Cost of living comparison
Nicaragua is 26.0% more expensive than Zambia overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 33.1% more in Nicaragua
- Groceries
-
pay 28.0% more in Nicaragua
- Transportation
-
pay 15.2% more in Nicaragua
- Housing
-
pay 21.9% more in Nicaragua
- Childcare
-
pay 7.2% more in Nicaragua
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 25.4% more in Nicaragua
- Clothing
-
pay 51.4% more in Nicaragua
The cost of clothing, restaurants, groceries, entertainment and sports, housing, and transportation in Nicaragua are more expensive than in Zambia.
If you lived in Nicaragua instead of Zambia, you would:
pay 33.1% more for restaurants
|
Zambia
|
Nicaragua
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.21
ZMW200.28
|
$4.15
NIO152.77
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.82
ZMW106.13
|
$5.48
NIO201.53
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.71
ZMW19.82
|
$0.95
NIO35.01
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.33
ZMW9.19
|
$0.66
NIO24.10
|
|
pay 28.0% more for groceries
|
Zambia
|
Nicaragua
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.74
ZMW20.54
|
$1.43
NIO52.74
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.64
ZMW100.98
|
$2.35
NIO86.57
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.85
ZMW134.76
|
$4.24
NIO156.00
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.92
ZMW53.45
|
$1.88
NIO69.14
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.80
ZMW49.90
|
$2.20
NIO81.11
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.20
ZMW33.35
|
$2.80
NIO102.98
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.60
ZMW16.77
|
$0.60
NIO22.13
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.27
ZMW35.14
|
$1.72
NIO63.26
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.56
ZMW15.64
|
$0.65
NIO24.09
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.96
ZMW26.55
|
$1.08
NIO39.75
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.67
ZMW18.71
|
$0.97
NIO35.80
|
|
pay 15.2% more for transportation
|
Zambia
|
Nicaragua
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.77
ZMW132.35
|
$5.15
NIO189.40
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$37.04
ZMW1,028.63
|
$30.05
NIO1,105.63
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$8,004.53
ZMW222,318.66
|
$18,168.72
NIO668,447.39
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.13
ZMW336.89
|
$5.42
NIO199.30
|
|
pay 21.9% more for housing
|
Zambia
|
Nicaragua
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$125.92
ZMW3,497.29
|
$44.72
NIO1,645.44
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$214.42
ZMW5,955.40
|
$308.00
NIO11,331.74
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$114.96
ZMW3,192.88
|
$281.86
NIO10,370.03
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$83.50
ZMW2,319.19
|
$52.83
NIO1,943.53
|
|
pay 7.2% more for childcare
|
Zambia
|
Nicaragua
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$176.79
ZMW4,910.17
|
$112.78
NIO4,149.22
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,570.42
ZMW182,487.69
|
$9,900.00
NIO364,231.99
|
|
pay 25.4% more for entertainment and sports
|
Zambia
|
Nicaragua
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.97
ZMW26.85
|
$1.22
NIO44.80
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.07
ZMW57.59
|
$2.28
NIO83.88
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.49
ZMW69.13
|
$2.97
NIO109.13
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.21
ZMW1,144.63
|
$26.12
NIO961.16
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.50
ZMW97.19
|
$7.30
NIO268.48
|
|
pay 51.4% more for clothing
|
Zambia
|
Nicaragua
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$18.43
ZMW512.01
|
$42.40
NIO1,560.02
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$18.78
ZMW521.71
|
$40.36
NIO1,484.85
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.18
ZMW2,504.57
|
$58.79
NIO2,163.01
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$82.76
ZMW2,298.62
|
$79.04
NIO2,907.91
|
|
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