Cost of living comparison

 Phoenix (AZ), United States
compared to
 Cayman Islands
Cayman Islands vs. Phoenix Cost of Living Summary

Cayman Islands is 77.5% more expensive than Phoenix.

Restaurants
pay 28.9% more in Cayman Islands
Groceries
pay 96.0% more in Cayman Islands
Transportation
pay 2.1 times more in Cayman Islands
Housing
pay 54.5% more in Cayman Islands
Childcare
pay 86.0% more in Cayman Islands
Entertainment and Sports
pay 2.1 times more in Cayman Islands
Clothing
pay 56.5% more in Cayman Islands

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

Cayman Islands vs. Phoenix Cost Breakdown

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

pay 28.9% more for restaurants

 
Phoenix
Cayman Islands
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $20.00
 
$25.60
KYD21.29
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$12.00
 
$13.32
KYD11.08
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $2.66
 
$3.73
KYD3.10

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pay 96.0% more for groceries

 
Phoenix
Cayman Islands
Bread
1 loaf
$3.79
 
$4.97
KYD4.14
Local cheese (8 oz) $5.37
 
$6.42
KYD5.34
Milk (1 gallon) $3.36
 
$10.93
KYD9.09

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pay 2.1 times more for transportation

 
Phoenix
Cayman Islands
Gasoline (1 gallon) $3.71
 
$6.65
KYD5.53
Monthly public transit pass $47.50
 
$29.82
KYD24.80
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $30,000.00
 
$35,788.85
KYD29,763.94

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pay 54.5% more for housing

 
Phoenix
Cayman Islands
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$76.55
 
$111.35
KYD92.60
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $1,604.10
 
$2,726.77
KYD2,267.73
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $1,380.70
 
$1,977.92
KYD1,644.94

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pay 86.0% more for childcare

 
Phoenix
Cayman Islands
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $1,125.00
 
$1,465.64
KYD1,218.90
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $10,400.00
 
$25,139.68
KYD20,907.51

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pay 2.1 times more for entertainment and sports

 
Phoenix
Cayman Islands
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $5.50
 
$7.56
KYD6.28
Cappuccino in mid-range area $5.58
 
$6.41
KYD5.33
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$9.89
 
$13.12
KYD10.91

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pay 56.5% more for clothing

 
Phoenix
Cayman Islands
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$48.33
 
$89.47
KYD74.41
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$38.33
 
$70.09
KYD58.29
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$87.38
 
$119.30
KYD99.21

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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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