Cost of living comparison
Grenada is 2.5 times more expensive than Somalia.
If you lived in Grenada instead of Somalia, you would:
pay 2.3 times more for restaurants
Somalia
|
Grenada
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.00
SOS2,286
|
$8.35
EC$22.57
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.00
SOS2,858
|
$7.64
EC$20.64
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.62
SOS357
|
$1.72
EC$4.64
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.43
SOS243
|
$1.19
EC$3.23
|
|
pay 58.5% more for groceries
Somalia
|
Grenada
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.16
SOS665
|
$1.24
EC$3.36
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.48
SOS1,417
|
$2.65
EC$7.17
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.32
SOS3,043
|
$5.79
EC$15.65
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.27
SOS1,296
|
$3.48
EC$9.42
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.89
SOS1,079
|
$3.78
EC$10.23
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.68
SOS962
|
$2.94
EC$7.96
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.67
SOS380
|
$0.89
EC$2.40
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.27
SOS726
|
$1.02
EC$2.75
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.42
SOS239
|
$1.26
EC$3.41
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.48
SOS274
|
$1.12
EC$3.03
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.48
SOS276
|
$0.68
EC$1.84
|
|
pay 4.6 times more for transportation
Somalia
|
Grenada
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.85
SOS2,200
|
$4.96
EC$13.42
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$42.50
SOS24,294
|
$37.74
EC$102.00
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$8,375.00
SOS4,787,348
|
$19,795.76
EC$53,499.03
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.60
SOS5,488
|
$133.44
EC$360.63
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for housing
Somalia
|
Grenada
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$41.00
SOS23,437
|
$47.53
EC$128.45
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$197.57
SOS112,936
|
$575.94
EC$1,556.51
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$86.54
SOS49,469
|
$372.39
EC$1,006.40
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$71.50
SOS40,871
|
$80.91
EC$218.66
|
|
pay 54.2% more for childcare
Somalia
|
Grenada
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$51.88
SOS29,653
|
$115.63
EC$312.50
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$950.00
SOS543,042
|
$811.66
EC$2,193.55
|
|
pay 92.0% more for entertainment and sports
Somalia
|
Grenada
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$8.00
SOS4,573
|
$1.87
EC$5.04
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.12
SOS640
|
$3.57
EC$9.65
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.93
SOS1,100
|
$4.60
EC$12.43
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$25.62
SOS14,648
|
$45.12
EC$121.93
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.00
SOS2,286
|
$8.10
EC$21.89
|
|
pay 3.1 times more for clothing
Somalia
|
Grenada
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$18.04
SOS10,313
|
$85.49
EC$231.04
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$20.50
SOS11,718
|
$39.93
EC$107.90
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$21.33
SOS12,195
|
$84.50
EC$228.38
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$51.17
SOS29,248
|
$99.20
EC$268.09
|
|
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