Cost of living comparison
Nicaragua is 54.7% cheaper than Guernsey.
If you lived in Nicaragua instead of Guernsey, you would:
pay 55.3% less for restaurants
Guernsey
|
Nicaragua
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.79
£15.19
|
$4.65
C$171.92
|
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.69
£7.02
|
$5.71
C$211.07
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.30
£1.86
|
$0.82
C$30.29
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.63
£1.32
|
$0.86
C$31.79
|
|
pay 40.2% less for groceries
Guernsey
|
Nicaragua
|
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.05
£1.66
|
$1.25
C$46.28
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.70
£4.61
|
$1.74
C$64.29
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.94
£5.61
|
$3.94
C$145.48
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.80
£3.88
|
$1.81
C$67.08
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.13
£2.53
|
$2.36
C$87.40
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.71
£2.19
|
$2.58
C$95.52
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$2.68
£2.17
|
$0.53
C$19.41
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.67
£1.35
|
$1.39
C$51.29
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.95
£1.58
|
$0.62
C$22.88
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.11
£0.89
|
$0.80
C$29.42
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.82
£0.66
|
$0.77
C$28.43
|
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pay 56.2% less for transportation
Guernsey
|
Nicaragua
|
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Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.41
£5.19
|
$4.74
C$175.11
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$50.62
£40.92
|
$7.00
C$258.72
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,537.25
£23,071.60
|
$16,668.72
C$616,075.90
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$24.01
£19.41
|
$6.95
C$256.73
|
|
pay 51.9% less for housing
Guernsey
|
Nicaragua
|
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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$62.19
£50.28
|
$71.08
C$2,627.18
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,570.37
£1,269.60
|
$341.07
C$12,606.00
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,409.56
£1,139.59
|
$278.89
C$10,307.73
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$147.13
£118.95
|
$53.79
C$1,987.94
|
|
pay 83.1% less for childcare
Guernsey
|
Nicaragua
|
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Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,425.66
£1,152.60
|
$113.32
C$4,188.20
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$16,919.68
£13,679.11
|
$4,387.37
C$162,157.35
|
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pay 55.7% less for entertainment and sports
Guernsey
|
Nicaragua
|
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.68
£4.59
|
$2.07
C$76.55
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.84
£3.10
|
$2.19
C$81.02
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.76
£7.89
|
$3.06
C$113.16
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$74.46
£60.19
|
$30.79
C$1,137.89
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.24
£7.47
|
$5.10
C$188.55
|
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pay 40.3% less for clothing
Guernsey
|
Nicaragua
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$90.66
£73.29
|
$33.90
C$1,253.04
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.47
£30.29
|
$34.04
C$1,257.94
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$85.36
£69.01
|
$48.18
C$1,780.66
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$101.62
£82.16
|
$55.00
C$2,032.70
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