Cost of living comparison
Nicaragua is 24.9% more expensive than Belarus.
If you lived in Nicaragua instead of Belarus, you would:
pay 16.5% more for restaurants
Belarus
|
Nicaragua
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.76
BYN25.31
|
$4.65
NIO170.76
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.84
BYN15.78
|
$5.71
NIO209.65
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.75
BYN2.45
|
$0.82
NIO30.08
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.48
BYN1.57
|
$0.86
NIO31.58
|
|
pay 69.5% more for groceries
Belarus
|
Nicaragua
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.59
BYN1.93
|
$1.25
NIO45.97
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.27
BYN10.66
|
$1.74
NIO63.85
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.94
BYN9.60
|
$3.94
NIO144.50
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.34
BYN4.38
|
$1.81
NIO66.63
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.78
BYN5.82
|
$2.36
NIO86.81
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.58
BYN1.90
|
$2.58
NIO94.87
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.83
BYN2.72
|
$0.53
NIO19.28
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.88
BYN2.88
|
$1.39
NIO50.94
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.06
BYN3.45
|
$0.62
NIO22.73
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.35
BYN1.14
|
$0.80
NIO29.22
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.31
BYN1.01
|
$0.77
NIO28.24
|
|
pay 5.0% less for transportation
Belarus
|
Nicaragua
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.40
BYN11.08
|
$4.74
NIO173.93
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$16.41
BYN53.55
|
$7.00
NIO256.97
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,188.13
BYN69,135.05
|
$16,668.72
NIO611,916.19
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.84
BYN19.06
|
$6.95
NIO254.99
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for housing
Belarus
|
Nicaragua
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$12.49
BYN40.77
|
$71.08
NIO2,609.44
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$253.76
BYN828.00
|
$341.07
NIO12,520.88
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$164.77
BYN537.63
|
$278.89
NIO10,238.14
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$47.75
BYN155.80
|
$53.79
NIO1,974.52
|
|
pay 69.7% less for childcare
Belarus
|
Nicaragua
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$713.88
BYN2,329.34
|
$113.32
NIO4,159.92
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,807.37
BYN32,000.60
|
$4,387.37
NIO161,062.48
|
|
pay 50.6% more for entertainment and sports
Belarus
|
Nicaragua
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.96
BYN3.13
|
$2.07
NIO76.03
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.67
BYN5.46
|
$2.19
NIO80.47
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.70
BYN5.54
|
$3.06
NIO112.40
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$29.31
BYN95.65
|
$30.79
NIO1,130.21
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.24
BYN13.83
|
$5.10
NIO187.27
|
|
pay 33.9% less for clothing
Belarus
|
Nicaragua
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$61.92
BYN202.05
|
$33.90
NIO1,244.58
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.03
BYN120.82
|
$34.04
NIO1,249.44
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$82.08
BYN267.81
|
$48.18
NIO1,768.63
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$92.90
BYN303.12
|
$55.00
NIO2,018.97
|
|
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