Cost of living comparison
Nicaragua is 49.8% cheaper than Guernsey.
If you lived in Nicaragua instead of Guernsey, you would:
pay 59.1% less for restaurants
Guernsey
|
Nicaragua
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.92
£14.85
|
$4.22
NIO155.08
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.82
£6.93
|
$5.54
NIO203.67
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.53
£1.99
|
$0.91
NIO33.58
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.85
£1.45
|
$0.79
NIO28.93
|
|
pay 41.6% less for groceries
Guernsey
|
Nicaragua
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.17
£1.70
|
$1.26
NIO46.40
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.93
£5.44
|
$3.29
NIO120.86
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.62
£5.98
|
$4.46
NIO163.96
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.60
£4.39
|
$1.84
NIO67.85
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.18
£4.07
|
$2.56
NIO94.31
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.69
£2.11
|
$2.61
NIO96.13
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.97
£1.55
|
$0.65
NIO23.76
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.40
£1.89
|
$1.67
NIO61.38
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.90
£1.49
|
$0.58
NIO21.44
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.36
£1.06
|
$1.13
NIO41.53
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.82
£0.65
|
$0.68
NIO25.00
|
|
pay 62.9% less for transportation
Guernsey
|
Nicaragua
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.03
£5.52
|
$4.88
NIO179.55
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$39.73
£31.19
|
$7.00
NIO257.50
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,386.35
£23,071.64
|
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Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$23.24
£18.24
|
$5.64
NIO207.41
|
|
pay 60.4% less for housing
Guernsey
|
Nicaragua
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$68.68
£53.92
|
$59.16
NIO2,176.10
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,864.05
£1,463.49
|
$377.78
NIO13,896.79
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,686.88
£1,324.39
|
$266.67
NIO9,809.50
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$161.86
£127.08
|
$58.96
NIO2,169.04
|
|
pay 65.7% less for childcare
Guernsey
|
Nicaragua
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,460.21
£1,146.43
|
$125.56
NIO4,618.64
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$16,544.33
£12,989.18
|
$9,950.00
NIO366,017.03
|
|
pay 53.8% less for entertainment and sports
Guernsey
|
Nicaragua
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.93
£4.65
|
$1.84
NIO67.55
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.02
£3.15
|
$2.33
NIO85.72
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$12.39
£9.73
|
$3.03
NIO111.30
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$79.68
£62.56
|
$37.38
NIO1,375.13
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.62
£7.55
|
$6.80
NIO250.04
|
|
pay 5.4% less for clothing
Guernsey
|
Nicaragua
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$88.29
£69.31
|
$41.25
NIO1,517.41
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.10
£27.56
|
$40.83
NIO1,502.08
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$80.67
£63.33
|
$90.83
NIO3,341.36
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$76.78
£60.28
|
$78.88
NIO2,901.47
|
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