Cost of living comparison
Nicaragua is 49.1% more expensive than Kyrgyzstan overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 26.6% more in Nicaragua
- Groceries
-
pay 2.2 times more in Nicaragua
- Transportation
-
pay 87.9% more in Nicaragua
- Housing
-
pay 86.0% more in Nicaragua
- Childcare
-
pay 4.8% more in Nicaragua
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 26.9% more in Nicaragua
- Clothing
-
pay 13.3% less in Nicaragua
The cost of groceries, transportation, housing, entertainment and sports, restaurants, and childcare in Nicaragua are more expensive than in Kyrgyzstan. Notably, groceries, transportation, and housing are significantly more expensive in Nicaragua.
If you lived in Nicaragua instead of Kyrgyzstan, you would:
pay 26.6% more for restaurants
|
Kyrgyzstan
|
Nicaragua
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.80
KGS501.16
|
$4.15
NIO152.79
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.68
KGS491.14
|
$5.48
NIO201.56
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.68
KGS58.43
|
$0.95
NIO35.02
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.33
KGS28.63
|
$0.66
NIO24.11
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for groceries
|
Kyrgyzstan
|
Nicaragua
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.48
KGS41.28
|
$1.43
NIO52.75
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.14
KGS444.03
|
$2.35
NIO86.58
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.25
KGS280.43
|
$4.24
NIO156.02
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.76
KGS151.82
|
$1.88
NIO69.15
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.41
KGS208.63
|
$2.20
NIO81.12
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.47
KGS40.73
|
$2.80
NIO103.00
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.85
KGS73.49
|
$0.60
NIO22.13
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.94
KGS81.53
|
$1.72
NIO63.27
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.90
KGS77.97
|
$0.65
NIO24.09
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.23
KGS19.65
|
$1.08
NIO39.75
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.24
KGS20.75
|
$0.97
NIO35.80
|
|
pay 87.9% more for transportation
|
Kyrgyzstan
|
Nicaragua
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.90
KGS250.96
|
$5.15
NIO189.43
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$7.54
KGS651.51
|
$30.05
NIO1,105.79
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$39,443.16
KGS3,407,888.63
|
$18,168.72
NIO668,546.20
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.18
KGS360.84
|
$5.42
NIO199.33
|
|
pay 86.0% more for housing
|
Kyrgyzstan
|
Nicaragua
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$12.05
KGS1,040.83
|
$44.72
NIO1,645.68
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$474.69
KGS41,012.85
|
$308.00
NIO11,333.41
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$353.07
KGS30,504.96
|
$281.86
NIO10,371.57
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$23.19
KGS2,003.56
|
$52.83
NIO1,943.82
|
|
pay 4.8% more for childcare
|
Kyrgyzstan
|
Nicaragua
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$230.15
KGS19,884.92
|
$112.78
NIO4,149.83
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,168.50
KGS532,958.70
|
$9,900.00
NIO364,285.84
|
|
pay 26.9% more for entertainment and sports
|
Kyrgyzstan
|
Nicaragua
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.16
KGS100.23
|
$1.22
NIO44.80
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.06
KGS177.63
|
$2.28
NIO83.89
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.56
KGS134.81
|
$2.97
NIO109.14
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.01
KGS3,715.67
|
$26.12
NIO961.30
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.35
KGS375.87
|
$7.30
NIO268.52
|
|
pay 13.3% less for clothing
|
Kyrgyzstan
|
Nicaragua
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$40.60
KGS3,508.12
|
$42.40
NIO1,560.25
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.86
KGS3,357.77
|
$40.36
NIO1,485.07
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$103.88
KGS8,975.32
|
$58.79
NIO2,163.33
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$96.67
KGS8,352.67
|
$79.04
NIO2,908.34
|
|
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