50 KYD2.08	+106.6%
Average			+104.6%

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pay 25.4% more for transportation

	Paris	George Town
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$7.65 €7.01	$6.65 KYD5.54	-13.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$92.60 €84.83	$29.82 KYD24.84	-67.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$32,688.77 €29,944.39	$38,771.25 KYD32,289.08	+18.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$24.84 €22.75	$65.61 KYD54.64	+164.1%
Average			+25.4%

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pay 2.4 times more for housing

	Paris	George Town
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$33.65 €30.83	$111.36 KYD92.74	+230.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,367.25 €1,252.46	$2,931.28 KYD2,441.20	+114.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,057.37 €968.60	$2,539.30 KYD2,114.76	+140.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$188.37 €172.56	$302.52 KYD251.94	+60.6%
Average			+136.5%

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pay 84.9% more for childcare

	Paris	George Town
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$756.26 €692.77	$1,601.98 KYD1,334.14	+111.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$15,942.48 €14,604.03	$25,183.42 KYD20,973.00	+58.0%
Average			+84.9%

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pay 44.1% more for entertainment and sports

	Paris	George Town
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$7.50 €6.87	$7.75 KYD6.46	+3.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.31 €3.95	$6.63 KYD5.52	+53.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$13.40 €12.27	$13.12 KYD10.93	-2.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$36.48 €33.42	$86.49 KYD72.03	+137.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$13.93 €12.76	$17.89 KYD14.90	+28.4%
Average			+44.1%

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pay 12.4% more for clothing

	Paris	George Town
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$103.81 €95.09	$89.47 KYD74.51	-13.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$46.57 €42.66	$70.09 KYD58.37	+50.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$111.54 €102.18	$128.24 KYD106.80	+15.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$148.98 €136.47	$146.14 KYD121.71	-1.9%
Average			+12.4%

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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: March 2025

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