Cost of living comparison
Nicaragua is 6.1% cheaper than Guatemala.
If you lived in Nicaragua instead of Guatemala, you would:
pay 13.2% less for restaurants
Guatemala
|
Nicaragua
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.17
GTQ40.09
|
$4.22
NIO155.46
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.05
GTQ46.90
|
$5.54
NIO204.16
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.18
GTQ9.11
|
$0.91
NIO33.66
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.81
GTQ6.31
|
$0.79
NIO29.00
|
|
pay 2.7% more for groceries
Guatemala
|
Nicaragua
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.59
GTQ20.08
|
$1.26
NIO46.51
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.66
GTQ28.39
|
$3.29
NIO121.15
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.95
GTQ53.85
|
$4.46
NIO164.36
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.21
GTQ17.13
|
$1.84
NIO68.02
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.18
GTQ24.68
|
$2.56
NIO94.54
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.50
GTQ11.64
|
$2.61
NIO96.36
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.54
GTQ4.19
|
$0.65
NIO23.82
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.12
GTQ8.68
|
$1.67
NIO61.53
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.73
GTQ5.67
|
$0.58
NIO21.50
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.71
GTQ5.52
|
$1.13
NIO41.63
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.83
GTQ6.44
|
$0.68
NIO25.06
|
|
pay 9.3% less for transportation
Guatemala
|
Nicaragua
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.02
GTQ31.13
|
$4.88
NIO179.98
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$8.37
GTQ64.87
|
$7.00
NIO258.12
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$17,034.34
GTQ132,046.30
|
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Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.43
GTQ65.36
|
$5.64
NIO207.92
|
|
pay 1.9% more for housing
Guatemala
|
Nicaragua
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$41.52
GTQ321.82
|
$59.16
NIO2,181.38
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$438.88
GTQ3,402.09
|
$377.78
NIO13,930.50
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$386.46
GTQ2,995.77
|
$266.67
NIO9,833.29
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$53.56
GTQ415.15
|
$58.96
NIO2,174.30
|
|
pay 5.5% more for childcare
Guatemala
|
Nicaragua
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$192.16
GTQ1,489.61
|
$125.56
NIO4,629.84
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,830.19
GTQ52,946.08
|
$9,950.00
NIO366,904.78
|
|
pay 12.7% less for entertainment and sports
Guatemala
|
Nicaragua
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.16
GTQ16.71
|
$1.84
NIO67.71
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.87
GTQ22.25
|
$2.33
NIO85.93
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.48
GTQ26.94
|
$3.03
NIO111.57
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$42.91
GTQ332.62
|
$37.38
NIO1,378.47
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.08
GTQ54.88
|
$6.80
NIO250.65
|
|
pay 17.9% less for clothing
Guatemala
|
Nicaragua
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$47.26
GTQ366.32
|
$41.25
NIO1,521.09
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$54.69
GTQ423.95
|
$40.83
NIO1,505.72
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$101.79
GTQ789.02
|
$90.83
NIO3,349.47
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$101.91
GTQ789.96
|
$78.88
NIO2,908.50
|
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