Cost of living comparison
Grenada is 2.8 times more expensive than Somalia.
If you lived in Grenada instead of Somalia, you would:
pay 2.4 times more for restaurants
|
Somalia
|
Grenada
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.65
SOS1,514
|
$8.33
EC$22.50
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.67
SOS2,667
|
$8.79
EC$23.75
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.81
SOS462
|
$1.57
EC$4.25
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.51
SOS292
|
$1.25
EC$3.38
|
|
pay 89.0% more for groceries
|
Somalia
|
Grenada
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.97
SOS556
|
$1.60
EC$4.33
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.96
SOS1,119
|
$4.32
EC$11.68
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.93
SOS3,389
|
$17.86
EC$48.26
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.21
SOS1,262
|
$3.74
EC$10.11
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.67
SOS1,527
|
$3.52
EC$9.52
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.73
SOS987
|
$2.48
EC$6.70
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.88
SOS505
|
$0.84
EC$2.27
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.32
SOS752
|
$0.79
EC$2.13
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.54
SOS311
|
$1.34
EC$3.63
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.60
SOS343
|
$2.32
EC$6.26
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.54
SOS310
|
$0.86
EC$2.33
|
|
pay 7.0 times more for transportation
|
Somalia
|
Grenada
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.12
SOS2,356
|
$5.27
EC$14.25
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$25.00
SOS14,288
|
$37.00
EC$100.00
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$5,750.00
SOS3,286,125
|
$24,976.41
EC$67,500.00
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.43
SOS4,248
|
$155.41
EC$420.00
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for housing
|
Somalia
|
Grenada
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$30.62
SOS17,502
|
$47.49
EC$128.33
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$160.00
SOS91,440
|
$557.56
EC$1,506.84
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$93.33
SOS53,340
|
$305.55
EC$825.77
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$94.31
SOS53,900
|
$157.57
EC$425.84
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for childcare
|
Somalia
|
Grenada
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$55.21
SOS31,552
|
$55.50
EC$150.00
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$742.50
SOS424,339
|
$2,331.13
EC$6,300.00
|
|
pay 86.9% more for entertainment and sports
|
Somalia
|
Grenada
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.00
SOS4,000
|
$2.31
EC$6.25
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.24
SOS706
|
$3.89
EC$10.50
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.34
SOS769
|
$3.70
EC$10.00
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$30.00
SOS17,145
|
$34.56
EC$93.41
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.00
SOS2,858
|
$9.83
EC$26.58
|
|
pay 65.3% more for clothing
|
Somalia
|
Grenada
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$18.61
SOS10,636
|
$25.90
EC$70.00
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$23.11
SOS13,208
|
$44.40
EC$120.00
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$25.89
SOS14,796
|
$42.55
EC$115.00
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$45.78
SOS26,162
|
$75.85
EC$205.00
|
|
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