Cost of living comparison
Grenada is 2.0 times more expensive than Zambia.
If you lived in Grenada instead of Zambia, you would:
pay 2.2 times more for restaurants
Zambia
|
Grenada
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.15
ZMW130.88
|
$7.51
EC$20.30
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.43
ZMW87.20
|
$8.05
EC$21.77
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.98
ZMW24.81
|
$1.79
EC$4.85
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.45
ZMW11.39
|
$1.42
EC$3.85
|
|
pay 56.3% more for groceries
Zambia
|
Grenada
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.80
ZMW20.36
|
$1.43
EC$3.86
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.95
ZMW100.21
|
$7.60
EC$20.55
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.90
ZMW124.38
|
$9.00
EC$24.33
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.42
ZMW61.33
|
$3.42
EC$9.25
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.79
ZMW45.36
|
$3.41
EC$9.21
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.13
ZMW28.69
|
$2.48
EC$6.70
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.71
ZMW18.04
|
$0.79
EC$2.13
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.21
ZMW30.65
|
$1.01
EC$2.73
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.62
ZMW15.78
|
$1.17
EC$3.15
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.73
ZMW18.61
|
$0.89
EC$2.41
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.73
ZMW18.64
|
$0.80
EC$2.17
|
|
pay 4.2 times more for transportation
Zambia
|
Grenada
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.05
ZMW128.25
|
$5.17
EC$13.97
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$37.04
ZMW940.38
|
$37.55
EC$101.48
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$8,004.53
ZMW203,244.71
|
$22,828.86
EC$61,696.13
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.13
ZMW307.99
|
$142.90
EC$386.20
|
|
pay 62.2% more for housing
Zambia
|
Grenada
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$144.44
ZMW3,667.49
|
$42.48
EC$114.81
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$262.56
ZMW6,666.80
|
$589.18
EC$1,592.30
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$159.59
ZMW4,052.15
|
$362.62
EC$980.01
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$83.50
ZMW2,120.21
|
$140.10
EC$378.64
|
|
pay 3.4% more for childcare
Zambia
|
Grenada
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$111.30
ZMW2,826.16
|
$201.91
EC$545.67
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,884.51
ZMW149,414.85
|
$1,492.11
EC$4,032.51
|
|
pay 93.3% more for entertainment and sports
Zambia
|
Grenada
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.02
ZMW26.00
|
$2.29
EC$6.18
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.19
ZMW55.72
|
$3.88
EC$10.49
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.57
ZMW65.33
|
$3.68
EC$9.95
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$40.66
ZMW1,032.30
|
$42.99
EC$116.19
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.12
ZMW79.12
|
$9.90
EC$26.77
|
|
pay 53.3% more for clothing
Zambia
|
Grenada
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$24.53
ZMW622.82
|
$67.38
EC$182.08
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$26.26
ZMW666.73
|
$43.97
EC$118.83
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.18
ZMW2,289.69
|
$59.37
EC$160.46
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$87.89
ZMW2,231.70
|
$92.35
EC$249.58
|
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