Cost of living comparison
Nicaragua is 36.0% more expensive than Rwanda.
If you lived in Nicaragua instead of Rwanda, you would:
pay 18.2% more for restaurants
Rwanda
|
Nicaragua
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.58
RWF4,636
|
$4.22
NIO155.06
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.57
RWF8,521
|
$5.54
NIO203.64
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.77
RWF1,002
|
$0.91
NIO33.57
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.52
RWF668
|
$0.79
NIO28.93
|
|
pay 79.1% more for groceries
Rwanda
|
Nicaragua
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.05
RWF1,365
|
$1.26
NIO46.39
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.51
RWF3,258
|
$3.29
NIO120.84
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.00
RWF3,894
|
$4.46
NIO163.94
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.63
RWF2,109
|
$1.84
NIO67.84
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.26
RWF2,930
|
$2.56
NIO94.30
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.53
RWF1,981
|
$2.61
NIO96.12
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.49
RWF631
|
$0.65
NIO23.76
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.90
RWF1,165
|
$1.67
NIO61.38
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.50
RWF648
|
$0.58
NIO21.44
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.22
RWF290
|
$1.13
NIO41.52
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.29
RWF377
|
$0.68
NIO24.99
|
|
pay 37.8% less for transportation
Rwanda
|
Nicaragua
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.70
RWF6,091
|
$4.88
NIO179.52
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$20.49
RWF26,564
|
$7.00
NIO257.46
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,032.66
RWF28,568,869
|
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Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.60
RWF15,036
|
$5.64
NIO207.38
|
|
pay 40.4% more for housing
Rwanda
|
Nicaragua
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$27.64
RWF35,836
|
$59.16
NIO2,175.76
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$508.02
RWF658,731
|
$377.78
NIO13,894.63
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$309.23
RWF400,967
|
$266.67
NIO9,807.97
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$31.53
RWF40,883
|
$58.96
NIO2,168.70
|
|
pay 25.1% less for childcare
Rwanda
|
Nicaragua
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$238.37
RWF309,078
|
$125.56
NIO4,617.92
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,243.25
RWF13,282,018
|
$9,950.00
NIO365,960.06
|
|
pay 52.1% more for entertainment and sports
Rwanda
|
Nicaragua
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.16
RWF1,504
|
$1.84
NIO67.54
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.22
RWF2,882
|
$2.33
NIO85.71
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.93
RWF2,506
|
$3.03
NIO111.29
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$30.92
RWF40,097
|
$37.38
NIO1,374.92
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.09
RWF4,010
|
$6.80
NIO250.00
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for clothing
Rwanda
|
Nicaragua
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$21.26
RWF27,566
|
$41.25
NIO1,517.17
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$25.12
RWF32,579
|
$40.83
NIO1,501.85
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$28.02
RWF36,338
|
$90.83
NIO3,340.84
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$35.75
RWF46,362
|
$78.88
NIO2,901.02
|
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