Cost of living comparison
Kyrgyzstan is 21.7% cheaper than Nicaragua.
If you lived in Kyrgyzstan instead of Nicaragua, you would:
pay 13.8% less for restaurants
Nicaragua
|
Kyrgyzstan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.22
NIO154.99
|
$5.66
KGS497.88
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.54
NIO203.54
|
$4.75
KGS418.22
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.91
NIO33.56
|
$0.70
KGS61.62
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.79
NIO28.92
|
$0.37
KGS32.97
|
|
pay 28.6% less for groceries
Nicaragua
|
Kyrgyzstan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.26
NIO46.37
|
$0.44
KGS38.61
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.29
NIO120.78
|
$4.30
KGS378.22
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.46
NIO163.86
|
$3.42
KGS300.91
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.84
NIO67.81
|
$1.62
KGS142.45
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.56
NIO94.25
|
$2.21
KGS193.99
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.61
NIO96.07
|
$0.44
KGS38.38
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.65
NIO23.75
|
$0.74
KGS65.48
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.67
NIO61.35
|
$0.89
KGS77.96
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.58
NIO21.43
|
$0.79
KGS69.19
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.13
NIO41.50
|
$0.21
KGS18.86
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.68
NIO24.98
|
$0.21
KGS18.31
|
|
pay 35.6% less for transportation
Nicaragua
|
Kyrgyzstan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.88
NIO179.44
|
$2.89
KGS254.35
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$7.00
NIO257.34
|
$6.20
KGS545.15
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$33,875.45
KGS2,979,538.95
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.64
NIO207.28
|
$2.57
KGS225.78
|
|
pay 32.5% less for housing
Nicaragua
|
Kyrgyzstan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$59.16
NIO2,174.72
|
$11.68
KGS1,027.44
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$377.78
NIO13,887.99
|
$414.20
KGS36,431.34
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$266.67
NIO9,803.29
|
$259.81
KGS22,851.36
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$58.96
NIO2,167.67
|
$25.66
KGS2,256.57
|
|
pay 9.6% more for childcare
Nicaragua
|
Kyrgyzstan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$125.56
NIO4,615.72
|
$218.65
KGS19,231.28
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,950.00
NIO365,785.24
|
$4,498.84
KGS395,698.39
|
|
pay 36.0% less for entertainment and sports
Nicaragua
|
Kyrgyzstan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.84
NIO67.51
|
$1.02
KGS89.62
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.33
NIO85.67
|
$1.64
KGS144.65
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.03
NIO111.23
|
$1.61
KGS141.65
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.38
NIO1,374.26
|
$35.43
KGS3,116.08
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.80
NIO249.89
|
$3.11
KGS273.83
|
|
pay 15.2% less for clothing
Nicaragua
|
Kyrgyzstan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$41.25
NIO1,516.45
|
$31.37
KGS2,759.06
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.83
NIO1,501.13
|
$38.21
KGS3,360.69
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.83
NIO3,339.25
|
$75.90
KGS6,676.03
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$78.88
NIO2,899.63
|
$67.64
KGS5,949.56
|
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