Cost of living comparison
Grenada is 71.5% more expensive than Ecuador.
If you lived in Grenada instead of Ecuador, you would:
pay 2.1 times more for restaurants
Ecuador
|
Grenada
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.16
|
$8.35
EC$22.57
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.40
|
$7.64
EC$20.64
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.75
|
$1.72
EC$4.64
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.56
|
$1.19
EC$3.23
|
|
pay 89.3% more for groceries
Ecuador
|
Grenada
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.73
|
$1.24
EC$3.36
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.35
|
$2.65
EC$7.17
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.87
|
$5.79
EC$15.65
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.84
|
$3.48
EC$9.42
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.37
|
$3.78
EC$10.23
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.80
|
$2.94
EC$7.96
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.50
|
$0.89
EC$2.40
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.57
|
$1.02
EC$2.75
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.47
|
$1.26
EC$3.41
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.44
|
$1.12
EC$3.03
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.46
|
$0.68
EC$1.84
|
|
pay 3.7 times more for transportation
Ecuador
|
Grenada
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.51
|
$4.96
EC$13.42
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$17.22
|
$37.74
EC$102.00
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,150.00
|
$19,795.76
EC$53,499.03
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.73
|
$133.44
EC$360.63
|
|
pay 67.1% more for housing
Ecuador
|
Grenada
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$36.92
|
$47.53
EC$128.45
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$339.15
|
$575.94
EC$1,556.51
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$251.11
|
$372.39
EC$1,006.40
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$36.53
|
$80.91
EC$218.66
|
|
pay 66.5% less for childcare
Ecuador
|
Grenada
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$214.58
|
$115.63
EC$312.50
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,198.40
|
$811.66
EC$2,193.55
|
|
pay 18.5% more for entertainment and sports
Ecuador
|
Grenada
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.93
|
$1.87
EC$5.04
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.32
|
$3.57
EC$9.65
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.40
|
$4.60
EC$12.43
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$35.90
|
$45.12
EC$121.93
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.18
|
$8.10
EC$21.89
|
|
pay 18.3% more for clothing
Ecuador
|
Grenada
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$54.02
|
$85.49
EC$231.04
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$42.30
|
$39.93
EC$107.90
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$91.53
|
$84.50
EC$228.38
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$77.33
|
$99.20
EC$268.09
|
|
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