Cost of living comparison
Grenada is 81.3% more expensive than Swaziland.
If you lived in Grenada instead of Swaziland, you would:
pay 2.6 times more for restaurants
|
Swaziland
|
Grenada
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.07
SZL55.95
|
$8.33
EC$22.50
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$2.33
SZL42.48
|
$8.79
EC$23.75
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.93
SZL16.92
|
$1.57
EC$4.25
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.55
SZL10.02
|
$1.25
EC$3.38
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for groceries
|
Swaziland
|
Grenada
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.76
SZL13.83
|
$1.60
EC$4.33
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.86
SZL88.58
|
$4.32
EC$11.68
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.01
SZL73.21
|
$17.86
EC$48.26
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.70
SZL31.08
|
$3.74
EC$10.11
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.97
SZL35.88
|
$3.52
EC$9.52
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.75
SZL13.71
|
$2.48
EC$6.70
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.33
SZL6.11
|
$0.84
EC$2.27
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.43
SZL7.83
|
$0.79
EC$2.13
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.64
SZL11.59
|
$1.34
EC$3.63
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.45
SZL8.26
|
$2.32
EC$6.26
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.53
SZL9.67
|
$0.86
EC$2.33
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for transportation
|
Swaziland
|
Grenada
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.74
SZL86.45
|
$5.27
EC$14.25
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$29.82
SZL543.94
|
$37.00
EC$100.00
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$17,039.98
SZL310,825.52
|
$24,976.41
EC$67,500.00
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$25.84
SZL471.35
|
$155.41
EC$420.00
|
|
pay 89.7% more for housing
|
Swaziland
|
Grenada
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$57.61
SZL1,050.89
|
$47.49
EC$128.33
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$227.20
SZL4,144.34
|
$557.56
EC$1,506.84
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$184.60
SZL3,367.28
|
$305.55
EC$825.77
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$59.36
SZL1,082.81
|
$157.57
EC$425.84
|
|
pay 55.2% less for childcare
|
Swaziland
|
Grenada
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$128.26
SZL2,339.55
|
$55.50
EC$150.00
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,035.74
SZL91,856.77
|
$2,331.13
EC$6,300.00
|
|
pay 76.2% more for entertainment and sports
|
Swaziland
|
Grenada
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.85
SZL33.67
|
$2.31
EC$6.25
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.74
SZL31.77
|
$3.89
EC$10.50
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.56
SZL46.62
|
$3.70
EC$10.00
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$28.40
SZL518.04
|
$34.56
EC$93.41
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.69
SZL67.35
|
$9.83
EC$26.58
|
|
pay 2.8% less for clothing
|
Swaziland
|
Grenada
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$52.17
SZL951.56
|
$25.90
EC$70.00
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$23.67
SZL431.70
|
$44.40
EC$120.00
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$73.84
SZL1,346.91
|
$42.55
EC$115.00
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$80.58
SZL1,469.86
|
$75.85
EC$205.00
|
|
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