Cost of living comparison
Nicaragua is 9.7 times more expensive than Tonga.
If you lived in Nicaragua instead of Tonga, you would:
pay 55.8% less for restaurants
Tonga
|
Nicaragua
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.44
TOP20.00
|
$4.22
NIO155.06
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.27
TOP21.98
|
$5.54
NIO203.64
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.67
TOP6.33
|
$0.91
NIO33.57
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.39
TOP5.67
|
$0.79
NIO28.93
|
|
pay 2.1% more for groceries
Tonga
|
Nicaragua
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.03
TOP2.43
|
$1.26
NIO46.39
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.15
TOP9.83
|
$3.29
NIO120.84
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.01
TOP14.26
|
$4.46
NIO163.94
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.06
TOP12.00
|
$1.84
NIO67.84
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.71
TOP6.42
|
$2.56
NIO94.30
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.96
TOP2.27
|
$2.61
NIO96.12
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.96
TOP2.27
|
$0.65
NIO23.76
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.02
TOP2.42
|
$1.67
NIO61.38
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.40
TOP3.33
|
$0.58
NIO21.44
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.24
TOP2.95
|
$1.13
NIO41.52
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.86
TOP2.04
|
$0.68
NIO24.99
|
|
pay 45.0% less for transportation
Tonga
|
Nicaragua
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.79
TOP11.35
|
$4.88
NIO179.52
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$7.00
NIO257.46
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$5,904.72
TOP13,996.86
|
?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$70.65
TOP167.46
|
$5.64
NIO207.38
|
|
pay 63.6% less for housing
Tonga
|
Nicaragua
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$126.53
TOP299.93
|
$59.16
NIO2,175.76
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area | ?? |
$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
|
$225.77
TOP535.17
|
$58.96
NIO2,168.70
|
|
pay 59.6 times more for childcare
Tonga
|
Nicaragua
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$109.66
TOP259.94
|
$125.56
NIO4,617.92
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$84.35
TOP199.96
|
$9,950.00
NIO365,960.06
|
|
pay 14.9% less for entertainment and sports
Tonga
|
Nicaragua
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.37
TOP8.00
|
$1.84
NIO67.54
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.95
TOP7.00
|
$2.33
NIO85.71
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$10.12
TOP23.99
|
$3.03
NIO111.29
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$21.09
TOP49.99
|
$37.38
NIO1,374.92
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$6.80
NIO250.00
|
|
pay 5.2 times more for clothing
Tonga
|
Nicaragua
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$4.22
TOP10.00
|
$41.25
NIO1,517.17
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$10.54
TOP24.99
|
$40.83
NIO1,501.85
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$21.09
TOP49.99
|
$90.83
NIO3,340.84
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$29.52
TOP69.98
|
$78.88
NIO2,901.02
|
|
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