Cost of living comparison
Somalia is 16.3% cheaper than Nicaragua.
If you lived in Somalia instead of Nicaragua, you would:
pay 22.0% less for restaurants
|
Nicaragua
|
Somalia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.15
NIO153.25
|
$2.65
SOS1,519
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.48
NIO202.17
|
$4.67
SOS2,675
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.95
NIO35.12
|
$0.81
SOS463
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.66
NIO24.18
|
$0.51
SOS293
|
|
pay 8.3% less for groceries
|
Nicaragua
|
Somalia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.43
NIO52.91
|
$0.97
SOS557
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.35
NIO86.84
|
$1.96
SOS1,123
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.24
NIO156.49
|
$5.93
SOS3,400
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.88
NIO69.36
|
$2.21
SOS1,266
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.20
NIO81.36
|
$2.67
SOS1,531
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.80
NIO103.31
|
$1.73
SOS990
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.60
NIO22.20
|
$0.88
SOS506
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.72
NIO63.46
|
$1.32
SOS754
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.65
NIO24.17
|
$0.54
SOS312
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.08
NIO39.87
|
$0.60
SOS344
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.97
NIO35.91
|
$0.54
SOS311
|
|
pay 17.0% less for transportation
|
Nicaragua
|
Somalia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.15
NIO190.00
|
$4.12
SOS2,363
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$30.05
NIO1,109.10
|
$25.00
SOS14,331
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$18,168.72
NIO670,548.20
|
$5,750.00
SOS3,296,075
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.42
NIO199.92
|
$7.43
SOS4,261
|
|
pay 17.0% less for housing
|
Nicaragua
|
Somalia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$44.72
NIO1,650.61
|
$30.62
SOS17,555
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$308.00
NIO11,367.35
|
$160.00
SOS91,717
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$281.86
NIO10,402.62
|
$93.33
SOS53,502
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$52.83
NIO1,949.64
|
$94.31
SOS54,064
|
|
pay 71.8% less for childcare
|
Nicaragua
|
Somalia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$112.78
NIO4,162.26
|
$55.21
SOS31,647
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,900.00
NIO365,376.71
|
$742.50
SOS425,624
|
|
pay 71.5% more for entertainment and sports
|
Nicaragua
|
Somalia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.22
NIO44.94
|
$7.00
SOS4,013
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.28
NIO84.14
|
$1.24
SOS709
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.97
NIO109.47
|
$1.34
SOS771
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$26.12
NIO964.18
|
$30.00
SOS17,197
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.30
NIO269.32
|
$5.00
SOS2,866
|
|
pay 49.2% less for clothing
|
Nicaragua
|
Somalia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$42.40
NIO1,564.92
|
$18.61
SOS10,668
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.36
NIO1,489.51
|
$23.11
SOS13,248
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$58.79
NIO2,169.81
|
$25.89
SOS14,840
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$79.04
NIO2,917.04
|
$45.78
SOS26,241
|
|
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