Cost of living comparison
Nicaragua is 35.5% more expensive than Rwanda.
If you lived in Nicaragua instead of Rwanda, you would:
pay 34.1% more for restaurants
Rwanda
|
Nicaragua
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.71
RWF3,500
|
$4.65
NIO172.13
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.23
RWF9,334
|
$5.71
NIO211.33
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.70
RWF898
|
$0.82
NIO30.32
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.51
RWF661
|
$0.86
NIO31.83
|
|
pay 56.1% more for groceries
Rwanda
|
Nicaragua
|
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---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.99
RWF1,283
|
$1.25
NIO46.34
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.57
RWF3,322
|
$1.74
NIO64.37
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.79
RWF3,605
|
$3.94
NIO145.66
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.56
RWF2,020
|
$1.81
NIO67.16
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.46
RWF3,175
|
$2.36
NIO87.51
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.81
RWF2,340
|
$2.58
NIO95.63
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.56
RWF718
|
$0.53
NIO19.43
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.98
RWF1,270
|
$1.39
NIO51.35
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.47
RWF609
|
$0.62
NIO22.91
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.22
RWF280
|
$0.80
NIO29.45
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.26
RWF337
|
$0.77
NIO28.46
|
|
pay 25.4% less for transportation
Rwanda
|
Nicaragua
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.24
RWF6,766
|
$4.74
NIO175.33
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$11.74
RWF15,167
|
$7.00
NIO259.04
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,680.22
RWF28,000,894
|
$16,668.72
NIO616,829.93
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.71
RWF12,542
|
$6.95
NIO257.04
|
|
pay 23.5% more for housing
Rwanda
|
Nicaragua
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$34.21
RWF44,189
|
$71.08
NIO2,630.40
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$503.29
RWF650,021
|
$341.07
NIO12,621.43
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$316.42
RWF408,670
|
$278.89
NIO10,320.35
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$41.21
RWF53,220
|
$53.79
NIO1,990.38
|
|
pay 72.1% more for childcare
Rwanda
|
Nicaragua
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$148.81
RWF192,191
|
$113.32
NIO4,193.32
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,635.61
RWF2,112,463
|
$4,387.37
NIO162,355.82
|
|
pay 51.4% more for entertainment and sports
Rwanda
|
Nicaragua
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.90
RWF1,167
|
$2.07
NIO76.64
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.26
RWF2,917
|
$2.19
NIO81.12
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.36
RWF1,750
|
$3.06
NIO113.30
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$33.55
RWF43,335
|
$30.79
NIO1,139.28
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.52
RWF5,834
|
$5.10
NIO188.78
|
|
pay 36.5% more for clothing
Rwanda
|
Nicaragua
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$19.76
RWF25,522
|
$33.90
NIO1,254.57
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$29.98
RWF38,719
|
$34.04
NIO1,259.48
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$33.65
RWF43,460
|
$48.18
NIO1,782.84
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$46.73
RWF60,357
|
$55.00
NIO2,035.18
|
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