Cost of living comparison
Nicaragua is 24.7% cheaper than Saint Lucia.
If you lived in Nicaragua instead of Saint Lucia, you would:
pay 31.2% less for restaurants
|
Saint Lucia
|
Nicaragua
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.48
EC$17.50
|
$4.15
NIO153.25
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.55
EC$20.41
|
$5.48
NIO202.17
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.45
EC$3.93
|
$0.95
NIO35.12
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.90
EC$2.43
|
$0.66
NIO24.18
|
|
pay 29.1% less for groceries
|
Saint Lucia
|
Nicaragua
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.28
EC$3.45
|
$1.43
NIO52.91
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.53
EC$12.25
|
$2.35
NIO86.84
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.57
EC$20.46
|
$4.24
NIO156.49
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.36
EC$9.09
|
$1.88
NIO69.36
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.41
EC$11.93
|
$2.20
NIO81.36
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.82
EC$7.63
|
$2.80
NIO103.31
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.75
EC$2.02
|
$0.60
NIO22.20
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.98
EC$5.36
|
$1.72
NIO63.46
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$3.01
EC$8.13
|
$0.65
NIO24.17
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$2.63
EC$7.11
|
$1.08
NIO39.87
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.78
EC$2.12
|
$0.97
NIO35.91
|
|
pay 23.1% less for transportation
|
Saint Lucia
|
Nicaragua
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.70
EC$15.40
|
$5.15
NIO190.00
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$30.05
NIO1,109.10
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,676.62
EC$77,500.00
|
$18,168.72
NIO670,548.20
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$5.42
NIO199.92
|
|
pay 27.2% less for housing
|
Saint Lucia
|
Nicaragua
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$50.26
EC$135.83
|
$44.72
NIO1,650.61
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$456.48
EC$1,233.67
|
$308.00
NIO11,367.35
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$379.27
EC$1,025.00
|
$281.86
NIO10,402.62
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$87.25
EC$235.78
|
$52.83
NIO1,949.64
|
|
pay 7.7% less for childcare
|
Saint Lucia
|
Nicaragua
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$164.97
EC$445.83
|
$112.78
NIO4,162.26
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,510.48
EC$23,000.00
|
$9,900.00
NIO365,376.71
|
|
pay 26.0% less for entertainment and sports
|
Saint Lucia
|
Nicaragua
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.23
EC$6.03
|
$1.22
NIO44.94
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.22
EC$8.70
|
$2.28
NIO84.14
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
?? |
$2.97
NIO109.47
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$40.09
EC$108.33
|
$26.12
NIO964.18
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.94
EC$18.75
|
$7.30
NIO269.32
|
|
pay 28.6% less for clothing
|
Saint Lucia
|
Nicaragua
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$50.57
EC$136.67
|
$42.40
NIO1,564.92
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$57.04
EC$154.17
|
$40.36
NIO1,489.51
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$103.30
EC$279.17
|
$58.79
NIO2,169.81
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$106.38
EC$287.50
|
$79.04
NIO2,917.04
|
|
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