Cost of living comparison
Peru is 6.5% cheaper than Grenada.
If you lived in Peru instead of Grenada, you would:
pay 53.3% less for restaurants
|
Grenada
|
Peru
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.23
EC$22.23
|
$2.61
PEN10.10
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.45
EC$20.12
|
$5.18
PEN20.00
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.78
EC$4.80
|
$0.83
PEN3.19
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.25
EC$3.38
|
$0.49
PEN1.89
|
|
pay 52.2% less for groceries
|
Grenada
|
Peru
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.28
EC$3.46
|
$1.45
PEN5.58
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.40
EC$11.88
|
$2.20
PEN8.50
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.68
EC$15.34
|
$4.64
PEN17.94
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.37
EC$9.09
|
$1.50
PEN5.81
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.76
EC$10.16
|
$1.70
PEN6.56
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.94
EC$7.96
|
$0.57
PEN2.21
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.00
EC$2.69
|
$0.37
PEN1.43
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.16
EC$3.13
|
$0.46
PEN1.76
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.59
EC$4.29
|
$0.38
PEN1.48
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.10
EC$2.98
|
$0.30
PEN1.14
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.72
EC$1.94
|
$0.32
PEN1.22
|
|
pay 43.2% less for transportation
|
Grenada
|
Peru
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.40
EC$14.60
|
$4.09
PEN15.79
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$71.24
EC$192.52
|
$18.20
PEN70.33
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,080.13
EC$62,375.20
|
$15,958.89
PEN61,657.84
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$11.83
PEN45.69
|
|
pay 41.6% less for housing
|
Grenada
|
Peru
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$77.49
EC$209.42
|
$35.83
PEN138.44
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$586.06
EC$1,583.85
|
$343.66
PEN1,327.75
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$328.04
EC$886.55
|
$237.19
PEN916.39
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$80.66
EC$217.98
|
$45.65
PEN176.38
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for childcare
|
Grenada
|
Peru
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$126.42
EC$341.67
|
$131.80
PEN509.22
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$800.97
EC$2,164.65
|
$4,020.10
PEN15,531.82
|
|
pay 24.6% less for entertainment and sports
|
Grenada
|
Peru
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.90
EC$5.14
|
$1.71
PEN6.60
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.23
EC$8.72
|
$2.39
PEN9.22
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.13
EC$13.86
|
$4.14
PEN16.00
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$45.92
EC$124.10
|
$36.36
PEN140.47
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.83
EC$23.87
|
$4.71
PEN18.19
|
|
pay 33.4% less for clothing
|
Grenada
|
Peru
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$88.59
EC$239.42
|
$40.03
PEN154.66
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.21
EC$105.98
|
$28.91
PEN111.69
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$87.58
EC$236.69
|
$68.36
PEN264.11
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$94.79
EC$256.17
|
$65.84
PEN254.36
|
|
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