Cost of living comparison
Nicaragua is 43.9% more expensive than Uganda.
If you lived in Nicaragua instead of Uganda, you would:
pay 77.4% more for restaurants
Uganda
|
Nicaragua
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.66
UGX9,993
|
$4.22
NIO154.93
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.99
UGX29,980
|
$5.54
NIO203.47
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.42
UGX1,582
|
$0.91
NIO33.55
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.30
UGX1,110
|
$0.79
NIO28.91
|
|
pay 53.8% more for groceries
Uganda
|
Nicaragua
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.02
UGX3,816
|
$1.26
NIO46.35
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.55
UGX5,804
|
$3.29
NIO120.74
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.78
UGX10,433
|
$4.46
NIO163.80
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.52
UGX5,699
|
$1.84
NIO67.78
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.10
UGX7,857
|
$2.56
NIO94.22
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.24
UGX4,647
|
$2.61
NIO96.04
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.67
UGX2,514
|
$0.65
NIO23.74
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.78
UGX2,921
|
$1.67
NIO61.33
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.60
UGX2,267
|
$0.58
NIO21.42
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
UGX1,823
|
$1.13
NIO41.49
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.67
UGX2,511
|
$0.68
NIO24.97
|
|
pay 22.4% less for transportation
Uganda
|
Nicaragua
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.57
UGX20,895
|
$4.88
NIO179.38
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$53.30
UGX199,867
|
$7.00
NIO257.25
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$9,992.84
UGX37,475,008
|
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Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.26
UGX15,989
|
$5.64
NIO207.21
|
|
pay 38.0% more for housing
Uganda
|
Nicaragua
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$82.83
UGX310,621
|
$59.16
NIO2,173.99
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$260.55
UGX977,126
|
$377.78
NIO13,883.33
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$156.18
UGX585,720
|
$266.67
NIO9,800.00
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$35.76
UGX134,098
|
$58.96
NIO2,166.94
|
|
pay 42.0% more for childcare
Uganda
|
Nicaragua
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$156.55
UGX587,108
|
$125.56
NIO4,614.17
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,882.34
UGX18,309,664
|
$9,950.00
NIO365,662.50
|
|
pay 8.3% more for entertainment and sports
Uganda
|
Nicaragua
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.27
UGX4,747
|
$1.84
NIO67.49
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.52
UGX9,438
|
$2.33
NIO85.64
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.66
UGX9,993
|
$3.03
NIO111.20
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$59.62
UGX223,601
|
$37.38
NIO1,373.80
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.33
UGX19,987
|
$6.80
NIO249.80
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for clothing
Uganda
|
Nicaragua
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$15.39
UGX57,712
|
$41.25
NIO1,515.94
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$23.49
UGX88,080
|
$40.83
NIO1,500.62
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$36.31
UGX136,159
|
$90.83
NIO3,338.12
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$53.30
UGX199,867
|
$78.88
NIO2,898.66
|
|
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