Cost of living comparison
Nicaragua is 51.4% more expensive than Madagascar.
If you lived in Nicaragua instead of Madagascar, you would:
pay 18.7% more for restaurants
|
Madagascar
|
Nicaragua
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.90
MGA13,632
|
$4.15
NIO152.19
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.30
MGA20,195
|
$5.48
NIO200.77
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.92
MGA4,325
|
$0.95
NIO34.88
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.65
MGA3,057
|
$0.66
NIO24.01
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for groceries
|
Madagascar
|
Nicaragua
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.92
MGA4,319
|
$1.43
NIO52.54
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.17
MGA24,294
|
$2.35
NIO86.24
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.71
MGA17,433
|
$4.24
NIO155.40
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.80
MGA8,482
|
$1.88
NIO68.88
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.51
MGA11,794
|
$2.20
NIO80.80
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.64
MGA3,015
|
$2.80
NIO102.59
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.32
MGA1,493
|
$0.60
NIO22.05
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.55
MGA2,576
|
$1.72
NIO63.02
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.34
MGA1,584
|
$0.65
NIO24.00
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.28
MGA1,328
|
$1.08
NIO39.60
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.37
MGA1,729
|
$0.97
NIO35.66
|
|
pay 5.8% more for transportation
|
Madagascar
|
Nicaragua
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.28
MGA20,115
|
$5.15
NIO188.68
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$30.05
NIO1,101.42
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$11,817.99
MGA55,536,170
|
$18,168.72
NIO665,904.91
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.46
MGA58,565
|
$5.42
NIO198.54
|
|
pay 96.1% more for housing
|
Madagascar
|
Nicaragua
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$58.38
MGA274,363
|
$44.72
NIO1,639.18
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$241.73
MGA1,135,967
|
$308.00
NIO11,288.64
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$65.00
MGA305,475
|
$281.86
NIO10,330.59
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$35.96
MGA169,000
|
$52.83
NIO1,936.14
|
|
pay 6.7% more for childcare
|
Madagascar
|
Nicaragua
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$89.71
MGA421,570
|
$112.78
NIO4,133.44
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,292.35
MGA53,066,030
|
$9,900.00
NIO362,846.61
|
|
pay 30.6% more for entertainment and sports
|
Madagascar
|
Nicaragua
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.91
MGA4,291
|
$1.22
NIO44.63
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.13
MGA5,318
|
$2.28
NIO83.56
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.46
MGA11,562
|
$2.97
NIO108.71
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$30.89
MGA145,151
|
$26.12
NIO957.51
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.45
MGA30,292
|
$7.30
NIO267.46
|
|
pay 94.1% more for clothing
|
Madagascar
|
Nicaragua
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$14.15
MGA66,506
|
$42.40
NIO1,554.09
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$15.67
MGA73,628
|
$40.36
NIO1,479.20
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$71.98
MGA338,266
|
$58.79
NIO2,154.78
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$57.39
MGA269,687
|
$79.04
NIO2,896.85
|
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