Cost of living comparison

Wellington, New Zealand

compared to

Cayman Islands

Cayman Islands vs. Wellington Cost of Living Summary

Cayman Islands is 63.5% more expensive than Wellington.

Restaurants: pay 50.0% more in Cayman Islands
Groceries: pay 94.9% more in Cayman Islands
Transportation: pay 45.1% more in Cayman Islands
Housing: pay 90.5% more in Cayman Islands
Childcare: pay 83.5% more in Cayman Islands
Entertainment and Sports: pay 68.0% more in Cayman Islands
Clothing: pay 12.8% more in Cayman Islands

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

Cayman Islands vs. Wellington Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 50.0% more for restaurants

	Wellington	Cayman Islands
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$14.93 NZ$26.06	$25.60 KYD21.28	+71.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.96 NZ$15.63	$13.32 KYD11.07	+48.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.57 NZ$4.49	$3.73 KYD3.10	+44.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.15 NZ$3.76	$2.91 KYD2.42	+35.0%
Average			+50.0%

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pay 94.9% more for groceries

	Wellington	Cayman Islands
Bread 1 loaf	$1.96 NZ$3.43	$4.97 KYD4.13	+153.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.15 NZ$7.24	$6.42 KYD5.34	+54.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.98 NZ$12.18	$10.93 KYD9.09	+56.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$6.84 NZ$11.94	$7.59 KYD6.31	+11.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$5.06 NZ$8.83	$5.68 KYD4.72	+12.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.40 NZ$2.44	$4.21 KYD3.50	+201.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.09 NZ$1.90	$2.08 KYD1.73	+90.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.48 NZ$2.58	$3.17 KYD2.63	+114.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.61 NZ$4.56	$3.42 KYD2.84	+30.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.01 NZ$1.77	$2.38 KYD1.98	+134.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.84 NZ$1.46	$2.38 KYD1.98	+184.0%
Average			+94.9%

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pay 45.1% more for transportation

	Wellington	Cayman Islands
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.42 NZ$11.20	$6.65 KYD5.53	+3.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$127.57 NZ$222.63	$29.82 KYD24.79	-76.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$34,339.84 NZ$59,929.92	$35,788.85 KYD29,753.02	+4.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$18.22 NZ$31.79	$63.62 KYD52.89	+249.3%
Average			+45.1%

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pay 90.5% more for housing

	Wellington	Cayman Islands
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$54.27 NZ$94.71	$111.35 KYD92.57	+105.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,487.35 NZ$2,595.72	$2,726.77 KYD2,266.90	+83.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,335.17 NZ$2,330.14	$1,977.92 KYD1,644.34	+48.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$134.11 NZ$234.04	$302.47 KYD251.46	+125.5%
Average			+90.5%

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pay 83.5% more for childcare

	Wellington	Cayman Islands
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$871.44 NZ$1,520.83	$1,465.64 KYD1,218.46	+68.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$12,649.75 NZ$22,076.36	$25,139.68 KYD20,899.84	+98.7%
Average			+83.5%

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pay 68.0% more for entertainment and sports

	Wellington	Cayman Islands
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$7.17 NZ$12.51	$7.56 KYD6.28	+5.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.41 NZ$5.96	$6.41 KYD5.33	+87.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$24.46 NZ$42.68	$13.12 KYD10.91	-46.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$39.85 NZ$69.54	$138.18 KYD114.88	+246.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$12.24 NZ$21.37	$17.89 KYD14.88	+46.2%
Average			+68.0%

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pay 12.8% more for clothing

	Wellington	Cayman Islands
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$75.78 NZ$132.25	$89.47 KYD74.38	+18.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$55.09 NZ$96.15	$70.09 KYD58.27	+27.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$119.44 NZ$208.45	$119.30 KYD99.18	-0.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$129.60 NZ$226.17	$137.19 KYD114.05	+5.9%
Average			+12.8%

Wellington vs. Cayman Islands - Cost of clothing

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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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