Cost of living comparison
Nicaragua is 18.3% cheaper than Saint Lucia.
If you lived in Nicaragua instead of Saint Lucia, you would:
pay 29.4% less for restaurants
|
Saint Lucia
|
Nicaragua
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.48
EC$17.50
|
$4.22
NIO154.94
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.01
EC$21.66
|
$5.54
NIO203.47
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.59
EC$4.30
|
$0.91
NIO33.55
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.87
EC$2.34
|
$0.79
NIO28.91
|
|
pay 32.2% less for groceries
|
Saint Lucia
|
Nicaragua
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.28
EC$3.45
|
$1.26
NIO46.35
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.32
EC$11.67
|
$3.29
NIO120.74
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.57
EC$20.46
|
$4.46
NIO163.81
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.31
EC$8.94
|
$1.84
NIO67.79
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.41
EC$11.93
|
$2.56
NIO94.22
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$3.33
EC$8.99
|
$2.61
NIO96.04
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.75
EC$2.02
|
$0.65
NIO23.74
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.98
EC$5.36
|
$1.67
NIO61.33
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$3.01
EC$8.13
|
$0.58
NIO21.42
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$2.63
EC$7.11
|
$1.13
NIO41.49
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.78
EC$2.12
|
$0.68
NIO24.97
|
|
pay 15.5% less for transportation
|
Saint Lucia
|
Nicaragua
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.78
EC$15.61
|
$4.88
NIO179.38
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$7.00
NIO257.25
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,676.62
EC$77,500.00
|
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| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$5.64
NIO207.22
|
|
pay 14.6% less for housing
|
Saint Lucia
|
Nicaragua
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$50.26
EC$135.83
|
$59.16
NIO2,174.02
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$456.48
EC$1,233.67
|
$377.78
NIO13,883.50
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$363.08
EC$981.25
|
$266.67
NIO9,800.12
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$87.25
EC$235.78
|
$58.96
NIO2,166.97
|
|
pay 3.5% less for childcare
|
Saint Lucia
|
Nicaragua
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$164.97
EC$445.83
|
$125.56
NIO4,614.22
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,510.48
EC$23,000.00
|
$9,950.00
NIO365,666.94
|
|
pay 13.7% less for entertainment and sports
|
Saint Lucia
|
Nicaragua
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.14
EC$5.78
|
$1.84
NIO67.49
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.22
EC$8.70
|
$2.33
NIO85.64
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
?? |
$3.03
NIO111.20
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$35.46
EC$95.83
|
$37.38
NIO1,373.82
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.33
EC$22.50
|
$6.80
NIO249.80
|
|
pay 19.0% less for clothing
|
Saint Lucia
|
Nicaragua
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$48.80
EC$131.87
|
$41.25
NIO1,515.96
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$54.35
EC$146.88
|
$40.83
NIO1,500.64
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$99.44
EC$268.75
|
$90.83
NIO3,338.17
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$107.92
EC$291.67
|
$78.88
NIO2,898.69
|
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