Cost of living comparison

 Nicaragua
compared to
 Kyrgyzstan
Kyrgyzstan vs. Nicaragua Cost of Living Summary

Kyrgyzstan is 0.8% more expensive than Nicaragua overall.

Restaurants
pay 8.7% less in Kyrgyzstan
Groceries
pay 15.7% less in Kyrgyzstan
Transportation
pay 6.1% less in Kyrgyzstan
Housing
pay 12.4% less in Kyrgyzstan
Childcare
pay 33.2% more in Kyrgyzstan
Entertainment and Sports
pay 7.5% less in Kyrgyzstan
Clothing
pay 22.8% more in Kyrgyzstan

The cost of childcare and clothing in Kyrgyzstan are more expensive than in Nicaragua. Expenses including groceries, housing, restaurants, entertainment and sports, and transportation are lower in Kyrgyzstan.

Kyrgyzstan vs. Nicaragua Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Kyrgyzstan instead of Nicaragua, you would:

pay 8.7% less for restaurants

 
Nicaragua
Kyrgyzstan
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $4.15
NIO153.00
$5.80
KGS504.64
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$5.48
NIO201.85
$5.68
KGS494.55
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $0.95
NIO35.07
$0.68
KGS58.84

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pay 15.7% less for groceries

 
Nicaragua
Kyrgyzstan
Bread
1 loaf
$1.43
NIO52.82
$0.48
KGS41.56
Local cheese (8 oz) $2.35
NIO86.70
$5.14
KGS447.11
Milk (1 gallon) $4.24
NIO156.24
$3.25
KGS282.37

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pay 6.1% less for transportation

 
Nicaragua
Kyrgyzstan
Gasoline (1 gallon) $5.15
NIO189.70
$2.90
KGS252.70
Monthly public transit pass $30.05
NIO1,107.35
$7.54
KGS656.03
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $18,168.72
NIO669,488.56
$39,443.16
KGS3,431,554.52

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pay 12.4% less for housing

 
Nicaragua
Kyrgyzstan
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$44.72
NIO1,648.00
$12.05
KGS1,048.06
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $308.00
NIO11,349.39
$474.69
KGS41,297.67
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $281.86
NIO10,386.19
$353.07
KGS30,716.80

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pay 33.2% more for childcare

 
Nicaragua
Kyrgyzstan
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $112.78
NIO4,155.68
$230.15
KGS20,023.01
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $9,900.00
NIO364,799.32
$6,168.50
KGS536,659.80

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pay 7.5% less for entertainment and sports

 
Nicaragua
Kyrgyzstan
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $1.22
NIO44.87
$1.16
KGS100.93
Cappuccino in mid-range area $2.28
NIO84.01
$2.06
KGS178.87
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$2.97
NIO109.30
$1.56
KGS135.75

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pay 22.8% more for clothing

 
Nicaragua
Kyrgyzstan
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$42.40
NIO1,562.45
$40.60
KGS3,532.48
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$40.36
NIO1,487.16
$38.86
KGS3,381.09
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$58.79
NIO2,166.38
$103.88
KGS9,037.65

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