Cost of living comparison
Nicaragua is 14.9% more expensive than Botswana.
If you lived in Nicaragua instead of Botswana, you would:
pay 1.2% less for restaurants
|
Botswana
|
Nicaragua
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.50
BWP103.18
|
$4.15
NIO152.19
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.00
BWP82.55
|
$5.48
NIO200.77
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.83
BWP11.46
|
$0.95
NIO34.88
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.49
BWP6.72
|
$0.66
NIO24.01
|
|
pay 47.5% more for groceries
|
Botswana
|
Nicaragua
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.81
BWP11.18
|
$1.43
NIO52.54
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.37
BWP46.36
|
$2.35
NIO86.24
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.06
BWP69.66
|
$4.24
NIO155.40
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.29
BWP31.53
|
$1.88
NIO68.88
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.27
BWP31.30
|
$2.20
NIO80.80
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.77
BWP10.66
|
$2.80
NIO102.59
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.62
BWP8.52
|
$0.60
NIO22.05
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.88
BWP12.17
|
$1.72
NIO63.02
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.65
BWP8.88
|
$0.65
NIO24.00
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.60
BWP8.22
|
$1.08
NIO39.60
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.55
BWP7.54
|
$0.97
NIO35.66
|
|
pay 16.1% less for transportation
|
Botswana
|
Nicaragua
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.27
BWP58.82
|
$5.15
NIO188.68
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$28.18
BWP387.97
|
$30.05
NIO1,101.42
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,486.26
BWP309,551.13
|
$18,168.72
NIO665,904.91
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$19.49
BWP268.28
|
$5.42
NIO198.54
|
|
pay 16.4% more for housing
|
Botswana
|
Nicaragua
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$90.60
BWP1,247.23
|
$44.72
NIO1,639.18
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$254.84
BWP3,508.25
|
$308.00
NIO11,288.64
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$149.91
BWP2,063.67
|
$281.86
NIO10,330.59
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$49.21
BWP677.46
|
$52.83
NIO1,936.14
|
|
pay 63.6% more for childcare
|
Botswana
|
Nicaragua
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$180.24
BWP2,481.25
|
$112.78
NIO4,133.44
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,740.68
BWP51,495.12
|
$9,900.00
NIO362,846.61
|
|
pay 16.2% less for entertainment and sports
|
Botswana
|
Nicaragua
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.25
BWP30.96
|
$1.22
NIO44.63
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.37
BWP32.62
|
$2.28
NIO83.56
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.75
BWP51.59
|
$2.97
NIO108.71
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$32.19
BWP443.12
|
$26.12
NIO957.51
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.75
BWP92.87
|
$7.30
NIO267.46
|
|
pay 10.0% more for clothing
|
Botswana
|
Nicaragua
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$44.14
BWP607.64
|
$42.40
NIO1,554.09
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$22.17
BWP305.13
|
$40.36
NIO1,479.20
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$76.20
BWP1,049.03
|
$58.79
NIO2,154.78
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$93.16
BWP1,282.43
|
$79.04
NIO2,896.85
|
|
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