Cost of living comparison
Grenada is 0.3% more expensive than Puerto Rico overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 15.7% less in Grenada
- Groceries
-
pay 0.6% less in Grenada
- Transportation
-
pay 2.7 times more in Grenada
- Housing
-
pay 30.6% less in Grenada
- Childcare
-
pay 81.2% less in Grenada
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 9.3% less in Grenada
- Clothing
-
pay 26.3% less in Grenada
Expenses including childcare, housing, clothing, restaurants, entertainment and sports, and groceries are lower in Grenada. Notably, transportation is significantly more expensive in Grenada.
If you lived in Grenada instead of Puerto Rico, you would:
pay 15.7% less for restaurants
|
Puerto Rico
|
Grenada
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.81
|
$8.33
EC$22.50
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.53
|
$8.79
EC$23.75
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.60
|
$1.57
EC$4.25
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.33
|
$1.25
EC$3.38
|
|
pay 0.6% less for groceries
|
Puerto Rico
|
Grenada
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.14
|
$1.60
EC$4.33
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.23
|
$4.32
EC$11.68
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.64
|
$17.86
EC$48.26
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.96
|
$3.74
EC$10.11
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.79
|
$3.52
EC$9.52
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.16
|
$2.48
EC$6.70
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.10
|
$0.84
EC$2.27
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.37
|
$0.79
EC$2.13
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.18
|
$1.34
EC$3.63
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.53
|
$2.32
EC$6.26
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.14
|
$0.86
EC$2.33
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for transportation
|
Puerto Rico
|
Grenada
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.74
|
$5.27
EC$14.25
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$49.80
|
$37.00
EC$100.00
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,875.00
|
$24,976.41
EC$67,500.00
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$20.18
|
$155.41
EC$420.00
|
|
pay 30.6% less for housing
|
Puerto Rico
|
Grenada
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$59.13
|
$47.49
EC$128.33
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$830.95
|
$557.56
EC$1,506.84
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$536.89
|
$305.55
EC$825.77
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$215.17
|
$157.57
EC$425.84
|
|
pay 81.2% less for childcare
|
Puerto Rico
|
Grenada
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$421.25
|
$55.50
EC$150.00
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,550.00
|
$2,331.13
EC$6,300.00
|
|
pay 9.3% less for entertainment and sports
|
Puerto Rico
|
Grenada
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.72
|
$2.31
EC$6.25
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.36
|
$3.89
EC$10.50
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$10.94
|
$3.70
EC$10.00
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$28.20
|
$34.56
EC$93.41
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.17
|
$9.83
EC$26.58
|
|
pay 26.3% less for clothing
|
Puerto Rico
|
Grenada
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$40.66
|
$25.90
EC$70.00
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$46.06
|
$44.40
EC$120.00
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$77.78
|
$42.55
EC$115.00
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$95.00
|
$75.85
EC$205.00
|
|
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