Cost of living comparison
Grenada is 96.0% more expensive than South Africa.
If you lived in Grenada instead of South Africa, you would:
pay 70.8% more for restaurants
South Africa
|
Grenada
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.74
ZAR144.68
|
$8.35
EC$22.57
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.92
ZAR73.32
|
$7.64
EC$20.64
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.87
ZAR16.25
|
$1.72
EC$4.64
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.65
ZAR12.17
|
$1.19
EC$3.23
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for groceries
South Africa
|
Grenada
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.82
ZAR15.30
|
$1.24
EC$3.36
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.09
ZAR57.83
|
$2.65
EC$7.17
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.51
ZAR65.60
|
$5.79
EC$15.65
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.71
ZAR32.03
|
$3.48
EC$9.42
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.85
ZAR34.53
|
$3.78
EC$10.23
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.61
ZAR11.42
|
$2.94
EC$7.96
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.57
ZAR10.64
|
$0.89
EC$2.40
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.59
ZAR11.05
|
$1.02
EC$2.75
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.59
ZAR10.94
|
$1.26
EC$3.41
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.47
ZAR8.72
|
$1.12
EC$3.03
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.47
ZAR8.69
|
$0.68
EC$1.84
|
|
pay 5.2 times more for transportation
South Africa
|
Grenada
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.65
ZAR86.88
|
$4.96
EC$13.42
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$40.67
ZAR760.04
|
$37.74
EC$102.00
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$18,011.69
ZAR336,594.02
|
$19,795.76
EC$53,499.03
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.53
ZAR140.78
|
$133.44
EC$360.63
|
|
pay 21.5% more for housing
South Africa
|
Grenada
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$48.06
ZAR898.06
|
$47.53
EC$128.45
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$341.02
ZAR6,372.89
|
$575.94
EC$1,556.51
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$317.79
ZAR5,938.73
|
$372.39
EC$1,006.40
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$80.15
ZAR1,497.80
|
$80.91
EC$218.66
|
|
pay 50.0% less for childcare
South Africa
|
Grenada
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$157.19
ZAR2,937.44
|
$115.63
EC$312.50
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,082.89
ZAR57,611.57
|
$811.66
EC$2,193.55
|
|
pay 59.9% more for entertainment and sports
South Africa
|
Grenada
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.70
ZAR31.69
|
$1.87
EC$5.04
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.67
ZAR31.28
|
$3.57
EC$9.65
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.56
ZAR47.91
|
$4.60
EC$12.43
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$30.74
ZAR574.40
|
$45.12
EC$121.93
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.40
ZAR100.86
|
$8.10
EC$21.89
|
|
pay 47.2% more for clothing
South Africa
|
Grenada
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$43.19
ZAR807.06
|
$85.49
EC$231.04
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$26.96
ZAR503.76
|
$39.93
EC$107.90
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$80.72
ZAR1,508.39
|
$84.50
EC$228.38
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$71.81
ZAR1,341.95
|
$99.20
EC$268.09
|
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