Cost of living comparison
Nicaragua is 2.3 times more expensive than Gambia.
If you lived in Nicaragua instead of Gambia, you would:
pay 73.4% more for restaurants
Gambia
|
Nicaragua
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.61
GMD108.96
|
$4.65
NIO171.08
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.63
GMD381.37
|
$5.71
NIO210.04
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.69
GMD46.61
|
$0.82
NIO30.14
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.47
GMD31.78
|
$0.86
NIO31.64
|
|
pay 55.6% more for groceries
Gambia
|
Nicaragua
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.50
GMD34.05
|
$1.25
NIO46.06
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.87
GMD194.40
|
$1.74
NIO63.97
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.48
GMD303.51
|
$3.94
NIO144.77
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.52
GMD102.77
|
$1.81
NIO66.75
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.51
GMD102.03
|
$2.36
NIO86.98
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.87
GMD58.89
|
$2.58
NIO95.05
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.68
GMD45.87
|
$0.53
NIO19.31
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.90
GMD61.16
|
$1.39
NIO51.04
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.56
GMD37.95
|
$0.62
NIO22.77
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.43
GMD28.84
|
$0.80
NIO29.27
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.37
GMD24.80
|
$0.77
NIO28.29
|
|
pay 3.1 times more for transportation
Gambia
|
Nicaragua
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.47
GMD235.34
|
$4.74
NIO174.26
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$20.90
GMD1,416.52
|
$7.00
NIO257.46
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$2,170.42
GMD147,100.08
|
$16,668.72
NIO613,073.96
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$6.95
NIO255.48
|
|
pay 73.3% more for housing
Gambia
|
Nicaragua
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$112.54
GMD7,627.41
|
$71.08
NIO2,614.38
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$192.93
GMD13,075.56
|
$341.07
NIO12,544.58
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$100.51
GMD6,812.21
|
$278.89
NIO10,257.51
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$30.62
GMD2,075.16
|
$53.79
NIO1,978.26
|
|
pay 4.4 times more for childcare
Gambia
|
Nicaragua
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$37.51
GMD2,542.47
|
$113.32
NIO4,167.79
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$750.27
GMD50,849.41
|
$4,387.37
NIO161,367.21
|
|
pay 47.0% more for entertainment and sports
Gambia
|
Nicaragua
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.61
GMD108.96
|
$2.07
NIO76.18
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.74
GMD118.04
|
$2.19
NIO80.63
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.23
GMD83.54
|
$3.06
NIO112.61
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$32.15
GMD2,179.26
|
$30.79
NIO1,132.35
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.75
GMD254.25
|
$5.10
NIO187.63
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for clothing
Gambia
|
Nicaragua
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$6.97
GMD472.17
|
$33.90
NIO1,246.93
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$26.80
GMD1,816.05
|
$34.04
NIO1,251.81
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$48.23
GMD3,268.89
|
$48.18
NIO1,771.98
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$31.62
GMD2,142.94
|
$55.00
NIO2,022.79
|
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