Cost of living comparison
Italy is 2.0 times more expensive than Grenada.
If you lived in Italy instead of Grenada, you would:
pay 23.8% more for restaurants
|
Grenada
|
Italy
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.23
EC$22.23
|
$14.35
€14.08
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.45
EC$20.12
|
$8.28
€8.13
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.78
EC$4.80
|
$2.18
€2.14
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.25
EC$3.38
|
$1.09
€1.07
|
|
pay 15.1% less for groceries
|
Grenada
|
Italy
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.28
EC$3.46
|
$1.63
€1.60
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.40
EC$11.88
|
$6.40
€6.29
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.68
EC$15.34
|
$4.35
€4.27
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.37
EC$9.09
|
$2.89
€2.83
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.76
EC$10.16
|
$4.02
€3.95
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.94
EC$7.96
|
$0.85
€0.84
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.00
EC$2.69
|
$0.76
€0.75
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.16
EC$3.13
|
$0.86
€0.84
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.59
EC$4.29
|
$1.05
€1.03
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.10
EC$2.98
|
$0.60
€0.59
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.72
EC$1.94
|
$0.65
€0.64
|
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pay 3.5% more for transportation
|
Grenada
|
Italy
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.40
EC$14.60
|
$8.47
€8.31
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$71.24
EC$192.52
|
$36.88
€36.21
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,080.13
EC$62,375.20
|
$23,486.94
€23,056.36
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$16.94
€16.63
|
|
pay 7.1% more for housing
|
Grenada
|
Italy
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$77.49
EC$209.42
|
$29.40
€28.86
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$586.06
EC$1,583.85
|
$560.05
€549.78
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$328.04
EC$886.55
|
$428.17
€420.32
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$80.66
EC$217.98
|
$132.43
€130.01
|
|
pay 7.7 times more for childcare
|
Grenada
|
Italy
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$126.42
EC$341.67
|
$431.71
€423.80
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$800.97
EC$2,164.65
|
$9,518.89
€9,344.38
|
|
pay 26.0% more for entertainment and sports
|
Grenada
|
Italy
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.90
EC$5.14
|
$4.48
€4.40
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.23
EC$8.72
|
$1.48
€1.45
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.13
EC$13.86
|
$5.97
€5.86
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$45.92
EC$124.10
|
$48.62
€47.73
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.83
EC$23.87
|
$8.84
€8.67
|
|
pay 5.4% less for clothing
|
Grenada
|
Italy
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$88.59
EC$239.42
|
$72.84
€71.51
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.21
EC$105.98
|
$34.55
€33.91
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$87.58
EC$236.69
|
$82.76
€81.25
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$94.79
EC$256.17
|
$107.74
€105.76
|
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