Cost of living comparison
Grenada is 2.3 times more expensive than Ghana.
If you lived in Grenada instead of Ghana, you would:
pay 2.9 times more for restaurants
|
Ghana
|
Grenada
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.70
GHS58.47
|
$8.33
EC$22.50
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.51
GHS87.11
|
$8.79
EC$23.75
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.59
GHS9.40
|
$1.57
EC$4.25
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.25
GHS3.89
|
$1.25
EC$3.38
|
|
pay 65.0% more for groceries
|
Ghana
|
Grenada
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.52
GHS24.06
|
$1.60
EC$4.33
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.18
GHS50.24
|
$4.32
EC$11.68
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.96
GHS141.70
|
$17.86
EC$48.26
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.21
GHS34.87
|
$3.74
EC$10.11
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.08
GHS32.88
|
$3.52
EC$9.52
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.01
GHS15.99
|
$2.48
EC$6.70
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.48
GHS7.65
|
$0.84
EC$2.27
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.59
GHS9.40
|
$0.79
EC$2.13
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.04
GHS16.46
|
$1.34
EC$3.63
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.98
GHS15.49
|
$2.32
EC$6.26
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.73
GHS11.59
|
$0.86
EC$2.33
|
|
pay 5.1 times more for transportation
|
Ghana
|
Grenada
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.23
GHS66.92
|
$5.27
EC$14.25
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$26.38
GHS417.16
|
$37.00
EC$100.00
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$8,000.00
GHS126,500.00
|
$24,976.41
EC$67,500.00
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.74
GHS169.80
|
$155.41
EC$420.00
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for housing
|
Ghana
|
Grenada
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$43.21
GHS683.27
|
$47.49
EC$128.33
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$627.15
GHS9,916.77
|
$557.56
EC$1,506.84
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$112.15
GHS1,773.41
|
$305.55
EC$825.77
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$35.41
GHS559.96
|
$157.57
EC$425.84
|
|
pay 33.6% less for childcare
|
Ghana
|
Grenada
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$57.02
GHS901.56
|
$55.50
EC$150.00
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,571.37
GHS103,909.74
|
$2,331.13
EC$6,300.00
|
|
pay 99.2% more for entertainment and sports
|
Ghana
|
Grenada
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.95
GHS14.98
|
$2.31
EC$6.25
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.69
GHS26.65
|
$3.89
EC$10.50
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.20
GHS18.92
|
$3.70
EC$10.00
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$32.36
GHS511.63
|
$34.56
EC$93.41
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.33
GHS147.55
|
$9.83
EC$26.58
|
|
pay 86.1% more for clothing
|
Ghana
|
Grenada
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$14.87
GHS235.21
|
$25.90
EC$70.00
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$20.10
GHS317.86
|
$44.40
EC$120.00
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$32.71
GHS517.19
|
$42.55
EC$115.00
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$34.57
GHS546.57
|
$75.85
EC$205.00
|
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