Cost of living comparison
Grenada is 2.8 times more expensive than Lesotho.
If you lived in Grenada instead of Lesotho, you would:
pay 2.5 times more for restaurants
Lesotho
|
Grenada
|
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---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant | ?? |
$8.35
EC$22.57
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.99
LSL203.38
|
$7.64
EC$20.64
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.66
LSL12.20
|
$1.72
EC$4.64
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.27
LSL5.08
|
$1.19
EC$3.23
|
|
pay 73.7% more for groceries
Lesotho
|
Grenada
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.75
LSL13.80
|
$1.24
EC$3.36
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.78
LSL33.01
|
$2.65
EC$7.17
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.51
LSL64.92
|
$5.79
EC$15.65
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.18
LSL21.82
|
$3.48
EC$9.42
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.11
LSL39.11
|
$3.78
EC$10.23
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.85
LSL15.80
|
$2.94
EC$7.96
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.92
LSL17.02
|
$0.89
EC$2.40
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.93
LSL17.25
|
$1.02
EC$2.75
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.80
LSL14.88
|
$1.26
EC$3.41
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.71
LSL13.19
|
$1.12
EC$3.03
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.75
LSL13.80
|
$0.68
EC$1.84
|
|
pay 7.3 times more for transportation
Lesotho
|
Grenada
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.33
LSL61.62
|
$4.96
EC$13.42
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$23.90
LSL442.23
|
$37.74
EC$102.00
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,189.33
LSL355,002.66
|
$19,795.76
EC$53,499.03
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.32
LSL98.39
|
$133.44
EC$360.63
|
|
pay 86.0% more for housing
Lesotho
|
Grenada
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$42.49
LSL786.08
|
$47.53
EC$128.45
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$274.13
LSL5,071.47
|
$575.94
EC$1,556.51
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$162.65
LSL3,009.07
|
$372.39
EC$1,006.40
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$41.93
LSL775.64
|
$80.91
EC$218.66
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for childcare
Lesotho
|
Grenada
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$28.78
LSL532.50
|
$115.63
EC$312.50
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$877.23
LSL16,228.69
|
$811.66
EC$2,193.55
|
|
pay 90.4% more for entertainment and sports
Lesotho
|
Grenada
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.82
LSL15.25
|
$1.87
EC$5.04
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.37
LSL25.42
|
$3.57
EC$9.65
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.66
LSL86.21
|
$4.60
EC$12.43
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$26.50
LSL490.24
|
$45.12
EC$121.93
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.11
LSL76.07
|
$8.10
EC$21.89
|
|
pay 46.9% more for clothing
Lesotho
|
Grenada
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$40.43
LSL748.04
|
$85.49
EC$231.04
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$25.59
LSL473.34
|
$39.93
EC$107.90
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$68.53
LSL1,267.87
|
$84.50
EC$228.38
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$102.34
LSL1,893.35
|
$99.20
EC$268.09
|
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