Cost of living comparison
Belgium is 2.6 times more expensive than Grenada.
If you lived in Belgium instead of Grenada, you would:
pay 76.4% more for restaurants
Grenada
|
Belgium
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.35
EC$22.57
|
$18.43
€17.21
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.64
EC$20.64
|
$10.18
€9.51
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.72
EC$4.64
|
$2.64
€2.47
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.19
EC$3.23
|
$2.36
€2.20
|
|
pay 3.2% more for groceries
Grenada
|
Belgium
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.24
EC$3.36
|
$1.91
€1.78
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.65
EC$7.17
|
$6.70
€6.26
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.79
EC$15.65
|
$3.76
€3.51
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.48
EC$9.42
|
$2.74
€2.56
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.78
EC$10.23
|
$4.52
€4.22
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.94
EC$7.96
|
$1.05
€0.98
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.89
EC$2.40
|
$0.79
€0.74
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.02
EC$2.75
|
$1.07
€1.00
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.26
EC$3.41
|
$1.14
€1.07
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.12
EC$3.03
|
$0.71
€0.66
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.68
EC$1.84
|
$0.56
€0.52
|
|
pay 7.7% more for transportation
Grenada
|
Belgium
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.96
EC$13.42
|
$7.59
€7.09
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$37.74
EC$102.00
|
$48.84
€45.62
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,795.76
EC$53,499.03
|
$25,847.12
€24,143.95
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$133.44
EC$360.63
|
$23.82
€22.25
|
|
pay 54.1% more for housing
Grenada
|
Belgium
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$47.53
EC$128.45
|
$52.54
€49.08
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$575.94
EC$1,556.51
|
$812.75
€759.20
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$372.39
EC$1,006.40
|
$677.61
€632.96
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$80.91
EC$218.66
|
$147.81
€138.07
|
|
pay 10.4 times more for childcare
Grenada
|
Belgium
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$115.63
EC$312.50
|
$446.94
€417.49
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$811.66
EC$2,193.55
|
$13,799.70
€12,890.38
|
|
pay 42.3% more for entertainment and sports
Grenada
|
Belgium
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.87
EC$5.04
|
$4.38
€4.09
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.57
EC$9.65
|
$3.23
€3.01
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.60
EC$12.43
|
$8.08
€7.54
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$45.12
EC$121.93
|
$31.77
€29.68
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.10
EC$21.89
|
$11.38
€10.63
|
|
pay 6.2% more for clothing
Grenada
|
Belgium
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$85.49
EC$231.04
|
$84.51
€78.94
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.93
EC$107.90
|
$39.84
€37.22
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$84.50
EC$228.38
|
$89.20
€83.32
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$99.20
EC$268.09
|
$119.38
€111.51
|
|
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