Cost of living comparison
Nicaragua is 20.7% more expensive than Namibia.
If you lived in Nicaragua instead of Namibia, you would:
pay 22.0% more for restaurants
Namibia
|
Nicaragua
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.22
NAD132.33
|
$4.22
NIO154.82
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.27
NAD59.92
|
$5.54
NIO203.32
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.71
NAD12.92
|
$0.91
NIO33.52
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.60
NAD10.99
|
$0.79
NIO28.88
|
|
pay 51.3% more for groceries
Namibia
|
Nicaragua
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.75
NAD13.72
|
$1.26
NIO46.32
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.93
NAD53.71
|
$3.29
NIO120.65
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.83
NAD88.50
|
$4.46
NIO163.68
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.61
NAD47.76
|
$1.84
NIO67.74
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.17
NAD39.74
|
$2.56
NIO94.15
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.89
NAD16.26
|
$2.61
NIO95.97
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.70
NAD12.91
|
$0.65
NIO23.72
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.65
NAD11.85
|
$1.67
NIO61.28
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.67
NAD12.19
|
$0.58
NIO21.41
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.52
NAD9.52
|
$1.13
NIO41.45
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.44
NAD8.07
|
$0.68
NIO24.95
|
|
pay 26.4% less for transportation
Namibia
|
Nicaragua
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.58
NAD83.94
|
$4.88
NIO179.24
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$27.23
NAD498.73
|
$7.00
NIO257.06
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$12,425.99
NAD227,620.43
|
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Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.37
NAD116.70
|
$5.64
NIO207.06
|
|
pay 2.9% more for housing
Namibia
|
Nicaragua
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$56.49
NAD1,034.83
|
$59.16
NIO2,172.40
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$376.01
NAD6,887.79
|
$377.78
NIO13,873.17
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$298.50
NAD5,467.96
|
$266.67
NIO9,792.82
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$50.33
NAD921.94
|
$58.96
NIO2,165.35
|
|
pay 42.3% more for childcare
Namibia
|
Nicaragua
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$166.47
NAD3,049.37
|
$125.56
NIO4,610.79
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,756.12
NAD87,123.06
|
$9,950.00
NIO365,394.69
|
|
pay 28.4% more for entertainment and sports
Namibia
|
Nicaragua
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.50
NAD27.48
|
$1.84
NIO67.44
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.56
NAD28.61
|
$2.33
NIO85.58
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.60
NAD47.72
|
$3.03
NIO111.11
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.63
NAD634.36
|
$37.38
NIO1,372.79
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.64
NAD84.98
|
$6.80
NIO249.62
|
|
pay 24.6% more for clothing
Namibia
|
Nicaragua
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$39.56
NAD724.60
|
$41.25
NIO1,514.83
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$24.66
NAD451.65
|
$40.83
NIO1,499.53
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$100.07
NAD1,833.17
|
$90.83
NIO3,335.68
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$57.22
NAD1,048.23
|
$78.88
NIO2,896.53
|
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