Cost of living comparison
Grenada is 2.8 times more expensive than Kenya.
If you lived in Grenada instead of Kenya, you would:
pay 2.7 times more for restaurants
Kenya
|
Grenada
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.01
KES395.39
|
$8.35
EC$22.57
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.91
KES513.36
|
$7.64
EC$20.64
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.49
KES64.43
|
$1.72
EC$4.64
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.45
KES59.08
|
$1.19
EC$3.23
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for groceries
Kenya
|
Grenada
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.43
KES56.72
|
$1.24
EC$3.36
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.28
KES431.18
|
$2.65
EC$7.17
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.60
KES341.98
|
$5.79
EC$15.65
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.43
KES187.41
|
$3.48
EC$9.42
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.25
KES295.88
|
$3.78
EC$10.23
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.58
KES75.87
|
$2.94
EC$7.96
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.44
KES58.15
|
$0.89
EC$2.40
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.65
KES84.87
|
$1.02
EC$2.75
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.37
KES48.45
|
$1.26
EC$3.41
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.26
KES34.40
|
$1.12
EC$3.03
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.33
KES43.05
|
$0.68
EC$1.84
|
|
pay 4.5 times more for transportation
Kenya
|
Grenada
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.88
KES510.04
|
$4.96
EC$13.42
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$32.60
KES4,282.41
|
$37.74
EC$102.00
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$9,571.02
KES1,257,446.90
|
$19,795.76
EC$53,499.03
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.76
KES1,282.82
|
$133.44
EC$360.63
|
|
pay 3.5 times more for housing
Kenya
|
Grenada
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$31.67
KES4,160.72
|
$47.53
EC$128.45
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$146.91
KES19,300.55
|
$575.94
EC$1,556.51
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$108.62
KES14,269.92
|
$372.39
EC$1,006.40
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$16.25
KES2,134.79
|
$80.91
EC$218.66
|
|
pay 46.8% less for childcare
Kenya
|
Grenada
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$127.01
KES16,686.64
|
$115.63
EC$312.50
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,225.46
KES686,524.08
|
$811.66
EC$2,193.55
|
|
pay 87.5% more for entertainment and sports
Kenya
|
Grenada
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.77
KES232.65
|
$1.87
EC$5.04
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.34
KES176.53
|
$3.57
EC$9.65
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.76
KES231.62
|
$4.60
EC$12.43
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$32.78
KES4,306.16
|
$45.12
EC$121.93
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.82
KES632.82
|
$8.10
EC$21.89
|
|
pay 4.0 times more for clothing
Kenya
|
Grenada
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$11.94
KES1,568.36
|
$85.49
EC$231.04
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$19.76
KES2,596.12
|
$39.93
EC$107.90
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$25.82
KES3,392.48
|
$84.50
EC$228.38
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$26.69
KES3,506.93
|
$99.20
EC$268.09
|
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