Cost of living comparison
Nicaragua is 63.9% more expensive than Belarus.
If you lived in Nicaragua instead of Belarus, you would:
pay 33.1% more for restaurants
Belarus
|
Nicaragua
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.95
BYN22.74
|
$4.22
NIO154.93
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.33
BYN14.16
|
$5.54
NIO203.47
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.61
BYN1.98
|
$0.91
NIO33.55
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.41
BYN1.33
|
$0.79
NIO28.91
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for groceries
Belarus
|
Nicaragua
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.59
BYN1.93
|
$1.26
NIO46.35
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.10
BYN10.15
|
$3.29
NIO120.74
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.36
BYN7.74
|
$4.46
NIO163.80
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.19
BYN3.91
|
$1.84
NIO67.78
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.58
BYN5.16
|
$2.56
NIO94.22
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.43
BYN1.41
|
$2.61
NIO96.04
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.73
BYN2.39
|
$0.65
NIO23.74
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.74
BYN2.41
|
$1.67
NIO61.33
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.84
BYN2.74
|
$0.58
NIO21.42
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.20
BYN0.66
|
$1.13
NIO41.49
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.26
BYN0.85
|
$0.68
NIO24.97
|
|
pay 27.5% more for transportation
Belarus
|
Nicaragua
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.78
BYN9.10
|
$4.88
NIO179.38
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$12.98
BYN42.46
|
$7.00
NIO257.25
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$16,464.32
BYN53,867.44
|
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Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.69
BYN12.06
|
$5.64
NIO207.21
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for housing
Belarus
|
Nicaragua
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$10.11
BYN33.06
|
$59.16
NIO2,173.99
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$245.08
BYN801.84
|
$377.78
NIO13,883.33
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$157.93
BYN516.70
|
$266.67
NIO9,800.00
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$40.75
BYN133.34
|
$58.96
NIO2,166.94
|
|
pay 13.4% more for childcare
Belarus
|
Nicaragua
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$350.75
BYN1,147.57
|
$125.56
NIO4,614.17
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,210.54
BYN17,047.69
|
$9,950.00
NIO365,662.50
|
|
pay 69.8% more for entertainment and sports
Belarus
|
Nicaragua
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.99
BYN3.24
|
$1.84
NIO67.49
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.41
BYN4.60
|
$2.33
NIO85.64
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.54
BYN5.05
|
$3.03
NIO111.20
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$30.83
BYN100.88
|
$37.38
NIO1,373.80
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.76
BYN12.31
|
$6.80
NIO249.80
|
|
pay 0.5% more for clothing
Belarus
|
Nicaragua
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$61.63
BYN201.63
|
$41.25
NIO1,515.94
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$32.72
BYN107.04
|
$40.83
NIO1,500.62
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$79.42
BYN259.83
|
$90.83
NIO3,338.12
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$82.20
BYN268.93
|
$78.88
NIO2,898.66
|
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