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North Carolina vs. Grenada Cost of Living Summary

North Carolina is 3.7 times more expensive than Grenada overall.

Restaurants: pay 30.7% more in North Carolina
Groceries: pay 56.5% more in North Carolina
Transportation: pay 18.4% more in North Carolina
Housing: pay 99.0% more in North Carolina
Childcare: pay 16.7 times more in North Carolina
Entertainment and Sports: pay 73.7% more in North Carolina
Clothing: pay 57.3% more in North Carolina

The cost of childcare, housing, entertainment and sports, clothing, groceries, and restaurants in North Carolina are more expensive than in Grenada. Notably, childcare and housing are significantly more expensive in North Carolina.

North Carolina vs. Grenada Cost Breakdown

If you lived in North Carolina instead of Grenada, you would:

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pay 30.7% more for restaurants

	Grenada	North Carolina
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$10.18 EC$27.50	$17.06	+67.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.25 EC$25.00	$10.47	+13.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.84 EC$4.98	$2.28	+23.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.55 EC$4.18	$1.82	+18.0%
Average			+30.7%

Grenada vs. North Carolina - Cost of restaurants

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pay 56.5% more for groceries

	Grenada	North Carolina
Bread 1 loaf	$1.62 EC$4.38	$3.79	+134.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.00 EC$13.52	$6.80	+35.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$17.86 EC$48.26	$3.73	-79.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.85 EC$10.41	$3.98	+3.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.52 EC$9.52	$5.20	+47.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.20 EC$3.25	$2.47	+105.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.84 EC$2.27	$0.71	-15.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.79 EC$2.13	$2.20	+179.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.34 EC$3.63	$2.38	+76.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$2.20 EC$5.94	$1.74	-21.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.71 EC$1.91	$1.80	+155.2%
Average			+56.5%

Grenada vs. North Carolina - Cost of groceries

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pay 18.4% more for transportation

	Grenada	North Carolina
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.24 EC$14.17	$2.98	-43.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$37.00 EC$100.00	$60.67	+64.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$24,976.41 EC$67,500.00	$33,588.64	+34.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	??	$19.99
Average			+18.4%

Grenada vs. North Carolina - Cost of transportation

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pay 99.0% more for housing

	Grenada	North Carolina
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$47.49 EC$128.33	$72.77	+53.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$597.05 EC$1,613.56	$1,488.15	+149.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$407.53 EC$1,101.38	$1,261.77	+209.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$157.57 EC$425.84	$132.31	-16.0%
Average			+99.0%

Grenada vs. North Carolina - Cost of housing

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pay 16.7 times more for childcare

	Grenada	North Carolina
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$55.50 EC$150.00	$1,261.89	+2173.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$2,331.13 EC$6,300.00	$24,633.15	+956.7%
Average			+1565.2%

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pay 73.7% more for entertainment and sports

	Grenada	North Carolina
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.94 EC$5.25	$5.12	+163.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.62 EC$9.79	$4.82	+33.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.70 EC$10.00	$7.77	+110.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$36.02 EC$97.35	$48.40	+34.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$10.22 EC$27.63	$12.98	+27.0%
Average			+73.7%

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pay 57.3% more for clothing

	Grenada	North Carolina
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$25.90 EC$70.00	$49.30	+90.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$44.40 EC$120.00	$37.76	-15.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$42.55 EC$115.00	$88.37	+107.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$75.85 EC$205.00	$111.01	+46.3%
Average			+57.3%

Grenada vs. North Carolina - Cost of clothing

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