Cost of living comparison
Grenada is 96.0% more expensive than Botswana.
If you lived in Grenada instead of Botswana, you would:
pay 2.4 times more for restaurants
Botswana
|
Grenada
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.90
BWP79.87
|
$7.51
EC$20.30
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.64
BWP62.90
|
$8.05
EC$21.77
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.67
BWP9.04
|
$1.79
EC$4.85
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.36
BWP4.92
|
$1.42
EC$3.85
|
|
pay 92.2% more for groceries
Botswana
|
Grenada
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.64
BWP8.64
|
$1.43
EC$3.86
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.31
BWP44.87
|
$7.60
EC$20.55
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.38
BWP59.35
|
$9.00
EC$24.33
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.86
BWP25.21
|
$3.42
EC$9.25
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.43
BWP32.89
|
$3.41
EC$9.21
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.78
BWP10.59
|
$2.48
EC$6.70
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.56
BWP7.59
|
$0.79
EC$2.13
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.63
BWP8.50
|
$1.01
EC$2.73
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.57
BWP7.67
|
$1.17
EC$3.15
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.66
BWP8.91
|
$0.89
EC$2.41
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.47
BWP6.36
|
$0.80
EC$2.17
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for transportation
Botswana
|
Grenada
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.52
BWP47.73
|
$5.17
EC$13.97
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$24.02
BWP325.48
|
$37.55
EC$101.48
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$18,422.24
BWP249,597.71
|
$22,828.86
EC$61,696.13
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$19.16
BWP259.58
|
$142.90
EC$386.20
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for housing
Botswana
|
Grenada
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$38.87
BWP526.65
|
$42.48
EC$114.81
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$214.93
BWP2,911.97
|
$589.18
EC$1,592.30
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$145.08
BWP1,965.58
|
$362.62
EC$980.01
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$40.25
BWP545.33
|
$140.10
EC$378.64
|
|
pay 11.3% less for childcare
Botswana
|
Grenada
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$143.65
BWP1,946.24
|
$201.91
EC$545.67
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,050.13
BWP54,874.06
|
$1,492.11
EC$4,032.51
|
|
pay 67.8% more for entertainment and sports
Botswana
|
Grenada
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.66
BWP22.46
|
$2.29
EC$6.18
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.87
BWP25.40
|
$3.88
EC$10.49
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.68
BWP49.92
|
$3.68
EC$9.95
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$28.15
BWP381.33
|
$42.99
EC$116.19
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.71
BWP77.38
|
$9.90
EC$26.77
|
|
pay 43.9% more for clothing
Botswana
|
Grenada
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$39.61
BWP536.64
|
$67.38
EC$182.08
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$23.92
BWP324.12
|
$43.97
EC$118.83
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$65.19
BWP883.30
|
$59.37
EC$160.46
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$70.79
BWP959.17
|
$92.35
EC$249.58
|
|
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