Cost of living comparison
Grenada is 73.3% more expensive than Taiwan.
If you lived in Grenada instead of Taiwan, you would:
pay 87.9% more for restaurants
|
Taiwan
|
Grenada
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.21
NT$136.59
|
$8.33
EC$22.50
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.80
NT$155.92
|
$8.79
EC$23.75
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.95
NT$30.78
|
$1.57
EC$4.25
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.61
NT$19.81
|
$1.25
EC$3.38
|
|
pay 15.6% more for groceries
|
Taiwan
|
Grenada
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.76
NT$57.21
|
$1.60
EC$4.33
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.11
NT$230.98
|
$4.32
EC$11.68
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$11.33
NT$367.92
|
$17.86
EC$48.26
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.53
NT$82.26
|
$3.74
EC$10.11
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.21
NT$104.23
|
$3.52
EC$9.52
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.77
NT$57.54
|
$2.48
EC$6.70
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.80
NT$25.94
|
$0.84
EC$2.27
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.10
NT$35.60
|
$0.79
EC$2.13
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.27
NT$41.14
|
$1.34
EC$3.63
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.21
NT$39.23
|
$2.32
EC$6.26
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.96
NT$31.07
|
$0.86
EC$2.33
|
|
pay 5.0 times more for transportation
|
Taiwan
|
Grenada
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.59
NT$116.58
|
$5.27
EC$14.25
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$37.87
NT$1,229.91
|
$37.00
EC$100.00
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,524.98
NT$1,088,784.08
|
$24,976.41
EC$67,500.00
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.35
NT$303.54
|
$155.41
EC$420.00
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for housing
|
Taiwan
|
Grenada
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$18.76
NT$609.32
|
$47.49
EC$128.33
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$386.89
NT$12,565.06
|
$557.56
EC$1,506.84
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$269.95
NT$8,767.08
|
$305.55
EC$825.77
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$54.00
NT$1,753.80
|
$157.57
EC$425.84
|
|
pay 86.1% less for childcare
|
Taiwan
|
Grenada
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$472.11
NT$15,332.58
|
$55.50
EC$150.00
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$14,471.45
NT$469,986.34
|
$2,331.13
EC$6,300.00
|
|
pay 15.1% more for entertainment and sports
|
Taiwan
|
Grenada
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.82
NT$59.13
|
$2.31
EC$6.25
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.59
NT$84.13
|
$3.89
EC$10.50
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.00
NT$129.81
|
$3.70
EC$10.00
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.52
NT$1,121.09
|
$34.56
EC$93.41
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.29
NT$301.58
|
$9.83
EC$26.58
|
|
pay 15.7% less for clothing
|
Taiwan
|
Grenada
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$63.92
NT$2,076.03
|
$25.90
EC$70.00
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$28.11
NT$912.97
|
$44.40
EC$120.00
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$76.13
NT$2,472.43
|
$42.55
EC$115.00
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$91.74
NT$2,979.32
|
$75.85
EC$205.00
|
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