Cost of living comparison
Nicaragua is 25.4% cheaper than Lebanon.
If you lived in Nicaragua instead of Lebanon, you would:
pay 31.5% less for restaurants
Lebanon
|
Nicaragua
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.17
LBP910,560
|
$4.65
NIO172.13
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.59
LBP680,149
|
$5.71
NIO211.33
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.26
LBP201,985
|
$0.82
NIO30.32
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.74
LBP65,985
|
$0.86
NIO31.83
|
|
pay 33.5% more for groceries
Lebanon
|
Nicaragua
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.68
LBP60,562
|
$1.25
NIO46.34
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.59
LBP500,503
|
$1.74
NIO64.37
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$12.36
LBP1,106,914
|
$3.94
NIO145.66
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.31
LBP206,702
|
$1.81
NIO67.16
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.64
LBP236,336
|
$2.36
NIO87.51
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.91
LBP81,573
|
$2.58
NIO95.63
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.56
LBP50,416
|
$0.53
NIO19.43
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.54
LBP48,531
|
$1.39
NIO51.35
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.62
LBP55,858
|
$0.62
NIO22.91
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.53
LBP47,880
|
$0.80
NIO29.45
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.45
LBP40,225
|
$0.77
NIO28.46
|
|
pay 35.9% less for transportation
Lebanon
|
Nicaragua
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.67
LBP328,381
|
$4.74
NIO175.33
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$63.04
LBP5,646,609
|
$7.00
NIO259.04
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,250.00
LBP1,992,863,617
|
$16,668.72
NIO616,829.93
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.90
LBP1,513,681
|
$6.95
NIO257.04
|
|
pay 28.6% less for housing
Lebanon
|
Nicaragua
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$58.28
LBP5,220,299
|
$71.08
NIO2,630.40
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$712.20
LBP63,789,762
|
$341.07
NIO12,621.43
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$371.45
LBP33,269,399
|
$278.89
NIO10,320.35
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$131.87
LBP11,810,914
|
$53.79
NIO1,990.38
|
|
pay 34.6% less for childcare
Lebanon
|
Nicaragua
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$320.83
LBP28,736,048
|
$113.32
NIO4,193.32
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,591.35
LBP411,232,661
|
$4,387.37
NIO162,355.82
|
|
pay 30.3% less for entertainment and sports
Lebanon
|
Nicaragua
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.62
LBP235,113
|
$2.07
NIO76.64
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.92
LBP261,505
|
$2.19
NIO81.12
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.40
LBP304,118
|
$3.06
NIO113.30
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$64.53
LBP5,779,605
|
$30.79
NIO1,139.28
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.00
LBP806,102
|
$5.10
NIO188.78
|
|
pay 50.5% less for clothing
Lebanon
|
Nicaragua
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$64.46
LBP5,773,333
|
$33.90
NIO1,254.57
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$53.75
LBP4,814,221
|
$34.04
NIO1,259.48
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$121.82
LBP10,911,302
|
$48.18
NIO1,782.84
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$128.96
LBP11,550,399
|
$55.00
NIO2,035.18
|
|
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