Cost of living comparison

Equatorial Guinea

compared to

Nicaragua

Nicaragua vs. Equatorial Guinea Cost of Living Summary

Nicaragua is 3.1 times more expensive than Equatorial Guinea overall.

Restaurants: pay 48.1% less in Nicaragua
Groceries: pay 37.9% less in Nicaragua
Transportation: pay 2.3% more in Nicaragua
Housing: pay 99.3% more in Nicaragua
Childcare: pay 16.0 times more in Nicaragua
Entertainment and Sports: pay 26.2% less in Nicaragua
Clothing: pay 16.7% less in Nicaragua

The cost of childcare, housing, and transportation in Nicaragua are more expensive than in Equatorial Guinea. Expenses including restaurants, groceries, entertainment and sports, and clothing are lower in Nicaragua. Notably, childcare and housing are significantly more expensive in Nicaragua.

Nicaragua vs. Equatorial Guinea Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Nicaragua instead of Equatorial Guinea, you would:

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pay 48.1% less for restaurants

	Equatorial Guinea	Nicaragua
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$13.07 FCFA7,525	$4.15 NIO152.80	-68.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$12.25 FCFA7,055	$5.48 NIO201.58	-55.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.23 FCFA706	$0.95 NIO35.02	-22.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.23 FCFA706	$0.66 NIO24.11	-46.5%
Average			-48.1%

Equatorial Guinea vs. Nicaragua - Cost of restaurants

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pay 37.9% less for groceries

	Equatorial Guinea	Nicaragua
Bread 1 loaf	$3.24 FCFA1,866	$1.43 NIO52.75	-55.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.37 FCFA1,938	$2.35 NIO86.58	-30.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$9.69 FCFA5,579	$4.24 NIO156.03	-56.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.94 FCFA1,693	$1.88 NIO69.15	-36.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.10 FCFA1,784	$2.20 NIO81.12	-28.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.22 FCFA1,280	$2.80 NIO103.00	+25.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.48 FCFA853	$0.60 NIO22.14	-59.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$2.22 FCFA1,280	$1.72 NIO63.28	-22.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.48 FCFA853	$0.65 NIO24.09	-55.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.85 FCFA1,067	$1.08 NIO39.76	-41.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$2.22 FCFA1,280	$0.97 NIO35.81	-56.2%
Average			-37.9%

Equatorial Guinea vs. Nicaragua - Cost of groceries

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pay 2.3% more for transportation

	Equatorial Guinea	Nicaragua
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.09 FCFA1,780	$5.15 NIO189.44	+66.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$26.38 FCFA15,188	$30.05 NIO1,105.86	+13.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$33,034.81 FCFA19,019,243	$18,168.72 NIO668,586.99	-45.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$7.35 FCFA4,233	$5.42 NIO199.34	-26.3%
Average			+2.3%

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pay 99.3% more for housing

	Equatorial Guinea	Nicaragua
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$16.34 FCFA9,407	$44.72 NIO1,645.78	+173.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$204.24 FCFA117,586	$308.00 NIO11,334.10	+50.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$114.37 FCFA65,848	$281.86 NIO10,372.20	+146.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$41.86 FCFA24,098	$52.83 NIO1,943.94	+26.2%
Average			+99.3%

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pay 16.0 times more for childcare

	Equatorial Guinea	Nicaragua
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$65.36 FCFA37,627	$112.78 NIO4,150.09	+72.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$326.78 FCFA188,137	$9,900.00 NIO364,308.06	+2929.6%
Average			+1501.1%

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pay 26.2% less for entertainment and sports

	Equatorial Guinea	Nicaragua
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.63 FCFA941	$1.22 NIO44.80	-25.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$5.72 FCFA3,292	$2.28 NIO83.90	-60.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.52 FCFA2,601	$2.97 NIO109.15	-34.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$49.02 FCFA28,221	$26.12 NIO961.36	-46.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.39 FCFA3,101	$7.30 NIO268.53	+35.5%
Average			-26.2%

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pay 16.7% less for clothing

	Equatorial Guinea	Nicaragua
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$24.51 FCFA14,110	$42.40 NIO1,560.34	+73.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$102.12 FCFA58,793	$40.36 NIO1,485.16	-60.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$245.08 FCFA141,103	$58.79 NIO2,163.46	-76.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$81.69 FCFA47,034	$79.04 NIO2,908.51	-3.3%
Average			-16.7%

Equatorial Guinea vs. Nicaragua - Cost of clothing

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: April 2025

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