Cost of living comparison
Nicaragua is 2.7 times more expensive than Afghanistan.
If you lived in Nicaragua instead of Afghanistan, you would:
pay 2.4 times more for restaurants
Afghanistan
|
Nicaragua
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.08
AFN149
|
$4.22
NIO154.99
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.08
AFN293
|
$5.54
NIO203.54
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.46
AFN33
|
$0.91
NIO33.56
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.19
AFN14
|
$0.79
NIO28.92
|
|
pay 3.7 times more for groceries
Afghanistan
|
Nicaragua
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.24
AFN17
|
$1.26
NIO46.37
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.90
AFN136
|
$3.29
NIO120.78
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.27
AFN163
|
$4.46
NIO163.86
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.65
AFN118
|
$1.84
NIO67.81
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.42
AFN102
|
$2.56
NIO94.25
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.27
AFN19
|
$2.61
NIO96.07
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.37
AFN26
|
$0.65
NIO23.75
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.32
AFN23
|
$1.67
NIO61.35
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.25
AFN18
|
$0.58
NIO21.43
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.20
AFN14
|
$1.13
NIO41.50
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.15
AFN11
|
$0.68
NIO24.98
|
|
pay 25.6% less for transportation
Afghanistan
|
Nicaragua
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.85
AFN276
|
$4.88
NIO179.44
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$14.64
AFN1,050
|
$7.00
NIO257.34
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$8,342.32
AFN598,455
|
?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.58
AFN831
|
$5.64
NIO207.28
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for housing
Afghanistan
|
Nicaragua
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$179.88
AFN12,904
|
$59.16
NIO2,174.72
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$96.41
AFN6,916
|
$377.78
NIO13,887.99
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$58.93
AFN4,228
|
$266.67
NIO9,803.29
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$96.91
AFN6,952
|
$58.96
NIO2,167.67
|
|
pay 5.4 times more for childcare
Afghanistan
|
Nicaragua
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$35.24
AFN2,528
|
$125.56
NIO4,615.72
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,385.55
AFN99,396
|
$9,950.00
NIO365,785.24
|
|
pay 98.3% more for entertainment and sports
Afghanistan
|
Nicaragua
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.62
AFN332
|
$1.84
NIO67.51
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.03
AFN74
|
$2.33
NIO85.67
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.80
AFN129
|
$3.03
NIO111.23
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$10.98
AFN788
|
$37.38
NIO1,374.26
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.12
AFN224
|
$6.80
NIO249.89
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for clothing
Afghanistan
|
Nicaragua
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$14.45
AFN1,037
|
$41.25
NIO1,516.45
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$21.98
AFN1,577
|
$40.83
NIO1,501.13
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$35.82
AFN2,569
|
$90.83
NIO3,339.25
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$27.74
AFN1,990
|
$78.88
NIO2,899.63
|
|
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