Cost of living comparison
Nicaragua is 0.7% cheaper than Zambia.
If you lived in Nicaragua instead of Zambia, you would:
pay 43.0% more for restaurants
Zambia
|
Nicaragua
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.67
ZMW97.95
|
$4.65
NIO172.13
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.41
ZMW90.82
|
$5.71
NIO211.33
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.88
ZMW23.39
|
$0.82
NIO30.32
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.47
ZMW12.44
|
$0.86
NIO31.83
|
|
pay 15.8% more for groceries
Zambia
|
Nicaragua
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.95
ZMW25.26
|
$1.25
NIO46.34
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.56
ZMW121.43
|
$1.74
NIO64.37
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.08
ZMW135.34
|
$3.94
NIO145.66
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.73
ZMW46.10
|
$1.81
NIO67.16
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.90
ZMW50.53
|
$2.36
NIO87.51
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.13
ZMW30.04
|
$2.58
NIO95.63
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.68
ZMW17.99
|
$0.53
NIO19.43
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.14
ZMW30.30
|
$1.39
NIO51.35
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.53
ZMW14.04
|
$0.62
NIO22.91
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.56
ZMW14.84
|
$0.80
NIO29.45
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.72
ZMW19.20
|
$0.77
NIO28.46
|
|
pay 18.2% less for transportation
Zambia
|
Nicaragua
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.26
ZMW140.12
|
$4.74
NIO175.33
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$30.62
ZMW816.24
|
$7.00
NIO259.04
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$12,371.75
ZMW329,776.44
|
$16,668.72
NIO616,829.93
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.73
ZMW232.80
|
$6.95
NIO257.04
|
|
pay 3.2% less for housing
Zambia
|
Nicaragua
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$103.74
ZMW2,765.28
|
$71.08
NIO2,630.40
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$274.41
ZMW7,314.55
|
$341.07
NIO12,621.43
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$193.01
ZMW5,144.67
|
$278.89
NIO10,320.35
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$107.59
ZMW2,867.82
|
$53.79
NIO1,990.38
|
|
pay 51.3% less for childcare
Zambia
|
Nicaragua
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$171.24
ZMW4,564.49
|
$113.32
NIO4,193.32
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$14,061.39
ZMW374,814.63
|
$4,387.37
NIO162,355.82
|
|
pay 36.4% more for entertainment and sports
Zambia
|
Nicaragua
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.22
ZMW32.59
|
$2.07
NIO76.64
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.81
ZMW48.13
|
$2.19
NIO81.12
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.66
ZMW70.82
|
$3.06
NIO113.30
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$28.16
ZMW750.49
|
$30.79
NIO1,139.28
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.06
ZMW81.62
|
$5.10
NIO188.78
|
|
pay 27.1% less for clothing
Zambia
|
Nicaragua
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$44.18
ZMW1,177.63
|
$33.90
NIO1,254.57
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$31.12
ZMW829.64
|
$34.04
NIO1,259.48
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.18
ZMW2,403.71
|
$48.18
NIO1,782.84
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$105.64
ZMW2,815.92
|
$55.00
NIO2,035.18
|
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