Cost of living comparison
Nicaragua is 29.2% more expensive than Bolivia.
If you lived in Nicaragua instead of Bolivia, you would:
pay 1.4% more for restaurants
|
Bolivia
|
Nicaragua
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.05
BOB21.00
|
$4.15
NIO152.19
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.91
BOB47.55
|
$5.48
NIO200.77
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.94
BOB6.47
|
$0.95
NIO34.88
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.74
BOB5.06
|
$0.66
NIO24.01
|
|
pay 63.3% more for groceries
|
Bolivia
|
Nicaragua
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.27
BOB8.71
|
$1.43
NIO52.54
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.34
BOB16.12
|
$2.35
NIO86.24
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.62
BOB24.93
|
$4.24
NIO155.40
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.94
BOB13.33
|
$1.88
NIO68.88
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.55
BOB10.64
|
$2.20
NIO80.80
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.95
BOB6.55
|
$2.80
NIO102.59
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.45
BOB3.07
|
$0.60
NIO22.05
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.54
BOB3.70
|
$1.72
NIO63.02
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
BOB4.33
|
$0.65
NIO24.00
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.62
BOB4.27
|
$1.08
NIO39.60
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.49
BOB3.36
|
$0.97
NIO35.66
|
|
pay 31.4% more for transportation
|
Bolivia
|
Nicaragua
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.00
BOB13.79
|
$5.15
NIO188.68
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$25.96
BOB178.66
|
$30.05
NIO1,101.42
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$16,221.21
BOB111,644.69
|
$18,168.72
NIO665,904.91
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.22
BOB91.02
|
$5.42
NIO198.54
|
|
pay 27.5% more for housing
|
Bolivia
|
Nicaragua
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$45.11
BOB310.49
|
$44.72
NIO1,639.18
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$339.61
BOB2,337.38
|
$308.00
NIO11,288.64
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$201.58
BOB1,387.40
|
$281.86
NIO10,330.59
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$29.25
BOB201.31
|
$52.83
NIO1,936.14
|
|
pay 82.9% more for childcare
|
Bolivia
|
Nicaragua
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$177.46
BOB1,221.42
|
$112.78
NIO4,133.44
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,275.34
BOB22,543.01
|
$9,900.00
NIO362,846.61
|
|
pay 7.8% less for entertainment and sports
|
Bolivia
|
Nicaragua
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.78
BOB12.23
|
$1.22
NIO44.63
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.57
BOB17.71
|
$2.28
NIO83.56
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.60
BOB17.91
|
$2.97
NIO108.71
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.68
BOB238.69
|
$26.12
NIO957.51
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.37
BOB43.84
|
$7.30
NIO267.46
|
|
pay 6.0% more for clothing
|
Bolivia
|
Nicaragua
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$41.88
BOB288.25
|
$42.40
NIO1,554.09
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$48.40
BOB333.14
|
$40.36
NIO1,479.20
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$61.94
BOB426.32
|
$58.79
NIO2,154.78
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$54.65
BOB376.11
|
$79.04
NIO2,896.85
|
|
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