Cost of living comparison
Grenada is 49.6% more expensive than Maldives.
If you lived in Grenada instead of Maldives, you would:
pay 2.1 times more for restaurants
Maldives
|
Grenada
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.50
MVR85.03
|
$7.51
EC$20.30
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.82
MVR136.29
|
$8.05
EC$21.77
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.97
MVR15.07
|
$1.79
EC$4.85
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.32
MVR5.01
|
$1.42
EC$3.85
|
|
pay 33.5% more for groceries
Maldives
|
Grenada
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.49
MVR23.06
|
$1.43
EC$3.86
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.49
MVR69.44
|
$7.60
EC$20.55
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.87
MVR106.16
|
$9.00
EC$24.33
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.64
MVR25.29
|
$3.42
EC$9.25
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.09
MVR32.29
|
$3.41
EC$9.21
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.63
MVR25.27
|
$2.48
EC$6.70
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.64
MVR25.30
|
$0.79
EC$2.13
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.29
MVR19.93
|
$1.01
EC$2.73
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.39
MVR21.50
|
$1.17
EC$3.15
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.48
MVR7.34
|
$0.89
EC$2.41
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.53
MVR8.23
|
$0.80
EC$2.17
|
|
pay 3.4 times more for transportation
Maldives
|
Grenada
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.67
MVR56.69
|
$5.17
EC$13.97
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$21.35
MVR330.00
|
$37.55
EC$101.48
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$38,822.39
MVR600,194.17
|
$22,828.86
EC$61,696.13
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.56
MVR225.07
|
$142.90
EC$386.20
|
|
pay 25.7% less for housing
Maldives
|
Grenada
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$74.35
MVR1,149.38
|
$42.48
EC$114.81
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,114.18
MVR17,225.22
|
$589.18
EC$1,592.30
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$815.78
MVR12,612.00
|
$362.62
EC$980.01
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$98.13
MVR1,517.16
|
$140.10
EC$378.64
|
|
pay 4.5% less for childcare
Maldives
|
Grenada
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$143.42
MVR2,217.25
|
$201.91
EC$545.67
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,968.14
MVR45,887.42
|
$1,492.11
EC$4,032.51
|
|
pay 10.1% less for entertainment and sports
Maldives
|
Grenada
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.15
MVR48.77
|
$2.29
EC$6.18
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.74
MVR42.38
|
$3.88
EC$10.49
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$7.12
MVR110.04
|
$3.68
EC$9.95
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$68.75
MVR1,062.82
|
$42.99
EC$116.19
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.17
MVR126.29
|
$9.90
EC$26.77
|
|
pay 2.1% more for clothing
Maldives
|
Grenada
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$47.20
MVR729.66
|
$67.38
EC$182.08
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$45.15
MVR698.00
|
$43.97
EC$118.83
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$106.36
MVR1,644.26
|
$59.37
EC$160.46
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$82.23
MVR1,271.24
|
$92.35
EC$249.58
|
|
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