Cost of living comparison
Grenada is 2.4 times more expensive than Sierra Leone.
If you lived in Grenada instead of Sierra Leone, you would:
pay 64.7% more for restaurants
|
Sierra Leone
|
Grenada
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.00
SLL62,908
|
$8.33
EC$22.50
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.00
SLL209,695
|
$8.79
EC$23.75
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.03
SLL21,591
|
$1.57
EC$4.25
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.89
SLL18,596
|
$1.25
EC$3.38
|
|
pay 68.1% more for groceries
|
Sierra Leone
|
Grenada
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.50
SLL10,485
|
$1.60
EC$4.33
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$4.32
EC$11.68
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.57
SLL158,756
|
$17.86
EC$48.26
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.95
SLL40,891
|
$3.74
EC$10.11
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.40
SLL71,337
|
$3.52
EC$9.52
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.81
SLL38,046
|
$2.48
EC$6.70
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.91
SLL19,023
|
$0.84
EC$2.27
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.79
EC$2.13
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.27
SLL47,558
|
$1.34
EC$3.63
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.91
SLL19,023
|
$2.32
EC$6.26
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.74
SLL15,488
|
$0.86
EC$2.33
|
|
pay 5.9 times more for transportation
|
Sierra Leone
|
Grenada
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.83
SLL101,357
|
$5.27
EC$14.25
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$37.00
EC$100.00
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$12,000.00
SLL251,634,000
|
$24,976.41
EC$67,500.00
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.75
SLL225,422
|
$155.41
EC$420.00
|
|
pay 34.4% less for housing
|
Sierra Leone
|
Grenada
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$100.00
SLL2,096,950
|
$47.49
EC$128.33
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,361.67
SLL28,553,469
|
$557.56
EC$1,506.84
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$978.33
SLL20,515,161
|
$305.55
EC$825.77
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$110.40
SLL2,314,990
|
$157.57
EC$425.84
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Sierra Leone
|
Grenada
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$55.50
EC$150.00
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$2,331.13
EC$6,300.00
|
pay 42.5% more for entertainment and sports
|
Sierra Leone
|
Grenada
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.50
SLL31,454
|
$2.31
EC$6.25
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.74
SLL36,435
|
$3.89
EC$10.50
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.00
SLL62,908
|
$3.70
EC$10.00
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$50.00
SLL1,048,475
|
$34.56
EC$93.41
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$9.83
EC$26.58
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for clothing
|
Sierra Leone
|
Grenada
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$10.00
SLL209,695
|
$25.90
EC$70.00
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$8.00
SLL167,756
|
$44.40
EC$120.00
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$20.00
SLL419,390
|
$42.55
EC$115.00
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$50.00
SLL1,048,475
|
$75.85
EC$205.00
|
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