Cost of living comparison
Nicaragua is 77.8% more expensive than Sierra Leone.
If you lived in Nicaragua instead of Sierra Leone, you would:
pay 12.1% less for restaurants
Sierra Leone
|
Nicaragua
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.84
SLL80,480
|
$4.65
NIO172.13
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.00
SLL209,695
|
$5.71
NIO211.33
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.00
SLL20,970
|
$0.82
NIO30.32
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.94
SLL19,711
|
$0.86
NIO31.83
|
|
pay 20.0% more for groceries
Sierra Leone
|
Nicaragua
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.68
SLL14,157
|
$1.25
NIO46.34
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$1.74
NIO64.37
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.64
SLL181,119
|
$3.94
NIO145.66
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.83
SLL38,299
|
$1.81
NIO67.16
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.40
SLL71,337
|
$2.36
NIO87.51
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.57
SLL32,953
|
$2.58
NIO95.63
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.47
SLL9,753
|
$0.53
NIO19.43
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.47
SLL9,753
|
$1.39
NIO51.35
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.83
SLL38,409
|
$0.62
NIO22.91
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.03
SLL21,703
|
$0.80
NIO29.45
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.68
SLL14,226
|
$0.77
NIO28.46
|
|
pay 45.6% more for transportation
Sierra Leone
|
Nicaragua
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.91
SLL82,021
|
$4.74
NIO175.33
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$4.50
SLL94,363
|
$7.00
NIO259.04
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$10,000.00
SLL209,695,000
|
$16,668.72
NIO616,829.93
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.00
SLL104,848
|
$6.95
NIO257.04
|
|
pay 5.6% more for housing
Sierra Leone
|
Nicaragua
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$100.00
SLL2,096,950
|
$71.08
NIO2,630.40
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,438.66
SLL30,168,063
|
$341.07
NIO12,621.43
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$101.90
SLL2,136,862
|
$278.89
NIO10,320.35
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$99.74
SLL2,091,408
|
$53.79
NIO1,990.38
|
|
pay 3.9 times more for childcare
Sierra Leone
|
Nicaragua
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$20.00
SLL419,390
|
$113.32
NIO4,193.32
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,000.00
SLL41,939,000
|
$4,387.37
NIO162,355.82
|
|
pay 13.7% more for entertainment and sports
Sierra Leone
|
Nicaragua
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.25
SLL26,212
|
$2.07
NIO76.64
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.74
SLL36,435
|
$2.19
NIO81.12
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.01
SLL42,205
|
$3.06
NIO113.30
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$76.27
SLL1,599,321
|
$30.79
NIO1,139.28
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.08
SLL127,400
|
$5.10
NIO188.78
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for clothing
Sierra Leone
|
Nicaragua
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$10.00
SLL209,695
|
$33.90
NIO1,254.57
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$8.00
SLL167,756
|
$34.04
NIO1,259.48
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$20.00
SLL419,390
|
$48.18
NIO1,782.84
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$50.00
SLL1,048,475
|
$55.00
NIO2,035.18
|
|
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