Cost of living comparison
Nicaragua is 2.2 times more expensive than Lesotho.
If you lived in Nicaragua instead of Lesotho, you would:
pay 59.0% more for restaurants
Lesotho
|
Nicaragua
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant | ?? |
$4.22
NIO154.93
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.94
LSL199.19
|
$5.54
NIO203.47
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.66
LSL11.95
|
$0.91
NIO33.55
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.27
LSL4.98
|
$0.79
NIO28.91
|
|
pay 30.1% more for groceries
Lesotho
|
Nicaragua
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.78
LSL14.14
|
$1.26
NIO46.35
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.55
LSL46.34
|
$3.29
NIO120.74
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.33
LSL60.59
|
$4.46
NIO163.80
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.20
LSL21.83
|
$1.84
NIO67.78
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.97
LSL53.97
|
$2.56
NIO94.22
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.88
LSL16.04
|
$2.61
NIO96.04
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.96
LSL17.54
|
$0.65
NIO23.74
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.30
LSL23.61
|
$1.67
NIO61.33
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.11
LSL20.24
|
$0.58
NIO21.42
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.78
LSL14.17
|
$1.13
NIO41.49
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.89
LSL16.19
|
$0.68
NIO24.97
|
|
pay 19.9% less for transportation
Lesotho
|
Nicaragua
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.43
LSL80.64
|
$4.88
NIO179.38
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$27.24
LSL495.73
|
$7.00
NIO257.25
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,066.76
LSL347,009.53
|
?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.39
LSL98.15
|
$5.64
NIO207.21
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for housing
Lesotho
|
Nicaragua
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$21.79
LSL396.58
|
$59.16
NIO2,173.99
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$190.67
LSL3,470.10
|
$377.78
NIO13,883.33
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$95.33
LSL1,735.05
|
$266.67
NIO9,800.00
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$58.96
NIO2,166.94
|
|
pay 6.9 times more for childcare
Lesotho
|
Nicaragua
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$28.15
LSL512.25
|
$125.56
NIO4,614.17
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,071.37
LSL19,498.63
|
$9,950.00
NIO365,662.50
|
|
pay 59.6% more for entertainment and sports
Lesotho
|
Nicaragua
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.82
LSL14.94
|
$1.84
NIO67.49
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.37
LSL24.90
|
$2.33
NIO85.64
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.63
LSL84.27
|
$3.03
NIO111.20
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$20.88
LSL380.06
|
$37.38
NIO1,373.80
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$6.80
NIO249.80
|
|
pay 9.9% less for clothing
Lesotho
|
Nicaragua
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$40.86
LSL743.59
|
$41.25
NIO1,515.94
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.13
LSL694.02
|
$40.83
NIO1,500.62
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$96.24
LSL1,751.57
|
$90.83
NIO3,338.12
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$136.19
LSL2,478.64
|
$78.88
NIO2,898.66
|
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