Cost of living comparison
Somalia is 1.3% more expensive than Nicaragua.
If you lived in Somalia instead of Nicaragua, you would:
pay 25.5% less for restaurants
Nicaragua
|
Somalia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.22
NIO155.06
|
$2.65
SOS1,513
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.54
NIO203.64
|
$5.33
SOS3,045
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.91
NIO33.57
|
$0.71
SOS408
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.79
NIO28.93
|
$0.48
SOS273
|
|
pay 7.9% less for groceries
Nicaragua
|
Somalia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.26
NIO46.39
|
$0.97
SOS555
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.29
NIO120.84
|
$1.96
SOS1,118
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.46
NIO163.94
|
$6.37
SOS3,638
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.84
NIO67.84
|
$2.23
SOS1,273
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.56
NIO94.30
|
$2.67
SOS1,525
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.61
NIO96.12
|
$1.73
SOS986
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.65
NIO23.76
|
$0.88
SOS504
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.67
NIO61.38
|
$1.32
SOS751
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.58
NIO21.44
|
$0.54
SOS309
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.13
NIO41.52
|
$0.61
SOS347
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.68
NIO24.99
|
$0.54
SOS309
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for transportation
Nicaragua
|
Somalia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.88
NIO179.52
|
$4.08
SOS2,330
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$7.00
NIO257.46
|
$37.50
SOS21,412
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$5,750.00
SOS3,283,126
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.64
NIO207.38
|
$7.60
SOS4,339
|
|
pay 25.2% less for housing
Nicaragua
|
Somalia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$59.16
NIO2,175.76
|
$30.62
SOS17,486
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$377.78
NIO13,894.63
|
$207.78
SOS118,637
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$266.67
NIO9,807.97
|
$86.25
SOS49,249
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$58.96
NIO2,168.70
|
$94.31
SOS53,851
|
|
pay 73.3% less for childcare
Nicaragua
|
Somalia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$125.56
NIO4,617.92
|
$55.21
SOS31,523
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,950.00
NIO365,960.06
|
$922.50
SOS526,728
|
|
pay 42.7% more for entertainment and sports
Nicaragua
|
Somalia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.84
NIO67.54
|
$8.50
SOS4,853
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.33
NIO85.71
|
$1.22
SOS698
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.03
NIO111.29
|
$1.34
SOS768
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.38
NIO1,374.92
|
$30.00
SOS17,129
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.80
NIO250.00
|
$5.00
SOS2,855
|
|
pay 53.0% less for clothing
Nicaragua
|
Somalia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$41.25
NIO1,517.17
|
$18.61
SOS10,627
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.83
NIO1,501.85
|
$23.11
SOS13,196
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.83
NIO3,340.84
|
$25.89
SOS14,782
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$78.88
NIO2,901.02
|
$45.78
SOS26,138
|
|
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