Cost of living comparison
Canada is 2.8 times more expensive than Grenada.
If you lived in Canada instead of Grenada, you would:
pay 33.2% more for restaurants
Grenada
|
Canada
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.35
EC$22.57
|
$15.95
CA$21.94
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.64
EC$20.64
|
$8.82
CA$12.13
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.72
EC$4.64
|
$1.77
CA$2.43
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.19
EC$3.23
|
$1.47
CA$2.02
|
|
pay 29.2% more for groceries
Grenada
|
Canada
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.24
EC$3.36
|
$2.29
CA$3.15
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.65
EC$7.17
|
$5.39
CA$7.41
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.79
EC$15.65
|
$7.61
CA$10.47
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.48
EC$9.42
|
$3.04
CA$4.18
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.78
EC$10.23
|
$4.81
CA$6.61
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.94
EC$7.96
|
$1.62
CA$2.23
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.89
EC$2.40
|
$0.68
CA$0.93
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.02
EC$2.75
|
$1.60
CA$2.20
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.26
EC$3.41
|
$1.71
CA$2.36
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.12
EC$3.03
|
$1.13
CA$1.55
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.68
EC$1.84
|
$1.11
CA$1.53
|
|
pay 3.4% less for transportation
Grenada
|
Canada
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.96
EC$13.42
|
$4.96
CA$6.82
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$37.74
EC$102.00
|
$63.09
CA$86.78
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,795.76
EC$53,499.03
|
$21,101.60
CA$29,024.20
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$133.44
EC$360.63
|
$16.98
CA$23.35
|
|
pay 78.6% more for housing
Grenada
|
Canada
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$47.53
EC$128.45
|
$64.04
CA$88.08
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$575.94
EC$1,556.51
|
$1,066.70
CA$1,467.19
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$372.39
EC$1,006.40
|
$952.71
CA$1,310.40
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$80.91
EC$218.66
|
$112.22
CA$154.35
|
|
pay 11.4 times more for childcare
Grenada
|
Canada
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$115.63
EC$312.50
|
$746.92
CA$1,027.35
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$811.66
EC$2,193.55
|
$13,296.08
CA$18,288.10
|
|
pay 65.1% more for entertainment and sports
Grenada
|
Canada
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.87
EC$5.04
|
$4.67
CA$6.43
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.57
EC$9.65
|
$3.31
CA$4.56
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.60
EC$12.43
|
$11.96
CA$16.45
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$45.12
EC$121.93
|
$43.49
CA$59.81
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.10
EC$21.89
|
$10.20
CA$14.03
|
|
pay 14.6% less for clothing
Grenada
|
Canada
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$85.49
EC$231.04
|
$49.87
CA$68.59
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.93
EC$107.90
|
$36.92
CA$50.78
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$84.50
EC$228.38
|
$78.02
CA$107.32
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$99.20
EC$268.09
|
$97.82
CA$134.55
|
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