Cost of living comparison
Nicaragua is 36.1% more expensive than Swaziland.
If you lived in Nicaragua instead of Swaziland, you would:
pay 60.8% more for restaurants
Swaziland
|
Nicaragua
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.94
SZL53.80
|
$4.22
NIO154.93
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$2.23
SZL40.85
|
$5.54
NIO203.47
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.89
SZL16.27
|
$0.91
NIO33.55
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.53
SZL9.63
|
$0.79
NIO28.91
|
|
pay 88.3% more for groceries
Swaziland
|
Nicaragua
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.73
SZL13.29
|
$1.26
NIO46.35
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.63
SZL84.70
|
$3.29
NIO120.74
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.85
SZL70.40
|
$4.46
NIO163.80
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.63
SZL29.89
|
$1.84
NIO67.78
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.88
SZL34.35
|
$2.56
NIO94.22
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.72
SZL13.11
|
$2.61
NIO96.04
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.32
SZL5.87
|
$0.65
NIO23.74
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.41
SZL7.53
|
$1.67
NIO61.33
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.61
SZL11.15
|
$0.58
NIO21.42
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.43
SZL7.91
|
$1.13
NIO41.49
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.51
SZL9.26
|
$0.68
NIO24.97
|
|
pay 48.2% less for transportation
Swaziland
|
Nicaragua
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.53
SZL82.83
|
$4.88
NIO179.38
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$28.60
SZL523.06
|
$7.00
NIO257.25
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$16,342.93
SZL298,893.21
|
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Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$24.52
SZL448.45
|
$5.64
NIO207.21
|
|
pay 34.1% more for housing
Swaziland
|
Nicaragua
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$54.47
SZL996.14
|
$59.16
NIO2,173.99
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$217.91
SZL3,985.24
|
$377.78
NIO13,883.33
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$177.05
SZL3,238.01
|
$266.67
NIO9,800.00
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$56.93
SZL1,041.24
|
$58.96
NIO2,166.94
|
|
pay 55.2% more for childcare
Swaziland
|
Nicaragua
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$121.99
SZL2,231.06
|
$125.56
NIO4,614.17
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,794.73
SZL87,690.07
|
$9,950.00
NIO365,662.50
|
|
pay 39.2% more for entertainment and sports
Swaziland
|
Nicaragua
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.77
SZL32.38
|
$1.84
NIO67.49
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.67
SZL30.55
|
$2.33
NIO85.64
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.45
SZL44.83
|
$3.03
NIO111.20
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$27.24
SZL498.16
|
$37.38
NIO1,373.80
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.54
SZL64.76
|
$6.80
NIO249.80
|
|
pay 23.4% more for clothing
Swaziland
|
Nicaragua
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$49.70
SZL909.02
|
$41.25
NIO1,515.94
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$22.70
SZL415.13
|
$40.83
NIO1,500.62
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$70.82
SZL1,295.20
|
$90.83
NIO3,338.12
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$76.96
SZL1,407.43
|
$78.88
NIO2,898.66
|
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