Cost of living comparison
Mexico is 11.5% more expensive than Grenada.
If you lived in Mexico instead of Grenada, you would:
pay 18.5% less for restaurants
|
Grenada
|
Mexico
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.33
EC$22.50
|
$8.83
MX$177.31
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.79
EC$23.75
|
$7.25
MX$145.64
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.57
EC$4.25
|
$1.11
MX$22.26
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.25
EC$3.38
|
$0.84
MX$16.78
|
|
pay 29.2% less for groceries
|
Grenada
|
Mexico
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.60
EC$4.33
|
$2.35
MX$47.26
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.32
EC$11.68
|
$3.62
MX$72.72
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$17.86
EC$48.26
|
$5.17
MX$103.91
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.74
EC$10.11
|
$2.18
MX$43.78
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.52
EC$9.52
|
$3.12
MX$62.74
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.48
EC$6.70
|
$1.08
MX$21.75
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.84
EC$2.27
|
$0.57
MX$11.39
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.79
EC$2.13
|
$0.71
MX$14.19
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.34
EC$3.63
|
$0.70
MX$14.03
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$2.32
EC$6.26
|
$0.81
MX$16.20
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.86
EC$2.33
|
$0.73
MX$14.75
|
|
pay 38.5% less for transportation
|
Grenada
|
Mexico
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.27
EC$14.25
|
$4.48
MX$89.97
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$37.00
EC$100.00
|
$26.30
MX$528.17
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,976.41
EC$67,500.00
|
$19,957.31
MX$400,768.65
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$155.41
EC$420.00
|
$15.63
MX$313.81
|
|
pay 27.4% less for housing
|
Grenada
|
Mexico
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$47.49
EC$128.33
|
$26.71
MX$536.42
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$557.56
EC$1,506.84
|
$486.26
MX$9,764.79
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$305.55
EC$825.77
|
$362.30
MX$7,275.41
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$157.57
EC$425.84
|
$44.69
MX$897.39
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for childcare
|
Grenada
|
Mexico
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$55.50
EC$150.00
|
$205.12
MX$4,119.01
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,331.13
EC$6,300.00
|
$4,165.20
MX$83,642.62
|
|
pay 17.9% less for entertainment and sports
|
Grenada
|
Mexico
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.31
EC$6.25
|
$2.16
MX$43.31
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.89
EC$10.50
|
$2.84
MX$57.02
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.70
EC$10.00
|
$3.78
MX$75.98
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.56
EC$93.41
|
$33.67
MX$676.07
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.83
EC$26.58
|
$4.39
MX$88.17
|
|
pay 38.1% more for clothing
|
Grenada
|
Mexico
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$25.90
EC$70.00
|
$45.84
MX$920.55
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$44.40
EC$120.00
|
$36.33
MX$729.53
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$42.55
EC$115.00
|
$82.04
MX$1,647.47
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$75.85
EC$205.00
|
$76.65
MX$1,539.16
|
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