Cost of living comparison
Nicaragua is 35.5% more expensive than Madagascar.
If you lived in Nicaragua instead of Madagascar, you would:
pay 16.1% more for restaurants
|
Madagascar
|
Nicaragua
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.28
MGA15,105
|
$4.22
NIO154.94
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.52
MGA20,833
|
$5.54
NIO203.47
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.97
MGA4,485
|
$0.91
NIO33.55
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.66
MGA3,021
|
$0.79
NIO28.91
|
|
pay 88.2% more for groceries
|
Madagascar
|
Nicaragua
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.96
MGA4,417
|
$1.26
NIO46.35
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.06
MGA23,313
|
$3.29
NIO120.74
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.72
MGA17,134
|
$4.46
NIO163.81
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.04
MGA9,392
|
$1.84
NIO67.79
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.70
MGA12,419
|
$2.56
NIO94.22
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.74
MGA3,406
|
$2.61
NIO96.04
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.34
MGA1,556
|
$0.65
NIO23.74
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.58
MGA2,658
|
$1.67
NIO61.33
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.38
MGA1,752
|
$0.58
NIO21.42
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.28
MGA1,280
|
$1.13
NIO41.49
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.39
MGA1,784
|
$0.68
NIO24.97
|
|
pay 21.0% less for transportation
|
Madagascar
|
Nicaragua
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.51
MGA20,751
|
$4.88
NIO179.38
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$7.00
NIO257.25
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$14,708.95
MGA67,721,725
|
?? | |
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.31
MGA52,094
|
$5.64
NIO207.22
|
|
pay 61.9% more for housing
|
Madagascar
|
Nicaragua
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$62.29
MGA286,799
|
$59.16
NIO2,174.02
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$299.81
MGA1,380,356
|
$377.78
NIO13,883.50
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$109.21
MGA502,838
|
$266.67
NIO9,800.12
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$32.30
MGA148,722
|
$58.96
NIO2,166.97
|
|
pay 11.9% less for childcare
|
Madagascar
|
Nicaragua
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$135.77
MGA625,124
|
$125.56
NIO4,614.22
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,892.46
MGA54,754,273
|
$9,950.00
NIO365,666.94
|
|
pay 45.1% more for entertainment and sports
|
Madagascar
|
Nicaragua
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.91
MGA4,167
|
$1.84
NIO67.49
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.19
MGA5,480
|
$2.33
NIO85.64
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.59
MGA11,928
|
$3.03
NIO111.20
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$33.94
MGA156,260
|
$37.38
NIO1,373.82
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.79
MGA31,250
|
$6.80
NIO249.80
|
|
pay 70.1% more for clothing
|
Madagascar
|
Nicaragua
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$18.59
MGA85,602
|
$41.25
NIO1,515.96
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$18.48
MGA85,080
|
$40.83
NIO1,500.64
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$79.19
MGA364,603
|
$90.83
NIO3,338.17
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$64.20
MGA295,596
|
$78.88
NIO2,898.69
|
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