Cost of living comparison
Nicaragua is 18.4% cheaper than Saint Vincent and the Grenadines.
If you lived in Nicaragua instead of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, you would:
pay 52.5% less for restaurants
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
|
Nicaragua
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.25
EC$25.00
|
$4.22
NIO154.93
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.18
EC$27.50
|
$5.54
NIO203.47
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.85
EC$5.00
|
$0.91
NIO33.55
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.94
EC$5.25
|
$0.79
NIO28.91
|
|
pay 41.8% less for groceries
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
|
Nicaragua
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.91
EC$5.17
|
$1.26
NIO46.35
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.24
EC$22.26
|
$3.29
NIO120.74
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$11.67
EC$31.55
|
$4.46
NIO163.80
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.84
EC$10.37
|
$1.84
NIO67.78
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.44
EC$6.60
|
$2.56
NIO94.22
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$3.18
EC$8.59
|
$2.61
NIO96.04
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.92
EC$2.48
|
$0.65
NIO23.74
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$4.47
EC$12.07
|
$1.67
NIO61.33
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.02
EC$5.45
|
$0.58
NIO21.42
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.60
EC$4.31
|
$1.13
NIO41.49
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.26
EC$3.40
|
$0.68
NIO24.97
|
|
pay 67.9% less for transportation
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
|
Nicaragua
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.88
EC$21.28
|
$4.88
NIO179.38
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$59.20
EC$160.00
|
$7.00
NIO257.25
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,376.83
EC$87,500.00
|
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Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$24.98
EC$67.50
|
$5.64
NIO207.21
|
|
pay 4.9% less for housing
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
|
Nicaragua
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$51.80
EC$140.00
|
$59.16
NIO2,173.99
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$425.52
EC$1,150.00
|
$377.78
NIO13,883.33
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$314.52
EC$850.00
|
$266.67
NIO9,800.00
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$63.67
EC$172.06
|
$58.96
NIO2,166.94
|
|
pay 91.8% more for childcare
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
|
Nicaragua
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$148.01
EC$400.00
|
$125.56
NIO4,614.17
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,330.19
EC$9,000.00
|
$9,950.00
NIO365,662.50
|
|
pay 20.1% less for entertainment and sports
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
|
Nicaragua
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.22
EC$6.00
|
$1.84
NIO67.49
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.71
EC$7.33
|
$2.33
NIO85.64
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.44
EC$12.00
|
$3.03
NIO111.20
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$64.75
EC$175.00
|
$37.38
NIO1,373.80
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.48
EC$17.50
|
$6.80
NIO249.80
|
|
pay 33.5% less for clothing
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
|
Nicaragua
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$82.64
EC$223.33
|
$41.25
NIO1,515.94
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$83.25
EC$225.00
|
$40.83
NIO1,500.62
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$98.67
EC$266.67
|
$90.83
NIO3,338.12
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$104.84
EC$283.33
|
$78.88
NIO2,898.66
|
|
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