Cost of living comparison
Virgin Islands is 2.9 times more expensive than Grenada.
If you lived in Virgin Islands instead of Grenada, you would:
pay 2.0 times more for restaurants
|
Grenada
|
Virgin Islands
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.51
EC$20.30
|
$27.00
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.05
EC$21.77
|
$9.64
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.79
EC$4.85
|
$2.99
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.42
EC$3.85
|
$2.24
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for groceries
|
Grenada
|
Virgin Islands
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.43
EC$3.86
|
$6.29
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.60
EC$20.55
|
$8.05
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.00
EC$24.33
|
$9.17
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.42
EC$9.25
|
$6.86
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.41
EC$9.21
|
$11.70
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.48
EC$6.70
|
$5.67
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.79
EC$2.13
|
$2.38
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.01
EC$2.73
|
$2.93
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.17
EC$3.15
|
$4.64
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.89
EC$2.41
|
$1.54
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.80
EC$2.17
|
$2.35
|
|
pay 45.5% more for transportation
|
Grenada
|
Virgin Islands
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.17
EC$13.97
|
$5.01
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$37.55
EC$101.48
|
$100.00
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,828.86
EC$61,696.13
|
$43,166.67
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$142.90
EC$386.20
|
$42.58
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for housing
|
Grenada
|
Virgin Islands
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$42.48
EC$114.81
|
$100.40
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$589.18
EC$1,592.30
|
$1,761.25
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$362.62
EC$980.01
|
$1,274.93
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$140.10
EC$378.64
|
$278.03
|
|
pay 8.2 times more for childcare
|
Grenada
|
Virgin Islands
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$201.91
EC$545.67
|
$991.67
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,492.11
EC$4,032.51
|
$17,100.00
|
|
pay 79.2% more for entertainment and sports
|
Grenada
|
Virgin Islands
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.29
EC$6.18
|
$5.20
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.88
EC$10.49
|
$6.29
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.68
EC$9.95
|
$4.00
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$42.99
EC$116.19
|
$119.50
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.90
EC$26.77
|
$11.88
|
|
pay 30.9% more for clothing
|
Grenada
|
Virgin Islands
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$67.38
EC$182.08
|
$78.12
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$43.97
EC$118.83
|
$62.38
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$59.37
EC$160.46
|
$98.75
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$92.35
EC$249.58
|
$91.67
|
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