Cost of living comparison
Nicaragua is 30.1% cheaper than Saint Kitts and Nevis.
If you lived in Nicaragua instead of Saint Kitts and Nevis, you would:
pay 65.5% less for restaurants
Saint Kitts and Nevis
|
Nicaragua
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$22.20
EC$60.00
|
$4.22
NIO155.06
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$13.98
EC$37.77
|
$5.54
NIO203.64
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.04
EC$5.50
|
$0.91
NIO33.57
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.28
EC$6.17
|
$0.79
NIO28.93
|
|
pay 2.6% more for groceries
Saint Kitts and Nevis
|
Nicaragua
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$4.07
EC$10.99
|
$1.26
NIO46.39
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.51
EC$14.88
|
$3.29
NIO120.84
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$12.19
EC$32.94
|
$4.46
NIO163.94
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.99
EC$16.20
|
$1.84
NIO67.84
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.63
EC$15.21
|
$2.56
NIO94.30
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.01
EC$2.72
|
$2.61
NIO96.12
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.11
EC$3.00
|
$0.65
NIO23.76
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.84
EC$2.27
|
$1.67
NIO61.38
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.66
EC$1.79
|
$0.58
NIO21.44
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.50
EC$1.36
|
$1.13
NIO41.52
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.71
EC$1.93
|
$0.68
NIO24.99
|
|
pay (unknown) more for transportation
Saint Kitts and Nevis
|
Nicaragua
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) | ?? |
$4.88
NIO179.52
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$7.00
NIO257.46
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? | ?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$5.64
NIO207.38
|
pay 34.5% less for housing
Saint Kitts and Nevis
|
Nicaragua
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
?? |
$59.16
NIO2,175.76
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$700.00
EC$1,891.78
|
$377.78
NIO13,894.63
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center | ?? |
$266.67
NIO9,807.97
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$76.47
EC$206.67
|
$58.96
NIO2,168.70
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Saint Kitts and Nevis
|
Nicaragua
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$125.56
NIO4,617.92
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$9,950.00
NIO365,960.06
|
pay 22.9% less for entertainment and sports
Saint Kitts and Nevis
|
Nicaragua
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.22
EC$6.00
|
$1.84
NIO67.54
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.70
EC$10.00
|
$2.33
NIO85.71
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.55
EC$15.00
|
$3.03
NIO111.29
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym | ?? |
$37.38
NIO1,374.92
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.29
EC$17.00
|
$6.80
NIO250.00
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Saint Kitts and Nevis
|
Nicaragua
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$41.25
NIO1,517.17
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$40.83
NIO1,501.85
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$90.83
NIO3,340.84
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$78.88
NIO2,901.02
|
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