Cost of living comparison
Nicaragua is 18.1% more expensive than Guinea-Bissau.
If you lived in Nicaragua instead of Guinea-Bissau, you would:
pay 29.2% more for restaurants
Guinea-Bissau
|
Nicaragua
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.35
F CFA2,040
|
$4.65
NIO171.08
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$2.27
F CFA1,379
|
$5.71
NIO210.04
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.23
F CFA749
|
$0.82
NIO30.14
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.45
F CFA885
|
$0.86
NIO31.64
|
|
pay 49.5% more for groceries
Guinea-Bissau
|
Nicaragua
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.59
F CFA358
|
$1.25
NIO46.06
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$1.74
NIO63.97
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.34
F CFA3,861
|
$3.94
NIO144.77
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.18
F CFA1,938
|
$1.81
NIO66.75
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.91
F CFA1,774
|
$2.36
NIO86.98
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.05
F CFA636
|
$2.58
NIO95.05
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.80
F CFA486
|
$0.53
NIO19.31
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.48
F CFA289
|
$1.39
NIO51.04
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.14
F CFA694
|
$0.62
NIO22.77
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.36
F CFA220
|
$0.80
NIO29.27
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.38
F CFA231
|
$0.77
NIO28.29
|
|
pay 0.1% less for transportation
Guinea-Bissau
|
Nicaragua
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.64
F CFA2,821
|
$4.74
NIO174.26
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$7.00
NIO257.46
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$16,668.72
NIO613,073.96
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.12
F CFA4,335
|
$6.95
NIO255.48
|
|
pay 5.3% more for housing
Guinea-Bissau
|
Nicaragua
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
?? |
$71.08
NIO2,614.38
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$445.17
F CFA270,912
|
$341.07
NIO12,544.58
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$231.30
F CFA140,758
|
$278.89
NIO10,257.51
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$45.32
F CFA27,579
|
$53.79
NIO1,978.26
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Guinea-Bissau
|
Nicaragua
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$113.32
NIO4,167.79
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$4,387.37
NIO161,367.21
|
pay 73.7% more for entertainment and sports
Guinea-Bissau
|
Nicaragua
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.92
F CFA562
|
$2.07
NIO76.18
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.10
F CFA1,275
|
$2.19
NIO80.63
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.68
F CFA1,020
|
$3.06
NIO112.61
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$58.66
F CFA35,701
|
$30.79
NIO1,132.35
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$1.68
F CFA1,020
|
$5.10
NIO187.63
|
|
pay 49.3% less for clothing
Guinea-Bissau
|
Nicaragua
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$92.19
F CFA56,101
|
$33.90
NIO1,246.93
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$58.66
F CFA35,701
|
$34.04
NIO1,251.81
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$83.81
F CFA51,001
|
$48.18
NIO1,771.98
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$108.95
F CFA66,301
|
$55.00
NIO2,022.79
|
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