Cost of living comparison
Grenada is 2.2 times more expensive than Burundi.
If you lived in Grenada instead of Burundi, you would:
pay 3.0 times more for restaurants
|
Burundi
|
Grenada
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.84
BIF5,445
|
$8.33
EC$22.50
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.69
BIF10,938
|
$8.79
EC$23.75
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.49
BIF1,458
|
$1.57
EC$4.25
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.66
BIF1,949
|
$1.25
EC$3.38
|
|
pay 3.2 times more for groceries
|
Burundi
|
Grenada
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.73
BIF2,155
|
$1.60
EC$4.33
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.06
BIF17,958
|
$4.32
EC$11.68
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.75
BIF8,154
|
$17.86
EC$48.26
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.05
BIF6,069
|
$3.74
EC$10.11
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.19
BIF9,449
|
$3.52
EC$9.52
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.64
BIF7,820
|
$2.48
EC$6.70
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.22
BIF652
|
$0.84
EC$2.27
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.66
BIF1,955
|
$0.79
EC$2.13
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.44
BIF1,303
|
$1.34
EC$3.63
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.22
BIF652
|
$2.32
EC$6.26
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.26
BIF782
|
$0.86
EC$2.33
|
|
pay (unknown) more for transportation
|
Burundi
|
Grenada
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) | ?? |
$5.27
EC$14.25
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$37.00
EC$100.00
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$24,976.41
EC$67,500.00
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$155.41
EC$420.00
|
pay 3.1 times more for housing
|
Burundi
|
Grenada
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
?? |
$47.49
EC$128.33
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$289.31
BIF856,959
|
$557.56
EC$1,506.84
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$73.09
BIF216,505
|
$305.55
EC$825.77
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$157.57
EC$425.84
|
|
pay 62.8% less for childcare
|
Burundi
|
Grenada
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$105.93
BIF313,773
|
$55.50
EC$150.00
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,592.87
BIF31,377,255
|
$2,331.13
EC$6,300.00
|
|
pay 57.3% more for entertainment and sports
|
Burundi
|
Grenada
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.23
BIF3,646
|
$2.31
EC$6.25
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.95
BIF8,751
|
$3.89
EC$10.50
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.43
BIF7,183
|
$3.70
EC$10.00
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym | ?? |
$34.56
EC$93.41
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$9.83
EC$26.58
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
|
Burundi
|
Grenada
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$25.90
EC$70.00
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$44.40
EC$120.00
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$42.55
EC$115.00
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$75.85
EC$205.00
|
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