Cost of living comparison

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Nicaragua vs. Equatorial Guinea Cost of Living Summary

Nicaragua is 3.3 times more expensive than Equatorial Guinea overall.

Restaurants
pay 21.4% less in Nicaragua
Groceries
pay 33.4% less in Nicaragua
Transportation
pay 47.3% less in Nicaragua
Housing
pay 84.8% more in Nicaragua
Childcare
pay 16.8 times more in Nicaragua
Entertainment and Sports
pay 14.3% less in Nicaragua
Clothing
pay 26.3% more in Nicaragua

The cost of childcare, housing, and clothing in Nicaragua are more expensive than in Equatorial Guinea. Expenses including transportation, groceries, restaurants, and entertainment and sports are lower in Nicaragua. Notably, childcare and housing are significantly more expensive in Nicaragua.

Nicaragua vs. Equatorial Guinea Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Nicaragua instead of Equatorial Guinea, you would:

pay 21.4% less for restaurants

 
Equatorial Guinea
Nicaragua
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant ?? $4.57
NIO167.54
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
 $8.90
FCFA5,036
$6.80
NIO249.70
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $0.89
FCFA504
$0.82
NIO30.05
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pay 33.4% less for groceries

 
Equatorial Guinea
Nicaragua
Bread
1 loaf
 ?? $1.74
NIO63.99
Local cheese (8 oz) $3.36
FCFA1,900
$3.29
NIO120.87
Milk (1 gallon) $10.78
FCFA6,100
$4.55
NIO166.90
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pay 47.3% less for transportation

 
Equatorial Guinea
Nicaragua
Gasoline (1 gallon) ?? $4.95
NIO181.64
Monthly public transit pass $26.33
FCFA14,893
$5.00
NIO183.61
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $32,972.23
FCFA18,650,720
$22,973.64
NIO843,003.80
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pay 84.8% more for housing

 
Equatorial Guinea
Nicaragua
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
 $17.81
FCFA10,072
$36.35
NIO1,333.96
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $267.09
FCFA151,078
$326.67
NIO11,986.84
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $124.64
FCFA70,503
$283.96
NIO10,419.68
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pay 16.8 times more for childcare

 
Equatorial Guinea
Nicaragua
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly ?? $118.12
NIO4,334.53
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $356.12
FCFA201,438
$6,000.00
NIO220,166.41
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pay 14.3% less for entertainment and sports

 
Equatorial Guinea
Nicaragua
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) ?? $1.31
NIO47.93
Cappuccino in mid-range area $5.34
FCFA3,022
$2.16
NIO79.30
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
 $4.51
FCFA2,551
$2.66
NIO97.58
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pay 26.3% more for clothing

 
Equatorial Guinea
Nicaragua
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
 $26.71
FCFA15,108
$61.83
NIO2,268.67
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
 $133.54
FCFA75,539
$61.88
NIO2,270.47
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
 ?? $108.23
NIO3,971.55
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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: December 2025

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