Cost of living comparison
Grenada is 20.0% more expensive than Costa Rica.
If you lived in Grenada instead of Costa Rica, you would:
pay 9.6% less for restaurants
Costa Rica
|
Grenada
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.05
CRC4,685.83
|
$7.51
EC$20.30
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.98
CRC4,649.09
|
$8.05
EC$21.77
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.93
CRC999.14
|
$1.79
EC$4.85
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.48
CRC768.60
|
$1.42
EC$3.85
|
|
pay 6.8% more for groceries
Costa Rica
|
Grenada
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.46
CRC1,271.12
|
$1.43
EC$3.86
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.95
CRC2,046.80
|
$7.60
EC$20.55
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.91
CRC3,578.86
|
$9.00
EC$24.33
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.22
CRC1,664.50
|
$3.42
EC$9.25
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.09
CRC2,118.87
|
$3.41
EC$9.21
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.97
CRC1,018.44
|
$2.48
EC$6.70
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.62
CRC321.03
|
$0.79
EC$2.13
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.08
CRC559.35
|
$1.01
EC$2.73
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.17
CRC605.10
|
$1.17
EC$3.15
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.09
CRC563.70
|
$0.89
EC$2.41
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.06
CRC547.61
|
$0.80
EC$2.17
|
|
pay 3.2 times more for transportation
Costa Rica
|
Grenada
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.70
CRC2,948.50
|
$5.17
EC$13.97
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$45.78
CRC23,698.93
|
$37.55
EC$101.48
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,441.08
CRC15,759,260.37
|
$22,828.86
EC$61,696.13
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.02
CRC7,257.65
|
$142.90
EC$386.20
|
|
pay 15.4% more for housing
Costa Rica
|
Grenada
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$45.97
CRC23,796.49
|
$42.48
EC$114.81
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$731.28
CRC378,581.30
|
$589.18
EC$1,592.30
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$520.21
CRC269,313.79
|
$362.62
EC$980.01
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$63.96
CRC33,110.14
|
$140.10
EC$378.64
|
|
pay 71.3% less for childcare
Costa Rica
|
Grenada
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$476.14
CRC246,495.20
|
$201.91
EC$545.67
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,916.17
CRC5,133,573.92
|
$1,492.11
EC$4,032.51
|
|
pay 3.1% less for entertainment and sports
Costa Rica
|
Grenada
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.97
CRC1,536.12
|
$2.29
EC$6.18
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.43
CRC1,776.53
|
$3.88
EC$10.49
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.33
CRC2,241.39
|
$3.68
EC$9.95
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$56.36
CRC29,179.19
|
$42.99
EC$116.19
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.46
CRC3,860.12
|
$9.90
EC$26.77
|
|
pay 14.7% less for clothing
Costa Rica
|
Grenada
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$71.44
CRC36,982.30
|
$67.38
EC$182.08
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$46.89
CRC24,275.96
|
$43.97
EC$118.83
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$105.63
CRC54,683.07
|
$59.37
EC$160.46
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$95.19
CRC49,279.02
|
$92.35
EC$249.58
|
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