Cost of living comparison

Costa Rica

compared to

Grenada

Grenada vs. Costa Rica Cost of Living Summary

Grenada is 14.7% more expensive than Costa Rica overall.

Restaurants: pay 14.0% less in Grenada
Groceries: pay 25.3% more in Grenada
Transportation: pay 3.1 times more in Grenada
Housing: pay 14.1% more in Grenada
Childcare: pay 84.0% less in Grenada
Entertainment and Sports: pay 11.2% less in Grenada
Clothing: pay 36.0% less in Grenada

The cost of transportation, groceries, and housing in Grenada are more expensive than in Costa Rica. Expenses including childcare, clothing, restaurants, and entertainment and sports are lower in Grenada. Notably, transportation is significantly more expensive in Grenada.

Grenada vs. Costa Rica Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Grenada instead of Costa Rica, you would:

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pay 14.0% less for restaurants

	Costa Rica	Grenada
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$9.75 CRC4,861.38	$8.33 EC$22.50	-14.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.08 CRC4,529.24	$8.79 EC$23.75	-3.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.01 CRC1,002.75	$1.57 EC$4.25	-21.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.49 CRC743.89	$1.25 EC$3.38	-16.3%
Average			-14.0%

Costa Rica vs. Grenada - Cost of restaurants

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pay 25.3% more for groceries

	Costa Rica	Grenada
Bread 1 loaf	$2.53 CRC1,262.89	$1.60 EC$4.33	-36.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.76 CRC1,876.61	$4.32 EC$11.68	+14.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.98 CRC3,479.13	$17.86 EC$48.26	+156.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.21 CRC1,602.04	$3.74 EC$10.11	+16.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.97 CRC1,980.43	$3.52 EC$9.52	-11.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.79 CRC892.43	$2.48 EC$6.70	+38.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.62 CRC307.67	$0.84 EC$2.27	+36.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.22 CRC606.66	$0.79 EC$2.13	-35.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.22 CRC609.28	$1.34 EC$3.63	+10.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.09 CRC545.77	$2.32 EC$6.26	+111.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.11 CRC555.45	$0.86 EC$2.33	-22.6%
Average			+25.3%

Costa Rica vs. Grenada - Cost of groceries

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pay 3.1 times more for transportation

	Costa Rica	Grenada
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.63 CRC2,806.40	$5.27 EC$14.25	-6.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$49.00 CRC24,437.54	$37.00 EC$100.00	-24.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$35,063.37 CRC17,487,364.97	$24,976.41 EC$67,500.00	-28.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$15.62 CRC7,791.37	$155.41 EC$420.00	+894.8%
Average			+208.8%

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pay 14.1% more for housing

	Costa Rica	Grenada
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$48.50 CRC24,188.91	$47.49 EC$128.33	-2.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$778.04 CRC388,035.38	$557.56 EC$1,506.84	-28.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$547.50 CRC273,059.59	$305.55 EC$825.77	-44.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$68.26 CRC34,042.58	$157.57 EC$425.84	+130.8%
Average			+14.1%

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pay 84.0% less for childcare

	Costa Rica	Grenada
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$519.07 CRC258,877.67	$55.50 EC$150.00	-89.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$10,987.74 CRC5,479,982.83	$2,331.13 EC$6,300.00	-78.8%
Average			-84.0%

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pay 11.2% less for entertainment and sports

	Costa Rica	Grenada
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.73 CRC1,360.13	$2.31 EC$6.25	-15.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.65 CRC1,822.50	$3.89 EC$10.50	+6.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.58 CRC2,285.36	$3.70 EC$10.00	-19.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$59.46 CRC29,655.13	$34.56 EC$93.41	-41.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.63 CRC4,302.05	$9.83 EC$26.58	+14.0%
Average			-11.2%

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pay 36.0% less for clothing

	Costa Rica	Grenada
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$65.32 CRC32,579.25	$25.90 EC$70.00	-60.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$44.54 CRC22,213.88	$44.40 EC$120.00	-0.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$110.39 CRC55,053.23	$42.55 EC$115.00	-61.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$97.22 CRC48,485.54	$75.85 EC$205.00	-22.0%
Average			-36.0%

Costa Rica vs. Grenada - Cost of clothing

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: March 2025

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