Cost of living comparison
Nicaragua is 28.8% more expensive than Swaziland.
If you lived in Nicaragua instead of Swaziland, you would:
pay 48.1% more for restaurants
|
Swaziland
|
Nicaragua
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.07
SZL56.23
|
$4.15
NIO152.19
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$2.33
SZL42.69
|
$5.48
NIO200.77
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.93
SZL17.01
|
$0.95
NIO34.88
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.55
SZL10.07
|
$0.66
NIO24.01
|
|
pay 85.8% more for groceries
|
Swaziland
|
Nicaragua
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.76
SZL13.89
|
$1.43
NIO52.54
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.86
SZL89.02
|
$2.35
NIO86.24
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.01
SZL73.58
|
$4.24
NIO155.40
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.70
SZL31.24
|
$1.88
NIO68.88
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.97
SZL36.06
|
$2.20
NIO80.80
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.75
SZL13.78
|
$2.80
NIO102.59
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.33
SZL6.14
|
$0.60
NIO22.05
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.43
SZL7.87
|
$1.72
NIO63.02
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.64
SZL11.65
|
$0.65
NIO24.00
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.45
SZL8.30
|
$1.08
NIO39.60
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.53
SZL9.72
|
$0.97
NIO35.66
|
|
pay 15.8% less for transportation
|
Swaziland
|
Nicaragua
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.74
SZL86.88
|
$5.15
NIO188.68
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$29.82
SZL546.67
|
$30.05
NIO1,101.42
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$17,039.98
SZL312,381.95
|
$18,168.72
NIO665,904.91
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$25.84
SZL473.71
|
$5.42
NIO198.54
|
|
pay 13.7% more for housing
|
Swaziland
|
Nicaragua
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$57.61
SZL1,056.15
|
$44.72
NIO1,639.18
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$227.20
SZL4,165.09
|
$308.00
NIO11,288.64
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$184.60
SZL3,384.14
|
$281.86
NIO10,330.59
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$59.36
SZL1,088.23
|
$52.83
NIO1,936.14
|
|
pay 42.2% more for childcare
|
Swaziland
|
Nicaragua
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$128.26
SZL2,351.27
|
$112.78
NIO4,133.44
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,035.74
SZL92,316.73
|
$9,900.00
NIO362,846.61
|
|
pay 20.5% more for entertainment and sports
|
Swaziland
|
Nicaragua
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.85
SZL33.84
|
$1.22
NIO44.63
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.74
SZL31.93
|
$2.28
NIO83.56
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.56
SZL46.86
|
$2.97
NIO108.71
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$28.40
SZL520.64
|
$26.12
NIO957.51
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.69
SZL67.68
|
$7.30
NIO267.46
|
|
pay 7.4% more for clothing
|
Swaziland
|
Nicaragua
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$52.17
SZL956.32
|
$42.40
NIO1,554.09
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$23.67
SZL433.86
|
$40.36
NIO1,479.20
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$73.84
SZL1,353.66
|
$58.79
NIO2,154.78
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$80.58
SZL1,477.22
|
$79.04
NIO2,896.85
|
|
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