Cost of living comparison
Nicaragua is 7.8% more expensive than Guinea.
If you lived in Nicaragua instead of Guinea, you would:
pay 42.3% less for restaurants
|
Guinea
|
Nicaragua
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.43
GNF55,346
|
$4.15
NIO152.19
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.77
GNF92,713
|
$5.48
NIO200.77
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.56
GNF13,438
|
$0.95
NIO34.88
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.20
GNF10,326
|
$0.66
NIO24.01
|
|
pay 1.4% more for groceries
|
Guinea
|
Nicaragua
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.32
GNF11,365
|
$1.43
NIO52.54
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$9.28
GNF79,847
|
$2.35
NIO86.24
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.22
GNF70,702
|
$4.24
NIO155.40
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.80
GNF24,109
|
$1.88
NIO68.88
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.83
GNF24,395
|
$2.20
NIO80.80
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.35
GNF11,587
|
$2.80
NIO102.59
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.11
GNF9,513
|
$0.60
NIO22.05
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.92
GNF7,908
|
$1.72
NIO63.02
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.28
GNF11,042
|
$0.65
NIO24.00
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.72
GNF6,211
|
$1.08
NIO39.60
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.72
GNF6,211
|
$0.97
NIO35.66
|
|
pay 22.8% less for transportation
|
Guinea
|
Nicaragua
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.09
GNF43,762
|
$5.15
NIO188.68
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$28.49
GNF245,154
|
$30.05
NIO1,101.42
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,000.00
GNF283,962,357
|
$18,168.72
NIO665,904.91
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.55
GNF99,387
|
$5.42
NIO198.54
|
|
pay 41.6% less for housing
|
Guinea
|
Nicaragua
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$80.91
GNF696,213
|
$44.72
NIO1,639.18
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$523.54
GNF4,505,013
|
$308.00
NIO11,288.64
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$462.34
GNF3,978,359
|
$281.86
NIO10,330.59
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$52.83
NIO1,936.14
|
|
pay 54.9% more for childcare
|
Guinea
|
Nicaragua
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$112.78
NIO4,133.44
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,389.60
GNF54,981,962
|
$9,900.00
NIO362,846.61
|
|
pay 23.1% more for entertainment and sports
|
Guinea
|
Nicaragua
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.37
GNF20,423
|
$1.22
NIO44.63
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.00
GNF17,210
|
$2.28
NIO83.56
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.16
GNF10,003
|
$2.97
NIO108.71
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$70.01
GNF602,450
|
$26.12
NIO957.51
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.63
GNF39,869
|
$7.30
NIO267.46
|
|
pay 81.9% more for clothing
|
Guinea
|
Nicaragua
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$20.00
GNF172,098
|
$42.40
NIO1,554.09
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$25.00
GNF215,123
|
$40.36
NIO1,479.20
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$30.00
GNF258,148
|
$58.79
NIO2,154.78
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$50.00
GNF430,246
|
$79.04
NIO2,896.85
|
|
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