Cost of living comparison
Somalia is 40.2% cheaper than Grenada.
If you lived in Somalia instead of Grenada, you would:
pay 56.3% less for restaurants
Grenada
|
Somalia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.51
EC$20.30
|
$2.65
SOS1,513
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.05
EC$21.77
|
$5.33
SOS3,044
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.79
EC$4.85
|
$0.71
SOS407
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.42
EC$3.85
|
$0.48
SOS273
|
|
pay 27.1% less for groceries
Grenada
|
Somalia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.43
EC$3.86
|
$0.97
SOS555
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.60
EC$20.55
|
$1.96
SOS1,118
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.00
EC$24.33
|
$6.37
SOS3,637
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.42
EC$9.25
|
$2.23
SOS1,273
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.41
EC$9.21
|
$2.67
SOS1,525
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.48
EC$6.70
|
$1.73
SOS986
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.79
EC$2.13
|
$0.88
SOS504
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.01
EC$2.73
|
$1.32
SOS751
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.17
EC$3.15
|
$0.54
SOS309
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.89
EC$2.41
|
$0.61
SOS347
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.80
EC$2.17
|
$0.54
SOS309
|
|
pay 47.7% less for transportation
Grenada
|
Somalia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.17
EC$13.97
|
$4.08
SOS2,329
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$37.55
EC$101.48
|
$37.50
SOS21,404
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,828.86
EC$61,696.13
|
$5,750.00
SOS3,282,014
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$142.90
EC$386.20
|
$7.60
SOS4,338
|
|
pay 50.4% less for housing
Grenada
|
Somalia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$42.48
EC$114.81
|
$30.62
SOS17,480
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$589.18
EC$1,592.30
|
$207.78
SOS118,596
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$362.62
EC$980.01
|
$86.25
SOS49,232
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$140.10
EC$378.64
|
$94.31
SOS53,833
|
|
pay 55.5% less for childcare
Grenada
|
Somalia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$201.91
EC$545.67
|
$55.21
SOS31,512
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,492.11
EC$4,032.51
|
$922.50
SOS526,549
|
|
pay 12.0% more for entertainment and sports
Grenada
|
Somalia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.29
EC$6.18
|
$8.50
SOS4,852
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.88
EC$10.49
|
$1.22
SOS698
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.68
EC$9.95
|
$1.34
SOS768
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$42.99
EC$116.19
|
$30.00
SOS17,124
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.90
EC$26.77
|
$5.00
SOS2,854
|
|
pay 56.6% less for clothing
Grenada
|
Somalia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$67.38
EC$182.08
|
$18.61
SOS10,623
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$43.97
EC$118.83
|
$23.11
SOS13,191
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$59.37
EC$160.46
|
$25.89
SOS14,777
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$92.35
EC$249.58
|
$45.78
SOS26,129
|
|
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