Cost of living comparison
Cayman Islands is 2.5 times more expensive than Spain.
If you lived in Cayman Islands instead of Spain, you would:
pay 61.2% more for restaurants
Spain
|
Cayman Islands
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.31
€12.24
|
$20.87
KYD17.37
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.95
€8.23
|
$13.17
KYD10.96
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.06
€1.90
|
$3.49
KYD2.90
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.53
€1.40
|
$2.62
KYD2.18
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for groceries
Spain
|
Cayman Islands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.27
€1.16
|
$4.68
KYD3.90
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.20
€5.70
|
$6.58
KYD5.47
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.19
€3.85
|
$11.27
KYD9.38
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.53
€2.32
|
$7.03
KYD5.85
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.26
€3.00
|
$4.85
KYD4.03
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.97
€0.89
|
$4.13
KYD3.44
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.82
€0.76
|
$1.77
KYD1.47
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.83
€0.76
|
$2.93
KYD2.44
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.08
€0.99
|
$3.48
KYD2.90
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.66
€0.61
|
$2.48
KYD2.06
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.77
€0.71
|
$2.36
KYD1.96
|
|
pay 92.6% more for transportation
Spain
|
Cayman Islands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.53
€6.01
|
$6.93
KYD5.77
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$35.45
€32.60
|
$30.00
KYD24.97
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,659.33
€30,952.54
|
$36,003.07
KYD29,966.44
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.39
€13.23
|
$68.01
KYD56.60
|
|
pay 3.1 times more for housing
Spain
|
Cayman Islands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$33.81
€31.09
|
$114.70
KYD95.47
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$828.43
€761.81
|
$2,660.22
KYD2,214.19
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$665.31
€611.80
|
$1,881.82
KYD1,566.30
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$106.67
€98.09
|
$317.38
KYD264.16
|
|
pay 3.4 times more for childcare
Spain
|
Cayman Islands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$381.14
€350.49
|
$1,333.45
KYD1,109.87
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,410.38
€6,814.46
|
$24,778.09
KYD20,623.55
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for entertainment and sports
Spain
|
Cayman Islands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.76
€2.54
|
$6.60
KYD5.49
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.92
€1.76
|
$6.12
KYD5.10
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.57
€5.12
|
$14.40
KYD11.99
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.03
€39.57
|
$134.57
KYD112.00
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.46
€7.78
|
$18.00
KYD14.98
|
|
pay 99.6% more for clothing
Spain
|
Cayman Islands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$73.08
€67.20
|
$85.51
KYD71.17
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$31.46
€28.93
|
$112.01
KYD93.23
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$75.09
€69.06
|
$122.65
KYD102.09
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$91.97
€84.57
|
$149.01
KYD124.03
|
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