Cost of living comparison
Nicaragua is 69.0% more expensive than Somalia.
If you lived in Nicaragua instead of Somalia, you would:
pay 41.0% more for restaurants
Somalia
|
Nicaragua
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.00
SOS2,284
|
$4.65
NIO171.08
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.00
SOS2,855
|
$5.71
NIO210.04
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.62
SOS357
|
$0.82
NIO30.14
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.43
SOS243
|
$0.86
NIO31.64
|
|
pay 15.7% more for groceries
Somalia
|
Nicaragua
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.16
SOS664
|
$1.25
NIO46.06
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.48
SOS1,416
|
$1.74
NIO63.97
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.32
SOS3,039
|
$3.94
NIO144.77
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.27
SOS1,294
|
$1.81
NIO66.75
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.89
SOS1,078
|
$2.36
NIO86.98
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.68
SOS961
|
$2.58
NIO95.05
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.67
SOS380
|
$0.53
NIO19.31
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.27
SOS725
|
$1.39
NIO51.04
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.42
SOS238
|
$0.62
NIO22.77
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.48
SOS273
|
$0.80
NIO29.27
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.48
SOS276
|
$0.77
NIO28.29
|
|
pay 2.8% more for transportation
Somalia
|
Nicaragua
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.85
SOS2,197
|
$4.74
NIO174.26
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$42.50
SOS24,267
|
$7.00
NIO257.46
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$8,375.00
SOS4,781,945
|
$16,668.72
NIO613,073.96
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.60
SOS5,481
|
$6.95
NIO255.48
|
|
pay 85.9% more for housing
Somalia
|
Nicaragua
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$41.00
SOS23,410
|
$71.08
NIO2,614.38
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$197.57
SOS112,809
|
$341.07
NIO12,544.58
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$86.54
SOS49,413
|
$278.89
NIO10,257.51
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$71.50
SOS40,825
|
$53.79
NIO1,978.26
|
|
pay 3.4 times more for childcare
Somalia
|
Nicaragua
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$51.88
SOS29,620
|
$113.32
NIO4,167.79
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$950.00
SOS542,430
|
$4,387.37
NIO161,367.21
|
|
pay 25.7% more for entertainment and sports
Somalia
|
Nicaragua
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$8.00
SOS4,568
|
$2.07
NIO76.18
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.12
SOS639
|
$2.19
NIO80.63
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.93
SOS1,099
|
$3.06
NIO112.61
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$25.62
SOS14,631
|
$30.79
NIO1,132.35
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.00
SOS2,284
|
$5.10
NIO187.63
|
|
pay 71.8% more for clothing
Somalia
|
Nicaragua
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$18.04
SOS10,301
|
$33.90
NIO1,246.93
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$20.50
SOS11,705
|
$34.04
NIO1,251.81
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$21.33
SOS12,181
|
$48.18
NIO1,771.98
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$51.17
SOS29,215
|
$55.00
NIO2,022.79
|
|
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