Cost of living comparison
Barbados is 98.2% more expensive than Grenada.
If you lived in Barbados instead of Grenada, you would:
pay 81.9% more for restaurants
|
Grenada
|
Barbados
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.33
EC$22.50
|
$31.67
BBD63.33
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.79
EC$23.75
|
$10.75
BBD21.50
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.57
EC$4.25
|
$1.79
BBD3.58
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.25
EC$3.38
|
$1.39
BBD2.77
|
|
pay 62.7% more for groceries
|
Grenada
|
Barbados
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.60
EC$4.33
|
$2.57
BBD5.15
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.32
EC$11.68
|
$7.32
BBD14.65
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$17.86
EC$48.26
|
$13.65
BBD27.30
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.74
EC$10.11
|
$5.22
BBD10.44
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.52
EC$9.52
|
$6.15
BBD12.30
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.48
EC$6.70
|
$1.78
BBD3.57
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.84
EC$2.27
|
$1.42
BBD2.83
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.79
EC$2.13
|
$2.52
BBD5.05
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.34
EC$3.63
|
$2.65
BBD5.29
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$2.32
EC$6.26
|
$1.92
BBD3.83
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.86
EC$2.33
|
$1.98
BBD3.96
|
|
pay 18.2% more for transportation
|
Grenada
|
Barbados
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.27
EC$14.25
|
$7.82
BBD15.64
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$37.00
EC$100.00
|
$51.00
BBD102.00
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,976.41
EC$67,500.00
|
$41,250.00
BBD82,500.00
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$155.41
EC$420.00
|
$33.60
BBD67.20
|
|
pay 29.8% more for housing
|
Grenada
|
Barbados
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$47.49
EC$128.33
|
$59.67
BBD119.33
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$557.56
EC$1,506.84
|
$716.11
BBD1,432.22
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$305.55
EC$825.77
|
$615.56
BBD1,231.11
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$157.57
EC$425.84
|
$100.37
BBD200.74
|
|
pay 4.2 times more for childcare
|
Grenada
|
Barbados
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$55.50
EC$150.00
|
$318.06
BBD636.11
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,331.13
EC$6,300.00
|
$6,250.00
BBD12,500.00
|
|
pay 58.9% more for entertainment and sports
|
Grenada
|
Barbados
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.31
EC$6.25
|
$2.43
BBD4.86
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.89
EC$10.50
|
$4.68
BBD9.36
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.70
EC$10.00
|
$8.70
BBD17.40
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.56
EC$93.41
|
$79.38
BBD158.75
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.83
EC$26.58
|
$10.25
BBD20.50
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for clothing
|
Grenada
|
Barbados
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$25.90
EC$70.00
|
$66.94
BBD133.89
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$44.40
EC$120.00
|
$57.50
BBD115.00
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$42.55
EC$115.00
|
$142.01
BBD284.03
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$75.85
EC$205.00
|
$106.39
BBD212.78
|
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