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South Africa vs. Grenada Cost of Living Summary

South Africa is 11.5% more expensive than Grenada overall.

Restaurants: pay 36.2% less in South Africa
Groceries: pay 38.7% less in South Africa
Transportation: pay 10.5% more in South Africa
Housing: pay 26.2% less in South Africa
Childcare: pay 2.4 times more in South Africa
Entertainment and Sports: pay 20.0% less in South Africa
Clothing: pay 49.7% more in South Africa

The cost of childcare, clothing, and transportation in South Africa are more expensive than in Grenada. Expenses including groceries, restaurants, housing, and entertainment and sports are lower in South Africa. Notably, childcare is significantly more expensive in South Africa.

South Africa vs. Grenada Cost Breakdown

If you lived in South Africa instead of Grenada, you would:

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pay 36.2% less for restaurants

	Grenada	South Africa
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$10.18 EC$27.50	$9.33 ZAR159.73	-8.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.25 EC$25.00	$5.11 ZAR87.49	-44.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.84 EC$4.98	$1.03 ZAR17.65	-44.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.55 EC$4.18	$0.80 ZAR13.74	-48.0%
Average			-36.2%

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pay 38.7% less for groceries

	Grenada	South Africa
Bread 1 loaf	$1.62 EC$4.38	$1.00 ZAR17.16	-38.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.00 EC$13.52	$3.88 ZAR66.47	-22.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$17.86 EC$48.26	$4.37 ZAR74.79	-75.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.85 EC$10.41	$2.33 ZAR39.93	-39.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.52 EC$9.52	$2.13 ZAR36.52	-39.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.20 EC$3.25	$0.73 ZAR12.46	-39.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.84 EC$2.27	$0.65 ZAR11.16	-22.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.79 EC$2.13	$0.68 ZAR11.70	-13.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.34 EC$3.63	$0.71 ZAR12.14	-47.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$2.20 EC$5.94	$0.59 ZAR10.02	-73.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.71 EC$1.91	$0.60 ZAR10.27	-15.0%
Average			-38.7%

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pay 10.5% more for transportation

	Grenada	South Africa
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.24 EC$14.17	$4.92 ZAR84.25	-6.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$37.00 EC$100.00	$56.18 ZAR961.29	+51.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$24,976.41 EC$67,500.00	$21,394.82 ZAR366,106.47	-14.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	??	$9.34 ZAR159.79
Average			+10.5%

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pay 26.2% less for housing

	Grenada	South Africa
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$47.49 EC$128.33	$39.36 ZAR673.48	-17.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$597.05 EC$1,613.56	$404.16 ZAR6,915.94	-32.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$407.53 EC$1,101.38	$361.59 ZAR6,187.51	-11.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$157.57 EC$425.84	$88.13 ZAR1,508.04	-44.1%
Average			-26.2%

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pay 2.4 times more for childcare

	Grenada	South Africa
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$55.50 EC$150.00	$173.48 ZAR2,968.50	+212.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$2,331.13 EC$6,300.00	$3,962.11 ZAR67,799.29	+70.0%
Average			+141.3%

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pay 20.0% less for entertainment and sports

	Grenada	South Africa
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.94 EC$5.25	$2.18 ZAR37.27	+12.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.62 EC$9.79	$2.05 ZAR35.06	-43.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.70 EC$10.00	$2.96 ZAR50.72	-19.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$36.02 EC$97.35	$30.26 ZAR517.83	-16.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$10.22 EC$27.63	$6.85 ZAR117.19	-33.0%
Average			-20.0%

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pay 49.7% more for clothing

	Grenada	South Africa
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$25.90 EC$70.00	$50.74 ZAR868.31	+95.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$44.40 EC$120.00	$32.75 ZAR560.46	-26.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$42.55 EC$115.00	$94.19 ZAR1,611.79	+121.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$75.85 EC$205.00	$81.80 ZAR1,399.67	+7.8%
Average			+49.7%

Grenada vs. South Africa - Cost of clothing

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: December 2025

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