Cost of living comparison
Costa Rica is 87.0% more expensive than Grenada.
If you lived in Costa Rica instead of Grenada, you would:
pay 11.6% more for restaurants
Grenada
|
Costa Rica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.35
EC$22.57
|
$9.42
₡4,732
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.64
EC$20.64
|
$8.16
₡4,102
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.72
EC$4.64
|
$1.73
₡868
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.19
EC$3.23
|
$1.50
₡756
|
|
pay 6.9% more for groceries
Grenada
|
Costa Rica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.24
EC$3.36
|
$1.87
₡940
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.65
EC$7.17
|
$4.15
₡2,086
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.79
EC$15.65
|
$6.45
₡3,242
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.48
EC$9.42
|
$2.63
₡1,322
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.78
EC$10.23
|
$3.92
₡1,969
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.94
EC$7.96
|
$1.85
₡928
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.89
EC$2.40
|
$0.66
₡332
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.02
EC$2.75
|
$1.26
₡631
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.26
EC$3.41
|
$0.97
₡485
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.12
EC$3.03
|
$0.92
₡464
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.68
EC$1.84
|
$1.08
₡543
|
|
pay 7.6% less for transportation
Grenada
|
Costa Rica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.96
EC$13.42
|
$5.58
₡2,806
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$37.74
EC$102.00
|
$44.09
₡22,156
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,795.76
EC$53,499.03
|
$25,829.98
₡12,980,676
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$133.44
EC$360.63
|
$13.39
₡6,727
|
|
pay 18.4% more for housing
Grenada
|
Costa Rica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$47.53
EC$128.45
|
$53.15
₡26,708
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$575.94
EC$1,556.51
|
$813.71
₡408,925
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$372.39
EC$1,006.40
|
$522.16
₡262,410
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$80.91
EC$218.66
|
$64.83
₡32,580
|
|
pay 6.7 times more for childcare
Grenada
|
Costa Rica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$115.63
EC$312.50
|
$366.72
₡184,291
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$811.66
EC$2,193.55
|
$8,358.53
₡4,200,519
|
|
pay 9.3% more for entertainment and sports
Grenada
|
Costa Rica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.87
EC$5.04
|
$2.88
₡1,448
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.57
EC$9.65
|
$2.93
₡1,470
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.60
EC$12.43
|
$4.48
₡2,253
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$45.12
EC$121.93
|
$55.95
₡28,118
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.10
EC$21.89
|
$7.18
₡3,607
|
|
pay 2.9% less for clothing
Grenada
|
Costa Rica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$85.49
EC$231.04
|
$66.61
₡33,473
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.93
EC$107.90
|
$44.99
₡22,612
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$84.50
EC$228.38
|
$101.09
₡50,804
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$99.20
EC$268.09
|
$77.50
₡38,946
|
|
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