Cost of living comparison
Grenada is 34.5% more expensive than Mexico.
If you lived in Grenada instead of Mexico, you would:
pay 10.2% more for restaurants
Mexico
|
Grenada
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.14
MX$172.21
|
$7.51
EC$20.30
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.52
MX$144.72
|
$8.05
EC$21.77
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.35
MX$22.97
|
$1.79
EC$4.85
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.02
MX$17.33
|
$1.42
EC$3.85
|
|
pay 28.0% more for groceries
Mexico
|
Grenada
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.68
MX$45.51
|
$1.43
EC$3.86
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.17
MX$70.91
|
$7.60
EC$20.55
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.88
MX$99.89
|
$9.00
EC$24.33
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.68
MX$45.57
|
$3.42
EC$9.25
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.49
MX$59.28
|
$3.41
EC$9.21
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.32
MX$22.39
|
$2.48
EC$6.70
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.63
MX$10.75
|
$0.79
EC$2.13
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.79
MX$13.38
|
$1.01
EC$2.73
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.77
MX$13.16
|
$1.17
EC$3.15
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.90
MX$15.37
|
$0.89
EC$2.41
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.78
MX$13.18
|
$0.80
EC$2.17
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for transportation
Mexico
|
Grenada
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.33
MX$90.52
|
$5.17
EC$13.97
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$28.94
MX$491.63
|
$37.55
EC$101.48
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,778.21
MX$387,007.28
|
$22,828.86
EC$61,696.13
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$17.39
MX$295.47
|
$142.90
EC$386.20
|
|
pay 41.7% more for housing
Mexico
|
Grenada
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$33.11
MX$562.58
|
$42.48
EC$114.81
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$599.68
MX$10,188.76
|
$589.18
EC$1,592.30
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$424.66
MX$7,215.13
|
$362.62
EC$980.01
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$54.94
MX$933.42
|
$140.10
EC$378.64
|
|
pay 40.8% less for childcare
Mexico
|
Grenada
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$230.47
MX$3,915.78
|
$201.91
EC$545.67
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,822.04
MX$81,927.60
|
$1,492.11
EC$4,032.51
|
|
pay 17.9% more for entertainment and sports
Mexico
|
Grenada
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.57
MX$43.69
|
$2.29
EC$6.18
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.35
MX$57.00
|
$3.88
EC$10.49
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.34
MX$73.72
|
$3.68
EC$9.95
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$38.86
MX$660.32
|
$42.99
EC$116.19
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.22
MX$88.71
|
$9.90
EC$26.77
|
|
pay 2.6% less for clothing
Mexico
|
Grenada
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$54.74
MX$930.04
|
$67.38
EC$182.08
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$42.64
MX$724.38
|
$43.97
EC$118.83
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$96.11
MX$1,632.95
|
$59.37
EC$160.46
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$90.93
MX$1,544.85
|
$92.35
EC$249.58
|
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