Cost of living comparison
Nicaragua is 77.8% more expensive than Sierra Leone.
If you lived in Nicaragua instead of Sierra Leone, you would:
pay 12.1% less for restaurants
Sierra Leone
|
Nicaragua
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.84
SLL80,480
|
$4.65
C$171.92
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.00
SLL209,695
|
$5.71
C$211.07
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.00
SLL20,970
|
$0.82
C$30.29
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.94
SLL19,711
|
$0.86
C$31.79
|
|
pay 20.0% more for groceries
Sierra Leone
|
Nicaragua
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.68
SLL14,157
|
$1.25
C$46.28
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$1.74
C$64.29
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.64
SLL181,119
|
$3.94
C$145.48
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.83
SLL38,299
|
$1.81
C$67.08
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.40
SLL71,337
|
$2.36
C$87.40
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.57
SLL32,953
|
$2.58
C$95.52
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.47
SLL9,753
|
$0.53
C$19.41
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.47
SLL9,753
|
$1.39
C$51.29
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.83
SLL38,409
|
$0.62
C$22.88
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.03
SLL21,703
|
$0.80
C$29.42
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.68
SLL14,226
|
$0.77
C$28.43
|
|
pay 45.6% more for transportation
Sierra Leone
|
Nicaragua
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.91
SLL82,021
|
$4.74
C$175.11
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$4.50
SLL94,363
|
$7.00
C$258.72
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$10,000.00
SLL209,695,000
|
$16,668.72
C$616,075.90
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.00
SLL104,848
|
$6.95
C$256.73
|
|
pay 5.6% more for housing
Sierra Leone
|
Nicaragua
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$100.00
SLL2,096,950
|
$71.08
C$2,627.18
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,438.66
SLL30,168,063
|
$341.07
C$12,606.00
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$101.90
SLL2,136,862
|
$278.89
C$10,307.73
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$99.74
SLL2,091,408
|
$53.79
C$1,987.94
|
|
pay 3.9 times more for childcare
Sierra Leone
|
Nicaragua
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$20.00
SLL419,390
|
$113.32
C$4,188.20
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,000.00
SLL41,939,000
|
$4,387.37
C$162,157.35
|
|
pay 13.7% more for entertainment and sports
Sierra Leone
|
Nicaragua
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.25
SLL26,212
|
$2.07
C$76.55
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.74
SLL36,435
|
$2.19
C$81.02
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.01
SLL42,205
|
$3.06
C$113.16
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$76.27
SLL1,599,321
|
$30.79
C$1,137.89
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.08
SLL127,400
|
$5.10
C$188.55
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for clothing
Sierra Leone
|
Nicaragua
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$10.00
SLL209,695
|
$33.90
C$1,253.04
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$8.00
SLL167,756
|
$34.04
C$1,257.94
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$20.00
SLL419,390
|
$48.18
C$1,780.66
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$50.00
SLL1,048,475
|
$55.00
C$2,032.70
|
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