Cost of living comparison
Cayman Islands is 5.5 times more expensive than Uganda.
If you lived in Cayman Islands instead of Uganda, you would:
pay 6.7 times more for restaurants
Uganda
|
Cayman Islands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.66
UGX9,744
|
$20.87
KYD17.37
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.99
UGX29,232
|
$13.17
KYD10.96
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.42
UGX1,543
|
$3.49
KYD2.90
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.30
UGX1,083
|
$2.62
KYD2.18
|
|
pay 4.0 times more for groceries
Uganda
|
Cayman Islands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.02
UGX3,721
|
$4.68
KYD3.90
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.55
UGX5,660
|
$6.58
KYD5.47
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.78
UGX10,173
|
$11.27
KYD9.38
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.52
UGX5,557
|
$7.03
KYD5.85
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.10
UGX7,661
|
$4.85
KYD4.03
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.24
UGX4,532
|
$4.13
KYD3.44
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.67
UGX2,451
|
$1.77
KYD1.47
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.78
UGX2,848
|
$2.93
KYD2.44
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.60
UGX2,210
|
$3.48
KYD2.90
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
UGX1,777
|
$2.48
KYD2.06
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.67
UGX2,448
|
$2.36
KYD1.96
|
|
pay 5.3 times more for transportation
Uganda
|
Cayman Islands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.57
UGX20,373
|
$6.93
KYD5.77
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$53.30
UGX194,882
|
$30.00
KYD24.97
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$9,992.84
UGX36,540,361
|
$36,003.07
KYD29,966.44
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.26
UGX15,591
|
$68.01
KYD56.60
|
|
pay 8.1 times more for housing
Uganda
|
Cayman Islands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$82.83
UGX302,874
|
$114.70
KYD95.47
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$260.55
UGX952,756
|
$2,660.22
KYD2,214.19
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$156.18
UGX571,112
|
$1,881.82
KYD1,566.30
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$35.76
UGX130,754
|
$317.38
KYD264.16
|
|
pay 6.8 times more for childcare
Uganda
|
Cayman Islands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$156.55
UGX572,466
|
$1,333.45
KYD1,109.87
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,882.34
UGX17,853,011
|
$24,778.09
KYD20,623.55
|
|
pay 3.7 times more for entertainment and sports
Uganda
|
Cayman Islands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.27
UGX4,628
|
$6.60
KYD5.49
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.52
UGX9,203
|
$6.12
KYD5.10
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.66
UGX9,744
|
$14.40
KYD11.99
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$59.62
UGX218,024
|
$134.57
KYD112.00
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.33
UGX19,488
|
$18.00
KYD14.98
|
|
pay 4.1 times more for clothing
Uganda
|
Cayman Islands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$15.39
UGX56,272
|
$85.51
KYD71.17
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$23.49
UGX85,883
|
$112.01
KYD93.23
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$36.31
UGX132,763
|
$122.65
KYD102.09
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$53.30
UGX194,882
|
$149.01
KYD124.03
|
|
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