Cost of living comparison
Nicaragua is 35.2% more expensive than Liberia.
If you lived in Nicaragua instead of Liberia, you would:
pay 54.3% less for restaurants
Liberia
|
Nicaragua
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.00
LRD1,935.00
|
$4.22
NIO154.93
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.00
LRD1,935.00
|
$5.54
NIO203.47
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.70
LRD328.95
|
$0.91
NIO33.55
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.50
LRD483.75
|
$0.79
NIO28.91
|
|
pay 27.5% less for groceries
Liberia
|
Nicaragua
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.56
LRD302.17
|
$1.26
NIO46.35
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.91
LRD1,142.69
|
$3.29
NIO120.74
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.71
LRD1,105.15
|
$4.46
NIO163.80
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.93
LRD761.42
|
$1.84
NIO67.78
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.09
LRD791.35
|
$2.56
NIO94.22
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.95
LRD184.52
|
$2.61
NIO96.04
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$3.33
LRD644.08
|
$0.65
NIO23.74
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$4.27
LRD826.53
|
$1.67
NIO61.33
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$4.18
LRD808.91
|
$0.58
NIO21.42
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.03
LRD199.28
|
$1.13
NIO41.49
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$4.00
LRD774.00
|
$0.68
NIO24.97
|
|
pay 19.9% less for transportation
Liberia
|
Nicaragua
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.22
LRD815.63
|
$4.88
NIO179.38
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$7.00
NIO257.25
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$5,069.87
LRD981,020.29
|
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Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.69
LRD2,455.89
|
$5.64
NIO207.21
|
|
pay 11.2% more for housing
Liberia
|
Nicaragua
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$93.25
LRD18,043.86
|
$59.16
NIO2,173.99
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$666.67
LRD128,999.98
|
$377.78
NIO13,883.33
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$90.00
LRD17,415.00
|
$266.67
NIO9,800.00
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$208.46
LRD40,336.44
|
$58.96
NIO2,166.94
|
|
pay 4.2 times more for childcare
Liberia
|
Nicaragua
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$74.33
LRD14,382.99
|
$125.56
NIO4,614.17
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,500.00
LRD290,249.95
|
$9,950.00
NIO365,662.50
|
|
pay 34.5% less for entertainment and sports
Liberia
|
Nicaragua
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.50
LRD483.75
|
$1.84
NIO67.49
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.12
LRD604.69
|
$2.33
NIO85.64
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.00
LRD967.50
|
$3.03
NIO111.20
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$76.25
LRD14,754.37
|
$37.38
NIO1,373.80
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.75
LRD1,886.58
|
$6.80
NIO249.80
|
|
pay 55.3% more for clothing
Liberia
|
Nicaragua
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$18.41
LRD3,562.80
|
$41.25
NIO1,515.94
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.75
LRD6,530.62
|
$40.83
NIO1,500.62
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$56.25
LRD10,884.37
|
$90.83
NIO3,338.12
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$68.75
LRD13,303.12
|
$78.88
NIO2,898.66
|
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