Nicaragua vs Seychelles - Cost of Living Comparison

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Nicaragua Seychelles
🚶 Cost of living one person
$756
$1637
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1812
$3633
🏠 One person rent
$299
$905
🏘️ Family rent
$449
$1518
🍽️ Food expenses
$328
$542
🚐 Transport expenses
$35.4
$66.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$162
$961
💸 GDP per capita
$2848
$17859
😃 Human freedom index
4.85
8.24
❤️ Life expectancy
74.9
75
👮 Corruption perceptions index
14
68
🌐 English speaking %
1%
37.9%
🎓 Higher education
29
13
😀 Quality of life
28
63
🏙️ Population
6.92M
121K

The average cost of living in Nicaragua ($756) is 54% less expensive than in the Seychelles ($1637). Nicaragua ranked 140th vs 32nd for the Seychelles in the list of the most expensive countries in the world.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Nicaragua compared to 0.6 months in the Seychelles. Ranked 155th and 65th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Nicaragua vs the Seychelles

We calculate prices for Nicaragua and the Seychelles as a population-weighted mean of 10 and 1 cities, respectively. Since large cities tend to have a higher cost of living, it's better to visit specific city pages below for more relevant information.

Nicaragua Seychelles
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.75
$16.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$33
$53.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.49
$12.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.4
$5.24
 Cappuccino
$2.42
$5.99
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.85
$2.78
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$258
$899
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$191
$694
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$374
$1981
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$343
$1466
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$61.2
$72
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$94.7
$111
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$37.7
$99
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.28%
12.05%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1188
$443
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$644
$1134
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.17
$0.81
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$6.76
$32
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.69
$30.5
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.31
$1.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.19
$2.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.05
$1.88
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$2.48
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.26
$4.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.1
$12.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.08
$7.78
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.1
$12.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.72
$2.71
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.8
$2.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$2.41
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.15
$6.18
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.83
$1.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.15
$1.83
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.69
$0.89
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.28
$3.75
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.9
$11.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.4
$3.97
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.62
$18.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.22
$9.22
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.22
$7.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.9
$2.15
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.59
$1.85
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$28.9
$76.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.11
$8.81
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$21.1
$69
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.8
$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$64.2
$58.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$123
$95.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$160
$144
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6084
$8750

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Nicaragua

City Cost of living Population
Managua
$788
937K
Leon
$759
174K
Masaya
$817
140K
Chinandega
$791
122K
Granada
$706
105K
Esteli
$716
112K
Matagalpa
$665
133K
Jinotega
$503
99.4K
Juigalpa
$796
51.8K
San Juan del Sur
$844
14.7K

In the Seychelles

City Cost of living Population
Victoria
$1637
24.7K