Cost of living comparison
Nicaragua is 29.4% more expensive than Sierra Leone.
If you lived in Nicaragua instead of Sierra Leone, you would:
pay 10.1% less for restaurants
|
Sierra Leone
|
Nicaragua
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.00
SLL62,908
|
$4.15
NIO152.75
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.00
SLL209,695
|
$5.48
NIO201.51
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.03
SLL21,591
|
$0.95
NIO35.01
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.89
SLL18,596
|
$0.66
NIO24.10
|
|
pay 11.6% more for groceries
|
Sierra Leone
|
Nicaragua
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.50
SLL10,485
|
$1.43
NIO52.74
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$2.35
NIO86.56
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.57
SLL158,756
|
$4.24
NIO155.98
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.95
SLL40,891
|
$1.88
NIO69.13
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.40
SLL71,337
|
$2.20
NIO81.10
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.81
SLL38,046
|
$2.80
NIO102.97
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.91
SLL19,023
|
$0.60
NIO22.13
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.72
NIO63.26
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.27
SLL47,558
|
$0.65
NIO24.09
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.91
SLL19,023
|
$1.08
NIO39.74
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.74
SLL15,488
|
$0.97
NIO35.79
|
|
pay 2.8% more for transportation
|
Sierra Leone
|
Nicaragua
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.83
SLL101,357
|
$5.15
NIO189.38
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$30.05
NIO1,105.50
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$12,000.00
SLL251,634,000
|
$18,168.72
NIO668,368.97
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.75
SLL225,422
|
$5.42
NIO199.28
|
|
pay 64.0% less for housing
|
Sierra Leone
|
Nicaragua
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$100.00
SLL2,096,950
|
$44.72
NIO1,645.24
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,361.67
SLL28,553,469
|
$308.00
NIO11,330.41
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$978.33
SLL20,515,161
|
$281.86
NIO10,368.82
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$110.40
SLL2,314,990
|
$52.83
NIO1,943.31
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Sierra Leone
|
Nicaragua
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$112.78
NIO4,148.73
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$9,900.00
NIO364,189.26
|
pay 9.1% less for entertainment and sports
|
Sierra Leone
|
Nicaragua
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.50
SLL31,454
|
$1.22
NIO44.79
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.74
SLL36,435
|
$2.28
NIO83.87
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.00
SLL62,908
|
$2.97
NIO109.12
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$50.00
SLL1,048,475
|
$26.12
NIO961.05
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$7.30
NIO268.44
|
|
pay 3.5 times more for clothing
|
Sierra Leone
|
Nicaragua
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$10.00
SLL209,695
|
$42.40
NIO1,559.84
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$8.00
SLL167,756
|
$40.36
NIO1,484.67
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$20.00
SLL419,390
|
$58.79
NIO2,162.75
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$50.00
SLL1,048,475
|
$79.04
NIO2,907.56
|
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