Cost of living comparison
United Arab Emirates is 68.4% more expensive than Grenada.
If you lived in United Arab Emirates instead of Grenada, you would:
pay 22.4% less for restaurants
Grenada
|
United Arab Emirates
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.51
EC$20.30
|
$8.05
AED29.59
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.05
EC$21.77
|
$8.09
AED29.72
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.79
EC$4.85
|
$1.08
AED3.96
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.42
EC$3.85
|
$0.61
AED2.23
|
|
pay 27.7% less for groceries
Grenada
|
United Arab Emirates
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.43
EC$3.86
|
$1.28
AED4.72
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.60
EC$20.55
|
$5.11
AED18.78
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.00
EC$24.33
|
$6.79
AED24.93
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.42
EC$9.25
|
$2.57
AED9.43
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.41
EC$9.21
|
$3.46
AED12.71
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.48
EC$6.70
|
$0.97
AED3.55
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.79
EC$2.13
|
$0.75
AED2.76
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.01
EC$2.73
|
$0.88
AED3.24
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.17
EC$3.15
|
$0.57
AED2.08
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.89
EC$2.41
|
$0.50
AED1.85
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.80
EC$2.17
|
$0.48
AED1.75
|
|
pay 11.1% more for transportation
Grenada
|
United Arab Emirates
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.17
EC$13.97
|
$3.18
AED11.70
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$37.55
EC$101.48
|
$73.48
AED269.91
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,828.86
EC$61,696.13
|
$41,136.59
AED151,094.69
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$142.90
EC$386.20
|
$9.56
AED35.10
|
|
pay 81.6% more for housing
Grenada
|
United Arab Emirates
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$42.48
EC$114.81
|
$100.87
AED370.51
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$589.18
EC$1,592.30
|
$1,052.52
AED3,865.92
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$362.62
EC$980.01
|
$822.84
AED3,022.29
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$140.10
EC$378.64
|
$116.90
AED429.36
|
|
pay 4.1 times more for childcare
Grenada
|
United Arab Emirates
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$201.91
EC$545.67
|
$544.40
AED1,999.60
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,492.11
EC$4,032.51
|
$8,131.09
AED29,865.51
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for entertainment and sports
Grenada
|
United Arab Emirates
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.29
EC$6.18
|
$9.77
AED35.89
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.88
EC$10.49
|
$4.95
AED18.20
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.68
EC$9.95
|
$6.27
AED23.04
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$42.99
EC$116.19
|
$69.48
AED255.22
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.90
EC$26.77
|
$11.92
AED43.79
|
|
pay 27.2% more for clothing
Grenada
|
United Arab Emirates
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$67.38
EC$182.08
|
$62.20
AED228.47
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$43.97
EC$118.83
|
$62.07
AED227.99
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$59.37
EC$160.46
|
$91.99
AED337.89
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$92.35
EC$249.58
|
$111.38
AED409.10
|
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