Cost of living comparison
Nicaragua is 37.8% more expensive than Rwanda.
If you lived in Nicaragua instead of Rwanda, you would:
pay 15.4% more for restaurants
|
Rwanda
|
Nicaragua
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.26
RWF4,531
|
$4.15
NIO152.19
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.16
RWF8,559
|
$5.48
NIO200.77
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.89
RWF1,242
|
$0.95
NIO34.88
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.47
RWF654
|
$0.66
NIO24.01
|
|
pay 86.6% more for groceries
|
Rwanda
|
Nicaragua
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.01
RWF1,400
|
$1.43
NIO52.54
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.26
RWF3,135
|
$2.35
NIO86.24
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.66
RWF3,688
|
$4.24
NIO155.40
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.67
RWF2,316
|
$1.88
NIO68.88
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.19
RWF3,045
|
$2.20
NIO80.80
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.38
RWF1,912
|
$2.80
NIO102.59
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.52
RWF724
|
$0.60
NIO22.05
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.86
RWF1,193
|
$1.72
NIO63.02
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.48
RWF671
|
$0.65
NIO24.00
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.22
RWF312
|
$1.08
NIO39.60
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.33
RWF451
|
$0.97
NIO35.66
|
|
pay 7.9% less for transportation
|
Rwanda
|
Nicaragua
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.48
RWF6,219
|
$5.15
NIO188.68
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$24.66
RWF34,234
|
$30.05
NIO1,101.42
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,668.41
RWF28,696,267
|
$18,168.72
NIO665,904.91
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.33
RWF17,117
|
$5.42
NIO198.54
|
|
pay 28.3% more for housing
|
Rwanda
|
Nicaragua
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$26.20
RWF36,374
|
$44.72
NIO1,639.18
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$489.52
RWF679,648
|
$308.00
NIO11,288.64
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$271.95
RWF377,582
|
$281.86
NIO10,330.59
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$30.04
RWF41,707
|
$52.83
NIO1,936.14
|
|
pay 10.8% less for childcare
|
Rwanda
|
Nicaragua
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$149.39
RWF207,419
|
$112.78
NIO4,133.44
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,609.00
RWF13,341,247
|
$9,900.00
NIO362,846.61
|
|
pay 24.8% more for entertainment and sports
|
Rwanda
|
Nicaragua
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.09
RWF1,510
|
$1.22
NIO44.63
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.22
RWF3,077
|
$2.28
NIO83.56
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.36
RWF3,272
|
$2.97
NIO108.71
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$31.83
RWF44,191
|
$26.12
NIO957.51
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.63
RWF5,034
|
$7.30
NIO267.46
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for clothing
|
Rwanda
|
Nicaragua
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$16.68
RWF23,158
|
$42.40
NIO1,554.09
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$21.76
RWF30,207
|
$40.36
NIO1,479.20
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$26.59
RWF36,919
|
$58.79
NIO2,154.78
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$31.43
RWF43,632
|
$79.04
NIO2,896.85
|
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