Cost of living comparison
Grenada is 63.3% more expensive than Botswana.
If you lived in Grenada instead of Botswana, you would:
pay 75.6% more for restaurants
|
Botswana
|
Grenada
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.50
BWP101.86
|
$8.33
EC$22.50
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.00
BWP81.49
|
$8.79
EC$23.75
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.83
BWP11.31
|
$1.57
EC$4.25
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.49
BWP6.63
|
$1.25
EC$3.38
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for groceries
|
Botswana
|
Grenada
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.81
BWP11.04
|
$1.60
EC$4.33
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.37
BWP45.77
|
$4.32
EC$11.68
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.06
BWP68.77
|
$17.86
EC$48.26
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.29
BWP31.13
|
$3.74
EC$10.11
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.27
BWP30.90
|
$3.52
EC$9.52
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.77
BWP10.52
|
$2.48
EC$6.70
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.62
BWP8.41
|
$0.84
EC$2.27
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.88
BWP12.01
|
$0.79
EC$2.13
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.65
BWP8.77
|
$1.34
EC$3.63
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.60
BWP8.12
|
$2.32
EC$6.26
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.55
BWP7.44
|
$0.86
EC$2.33
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for transportation
|
Botswana
|
Grenada
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.27
BWP58.07
|
$5.27
EC$14.25
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$28.18
BWP383.01
|
$37.00
EC$100.00
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,486.26
BWP305,594.87
|
$24,976.41
EC$67,500.00
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$19.49
BWP264.85
|
$155.41
EC$420.00
|
|
pay 98.8% more for housing
|
Botswana
|
Grenada
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$90.60
BWP1,231.29
|
$47.49
EC$128.33
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$254.84
BWP3,463.41
|
$557.56
EC$1,506.84
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$149.91
BWP2,037.30
|
$305.55
EC$825.77
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$49.21
BWP668.80
|
$157.57
EC$425.84
|
|
pay 53.5% less for childcare
|
Botswana
|
Grenada
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$180.24
BWP2,449.53
|
$55.50
EC$150.00
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,740.68
BWP50,836.98
|
$2,331.13
EC$6,300.00
|
|
pay 23.7% more for entertainment and sports
|
Botswana
|
Grenada
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.25
BWP30.56
|
$2.31
EC$6.25
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.37
BWP32.20
|
$3.89
EC$10.50
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.75
BWP50.93
|
$3.70
EC$10.00
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$32.19
BWP437.45
|
$34.56
EC$93.41
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.75
BWP91.68
|
$9.83
EC$26.58
|
|
pay 1.0% less for clothing
|
Botswana
|
Grenada
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$44.14
BWP599.87
|
$25.90
EC$70.00
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$22.17
BWP301.23
|
$44.40
EC$120.00
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$76.20
BWP1,035.63
|
$42.55
EC$115.00
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$93.16
BWP1,266.04
|
$75.85
EC$205.00
|
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