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
GNF55,594
|
$4.15
NIO153.25
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.77
GNF93,129
|
$5.48
NIO202.17
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.56
GNF13,499
|
$0.95
NIO35.12
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.20
GNF10,372
|
$0.66
NIO24.18
|
|
pay 1.4% more for groceries
|
Guinea
|
Nicaragua
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.32
GNF11,416
|
$1.43
NIO52.91
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$9.28
GNF80,205
|
$2.35
NIO86.84
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.22
GNF71,019
|
$4.24
NIO156.49
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.80
GNF24,217
|
$1.88
NIO69.36
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.83
GNF24,504
|
$2.20
NIO81.36
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.35
GNF11,639
|
$2.80
NIO103.31
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.11
GNF9,555
|
$0.60
NIO22.20
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.92
GNF7,943
|
$1.72
NIO63.46
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.28
GNF11,092
|
$0.65
NIO24.17
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.72
GNF6,239
|
$1.08
NIO39.87
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.72
GNF6,239
|
$0.97
NIO35.91
|
|
pay 22.8% less for transportation
|
Guinea
|
Nicaragua
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.09
GNF43,958
|
$5.15
NIO190.00
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$28.49
GNF246,253
|
$30.05
NIO1,109.10
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,000.00
GNF285,235,707
|
$18,168.72
NIO670,548.20
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.55
GNF99,832
|
$5.42
NIO199.92
|
|
pay 41.6% less for housing
|
Guinea
|
Nicaragua
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$80.91
GNF699,335
|
$44.72
NIO1,650.61
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$523.54
GNF4,525,215
|
$308.00
NIO11,367.35
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$462.34
GNF3,996,199
|
$281.86
NIO10,402.62
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
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$52.83
NIO1,949.64
|
|
pay 54.9% more for childcare
|
Guinea
|
Nicaragua
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$112.78
NIO4,162.26
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,389.60
GNF55,228,513
|
$9,900.00
NIO365,376.71
|
|
pay 23.1% more for entertainment and sports
|
Guinea
|
Nicaragua
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.37
GNF20,515
|
$1.22
NIO44.94
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.00
GNF17,287
|
$2.28
NIO84.14
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.16
GNF10,048
|
$2.97
NIO109.47
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$70.01
GNF605,152
|
$26.12
NIO964.18
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.63
GNF40,048
|
$7.30
NIO269.32
|
|
pay 81.9% more for clothing
|
Guinea
|
Nicaragua
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$20.00
GNF172,870
|
$42.40
NIO1,564.92
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$25.00
GNF216,088
|
$40.36
NIO1,489.51
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$30.00
GNF259,305
|
$58.79
NIO2,169.81
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$50.00
GNF432,175
|
$79.04
NIO2,917.04
|
|
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