Cost of living comparison
Grenada is 3.3 times more expensive than Ghana.
If you lived in Grenada instead of Ghana, you would:
pay 3.3 times more for restaurants
Ghana
|
Grenada
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.39
GHS46.08
|
$8.35
EC$22.57
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.85
GHS79.59
|
$7.64
EC$20.64
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.51
GHS6.97
|
$1.72
EC$4.64
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.20
GHS2.67
|
$1.19
EC$3.23
|
|
pay 64.1% more for groceries
Ghana
|
Grenada
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.07
GHS14.61
|
$1.24
EC$3.36
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.60
GHS48.94
|
$2.65
EC$7.17
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.56
GHS89.19
|
$5.79
EC$15.65
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.39
GHS18.85
|
$3.48
EC$9.42
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.51
GHS20.60
|
$3.78
EC$10.23
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.91
GHS12.36
|
$2.94
EC$7.96
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.59
GHS8.04
|
$0.89
EC$2.40
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.63
GHS8.63
|
$1.02
EC$2.75
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.79
GHS10.70
|
$1.26
EC$3.41
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.83
GHS11.31
|
$1.12
EC$3.03
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.71
GHS9.65
|
$0.68
EC$1.84
|
|
pay 7.1 times more for transportation
Ghana
|
Grenada
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.48
GHS47.37
|
$4.96
EC$13.42
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$13.79
GHS187.55
|
$37.74
EC$102.00
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$5,681.67
GHS77,288.39
|
$19,795.76
EC$53,499.03
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.37
GHS86.71
|
$133.44
EC$360.63
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for housing
Ghana
|
Grenada
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$44.96
GHS611.60
|
$47.53
EC$128.45
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$532.41
GHS7,242.46
|
$575.94
EC$1,556.51
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$81.19
GHS1,104.39
|
$372.39
EC$1,006.40
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$27.28
GHS371.06
|
$80.91
EC$218.66
|
|
pay 8.5% more for childcare
Ghana
|
Grenada
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$57.14
GHS777.31
|
$115.63
EC$312.50
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,592.22
GHS76,071.62
|
$811.66
EC$2,193.55
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for entertainment and sports
Ghana
|
Grenada
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.69
GHS9.43
|
$1.87
EC$5.04
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.14
GHS15.56
|
$3.57
EC$9.65
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.20
GHS16.34
|
$4.60
EC$12.43
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$30.68
GHS417.34
|
$45.12
EC$121.93
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.16
GHS56.55
|
$8.10
EC$21.89
|
|
pay 4.7 times more for clothing
Ghana
|
Grenada
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$10.55
GHS143.54
|
$85.49
EC$231.04
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$9.90
GHS134.70
|
$39.93
EC$107.90
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$27.96
GHS380.37
|
$84.50
EC$228.38
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$27.10
GHS368.64
|
$99.20
EC$268.09
|
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