Cost of living comparison
Nicaragua is 51.6% more expensive than Belarus.
If you lived in Nicaragua instead of Belarus, you would:
pay 19.4% more for restaurants
|
Belarus
|
Nicaragua
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.05
BYN26.24
|
$4.15
NIO152.19
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.72
BYN15.40
|
$5.48
NIO200.77
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.63
BYN2.04
|
$0.95
NIO34.88
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.41
BYN1.35
|
$0.66
NIO24.01
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for groceries
|
Belarus
|
Nicaragua
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.58
BYN1.88
|
$1.43
NIO52.54
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.92
BYN9.52
|
$2.35
NIO86.24
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.52
BYN8.22
|
$4.24
NIO155.40
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.23
BYN4.00
|
$1.88
NIO68.88
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.62
BYN5.29
|
$2.20
NIO80.80
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.47
BYN1.54
|
$2.80
NIO102.59
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.72
BYN2.36
|
$0.60
NIO22.05
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.74
BYN2.43
|
$1.72
NIO63.02
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.87
BYN2.84
|
$0.65
NIO24.00
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.20
BYN0.66
|
$1.08
NIO39.60
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.25
BYN0.83
|
$0.97
NIO35.66
|
|
pay 67.7% more for transportation
|
Belarus
|
Nicaragua
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.81
BYN9.16
|
$5.15
NIO188.68
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$12.76
BYN41.60
|
$30.05
NIO1,101.42
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$16,579.62
BYN54,041.28
|
$18,168.72
NIO665,904.91
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.80
BYN12.39
|
$5.42
NIO198.54
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for housing
|
Belarus
|
Nicaragua
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$10.23
BYN33.36
|
$44.72
NIO1,639.18
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$263.08
BYN857.50
|
$308.00
NIO11,288.64
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$174.05
BYN567.31
|
$281.86
NIO10,330.59
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$41.27
BYN134.52
|
$52.83
NIO1,936.14
|
|
pay 11.6% less for childcare
|
Belarus
|
Nicaragua
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$301.44
BYN982.54
|
$112.78
NIO4,133.44
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,103.87
BYN23,155.08
|
$9,900.00
NIO362,846.61
|
|
pay 45.2% more for entertainment and sports
|
Belarus
|
Nicaragua
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.12
BYN3.64
|
$1.22
NIO44.63
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.48
BYN4.82
|
$2.28
NIO83.56
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.64
BYN5.35
|
$2.97
NIO108.71
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$31.35
BYN102.20
|
$26.12
NIO957.51
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.68
BYN11.98
|
$7.30
NIO267.46
|
|
pay 14.5% less for clothing
|
Belarus
|
Nicaragua
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$59.42
BYN193.69
|
$42.40
NIO1,554.09
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.14
BYN121.05
|
$40.36
NIO1,479.20
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$86.71
BYN282.63
|
$58.79
NIO2,154.78
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$84.07
BYN274.02
|
$79.04
NIO2,896.85
|
|
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