Cost of living comparison
Grenada is 2.8 times more expensive than Somalia.
If you lived in Grenada instead of Somalia, you would:
pay 2.5 times more for restaurants
|
Somalia
|
Grenada
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.65
SOS1,513
|
$7.51
EC$20.30
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.33
SOS3,044
|
$8.05
EC$21.77
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.71
SOS407
|
$1.79
EC$4.85
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.48
SOS273
|
$1.42
EC$3.85
|
|
pay 61.5% more for groceries
|
Somalia
|
Grenada
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.97
SOS555
|
$1.43
EC$3.86
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.96
SOS1,118
|
$7.60
EC$20.55
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.37
SOS3,637
|
$9.00
EC$24.33
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.23
SOS1,273
|
$3.42
EC$9.25
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.67
SOS1,525
|
$3.41
EC$9.21
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.73
SOS986
|
$2.48
EC$6.70
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.88
SOS504
|
$0.79
EC$2.13
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.32
SOS751
|
$1.01
EC$2.73
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.54
SOS309
|
$1.17
EC$3.15
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.61
SOS347
|
$0.89
EC$2.41
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.54
SOS309
|
$0.80
EC$2.17
|
|
pay 6.3 times more for transportation
|
Somalia
|
Grenada
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.08
SOS2,329
|
$5.17
EC$13.97
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$37.50
SOS21,404
|
$37.55
EC$101.48
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$5,750.00
SOS3,282,014
|
$22,828.86
EC$61,696.13
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.60
SOS4,338
|
$142.90
EC$386.20
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for housing
|
Somalia
|
Grenada
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$30.62
SOS17,480
|
$42.48
EC$114.81
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$207.78
SOS118,596
|
$589.18
EC$1,592.30
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$86.25
SOS49,232
|
$362.62
EC$980.01
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$94.31
SOS53,833
|
$140.10
EC$378.64
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for childcare
|
Somalia
|
Grenada
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$55.21
SOS31,512
|
$201.91
EC$545.67
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$922.50
SOS526,549
|
$1,492.11
EC$4,032.51
|
|
pay 91.9% more for entertainment and sports
|
Somalia
|
Grenada
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$8.50
SOS4,852
|
$2.29
EC$6.18
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.22
SOS698
|
$3.88
EC$10.49
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.34
SOS768
|
$3.68
EC$9.95
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$30.00
SOS17,124
|
$42.99
EC$116.19
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.00
SOS2,854
|
$9.90
EC$26.77
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for clothing
|
Somalia
|
Grenada
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$18.61
SOS10,623
|
$67.38
EC$182.08
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$23.11
SOS13,191
|
$43.97
EC$118.83
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$25.89
SOS14,777
|
$59.37
EC$160.46
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$45.78
SOS26,129
|
$92.35
EC$249.58
|
|
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