Cost of living comparison
Grenada is 2.7 times more expensive than Sierra Leone.
If you lived in Grenada instead of Sierra Leone, you would:
pay 55.1% more for restaurants
|
Sierra Leone
|
Grenada
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.00
SLL62,908
|
$7.51
EC$20.30
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.00
SLL209,695
|
$8.05
EC$21.77
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.30
SLL27,260
|
$1.79
EC$4.85
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.94
SLL19,711
|
$1.42
EC$3.85
|
|
pay 29.1% more for groceries
|
Sierra Leone
|
Grenada
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.50
SLL10,485
|
$1.43
EC$3.86
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$7.60
EC$20.55
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.57
SLL158,756
|
$9.00
EC$24.33
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.95
SLL40,891
|
$3.42
EC$9.25
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.40
SLL71,337
|
$3.41
EC$9.21
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.81
SLL38,046
|
$2.48
EC$6.70
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.91
SLL19,023
|
$0.79
EC$2.13
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.01
EC$2.73
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.27
SLL47,558
|
$1.17
EC$3.15
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.91
SLL19,023
|
$0.89
EC$2.41
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.74
SLL15,488
|
$0.80
EC$2.17
|
|
pay 5.4 times more for transportation
|
Sierra Leone
|
Grenada
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.83
SLL101,357
|
$5.17
EC$13.97
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$37.55
EC$101.48
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$12,000.00
SLL251,634,000
|
$22,828.86
EC$61,696.13
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.75
SLL225,422
|
$142.90
EC$386.20
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for housing
|
Sierra Leone
|
Grenada
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$100.00
SLL2,096,950
|
$42.48
EC$114.81
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,200.00
SLL25,163,400
|
$589.18
EC$1,592.30
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$50.00
SLL1,048,475
|
$362.62
EC$980.01
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$110.40
SLL2,314,990
|
$140.10
EC$378.64
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Sierra Leone
|
Grenada
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$201.91
EC$545.67
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$1,492.11
EC$4,032.51
|
pay 46.1% more for entertainment and sports
|
Sierra Leone
|
Grenada
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.50
SLL31,454
|
$2.29
EC$6.18
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.74
SLL36,435
|
$3.88
EC$10.49
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.00
SLL62,908
|
$3.68
EC$9.95
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$50.00
SLL1,048,475
|
$42.99
EC$116.19
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$9.90
EC$26.77
|
|
pay 4.3 times more for clothing
|
Sierra Leone
|
Grenada
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$10.00
SLL209,695
|
$67.38
EC$182.08
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$8.00
SLL167,756
|
$43.97
EC$118.83
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$20.00
SLL419,390
|
$59.37
EC$160.46
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$50.00
SLL1,048,475
|
$92.35
EC$249.58
|
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