Cost of living comparison

Grenada

compared to

Costa Rica

Costa Rica vs. Grenada Cost of Living Summary

Costa Rica is 2.0 times more expensive than Grenada overall.

Restaurants: pay 16.9% more in Costa Rica
Groceries: pay 4.6% less in Costa Rica
Transportation: pay 2.6% less in Costa Rica
Housing: pay 16.0% more in Costa Rica
Childcare: pay 7.0 times more in Costa Rica
Entertainment and Sports: pay 19.1% more in Costa Rica
Clothing: pay 85.0% more in Costa Rica

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

Costa Rica vs. Grenada Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 16.9% more for restaurants

	Grenada	Costa Rica
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$8.33 EC$22.50	$9.75 CRC4,870.79	+17.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.79 EC$23.75	$9.08 CRC4,538.01	+3.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.57 EC$4.25	$2.01 CRC1,004.69	+27.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.25 EC$3.38	$1.49 CRC745.33	+19.4%
Average			+16.9%

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pay 4.6% less for groceries

	Grenada	Costa Rica
Bread 1 loaf	$1.60 EC$4.33	$2.53 CRC1,265.34	+57.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.32 EC$11.68	$3.76 CRC1,880.24	-13.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$17.86 EC$48.26	$6.98 CRC3,485.87	-60.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.74 EC$10.11	$3.21 CRC1,605.14	-14.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.52 EC$9.52	$3.97 CRC1,984.26	+12.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.48 EC$6.70	$1.79 CRC894.15	-27.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.84 EC$2.27	$0.62 CRC308.26	-26.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.79 EC$2.13	$1.22 CRC607.84	+54.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.34 EC$3.63	$1.22 CRC610.46	-9.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$2.32 EC$6.26	$1.09 CRC546.82	-52.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.86 EC$2.33	$1.11 CRC556.53	+29.2%
Average			-4.6%

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pay 2.6% less for transportation

	Grenada	Costa Rica
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.27 EC$14.25	$5.63 CRC2,811.83	+6.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$37.00 EC$100.00	$49.00 CRC24,484.83	+32.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$24,976.41 EC$67,500.00	$35,063.37 CRC17,521,201.52	+40.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$155.41 EC$420.00	$15.62 CRC7,806.44	-89.9%
Average			-2.6%

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pay 16.0% more for housing

	Grenada	Costa Rica
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$47.49 EC$128.33	$48.50 CRC24,235.71	+2.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$557.56 EC$1,506.84	$778.04 CRC388,786.19	+39.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$305.55 EC$825.77	$547.50 CRC273,587.94	+79.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$157.57 EC$425.84	$68.26 CRC34,108.45	-56.7%
Average			+16.0%

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pay 7.0 times more for childcare

	Grenada	Costa Rica
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$55.50 EC$150.00	$519.07 CRC259,378.58	+835.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$2,331.13 EC$6,300.00	$10,987.74 CRC5,490,586.13	+371.3%
Average			+603.2%

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pay 19.1% more for entertainment and sports

	Grenada	Costa Rica
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.31 EC$6.25	$2.73 CRC1,362.76	+17.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.89 EC$10.50	$3.65 CRC1,826.03	-5.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.70 EC$10.00	$4.58 CRC2,289.78	+23.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$34.56 EC$93.41	$59.46 CRC29,712.51	+72.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$9.83 EC$26.58	$8.63 CRC4,310.38	-12.3%
Average			+19.1%

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pay 85.0% more for clothing

	Grenada	Costa Rica
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$25.90 EC$70.00	$65.32 CRC32,642.29	+152.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$44.40 EC$120.00	$44.54 CRC22,256.86	+0.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$42.55 EC$115.00	$110.39 CRC55,159.76	+159.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$75.85 EC$205.00	$97.22 CRC48,579.36	+28.2%
Average			+85.0%

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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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