Cost of living comparison
Colombia is 17.5% cheaper than Grenada.
If you lived in Colombia instead of Grenada, you would:
pay 41.5% less for restaurants
Grenada
|
Colombia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.51
EC$20.30
|
$4.62
COP17,585.51
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.05
EC$21.77
|
$6.70
COP25,517.35
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.79
EC$4.85
|
$0.81
COP3,067.71
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.42
EC$3.85
|
$0.63
COP2,409.04
|
|
pay 42.4% less for groceries
Grenada
|
Colombia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.43
EC$3.86
|
$1.38
COP5,260.37
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.60
EC$20.55
|
$2.35
COP8,964.50
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.00
EC$24.33
|
$4.16
COP15,830.16
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.42
EC$9.25
|
$2.15
COP8,193.19
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.41
EC$9.21
|
$2.31
COP8,798.66
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.48
EC$6.70
|
$1.13
COP4,296.67
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.79
EC$2.13
|
$0.46
COP1,760.17
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.01
EC$2.73
|
$0.57
COP2,172.34
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.17
EC$3.15
|
$0.54
COP2,051.04
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.89
EC$2.41
|
$0.54
COP2,058.06
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.80
EC$2.17
|
$0.49
COP1,871.69
|
|
pay 36.6% less for transportation
Grenada
|
Colombia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.17
EC$13.97
|
$3.34
COP12,702.96
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$37.55
EC$101.48
|
$35.05
COP133,426.30
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,828.86
EC$61,696.13
|
$19,262.76
COP73,336,549.41
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$142.90
EC$386.20
|
$15.84
COP60,314.27
|
|
pay 45.6% less for housing
Grenada
|
Colombia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$42.48
EC$114.81
|
$24.33
COP92,641.43
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$589.18
EC$1,592.30
|
$281.86
COP1,073,106.45
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$362.62
EC$980.01
|
$220.38
COP839,016.38
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$140.10
EC$378.64
|
$72.51
COP276,069.19
|
|
pay 98.5% more for childcare
Grenada
|
Colombia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$201.91
EC$545.67
|
$184.82
COP703,643.24
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,492.11
EC$4,032.51
|
$4,560.16
COP17,361,306.26
|
|
pay 50.5% less for entertainment and sports
Grenada
|
Colombia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.29
EC$6.18
|
$1.16
COP4,428.02
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.88
EC$10.49
|
$1.50
COP5,720.22
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.68
EC$9.95
|
$2.30
COP8,768.13
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$42.99
EC$116.19
|
$23.55
COP89,669.70
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.90
EC$26.77
|
$4.00
COP15,238.29
|
|
pay 4.3% less for clothing
Grenada
|
Colombia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$67.38
EC$182.08
|
$55.27
COP210,417.68
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$43.97
EC$118.83
|
$38.92
COP148,182.07
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$59.37
EC$160.46
|
$80.53
COP306,606.12
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$92.35
EC$249.58
|
$70.84
COP269,705.35
|
|
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