Nicaragua vs Somalia - Cost of Living Comparison

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Nicaragua Somalia
🚶 Cost of living one person
$699
$811
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1658
$2468
🏠 One person rent
$304
$266
🏘️ Family rent
$462
$870
🍽️ Food expenses
$283
$270
🚐 Transport expenses
$38.9
$73.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$307
$388
💸 GDP per capita
$2255
$592
😃 Human freedom index
5.48
3.4
❤️ Life expectancy
73.8
55.3
👮 Corruption perceptions index
17
11
🌐 English speaking %
1%
2%
🎓 Higher education
29
16
😀 Quality of life
29
5
🏙️ Population
5.14M
11M

The average cost of living in Nicaragua ($699) is 14% less expensive than in Somalia ($811). Nicaragua ranked 134th vs 109th for Somalia in the list of the most expensive countries in the world.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Nicaragua compared to 0.5 months in Somalia. Ranked 150th and 195th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Nicaragua vs Somalia

We calculate prices for Nicaragua and Somalia as a population-weighted mean of 10 and 4 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 Somalia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.02
$2.95
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$20.2
$43
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.83
$3.85
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.39
$7.72
 Cappuccino
$2.24
$1.28
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.83
$0.63
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$286
$173
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$195
$89.4
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$483
$1092
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$319
$539
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$36.7
$113
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$56.6
$174
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$54.1
$46.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.74%
7.67%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$871
$5561
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$742
$801
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.45
$0.44
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$16.4
$34.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.33
$6.86
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.29
$1.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.99
$1.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.2
$1.61
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$1.64
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.83
$2.55
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.45
$4.87
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.6
$5.13
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.47
$5.75
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.73
$3.12
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$1.09
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.1
$2.25
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$0.92
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.37
$0.92
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.68
$0.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.2
$1.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.79
$19.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.27
$1.98
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.85
$1.54
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.54
$3.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.97
$2.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.57
$1.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.72
$1.24
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$30.9
$29.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.93
$21.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$25.1
$174
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.3
$53.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$49.8
$18.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$85.6
$25.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$196
$59.8
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6239
$1022

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In Nicaragua

City Cost of living Population
Managua
$787
937K
Leon
$614
174K
Masaya
$699
140K
Matagalpa
$548
133K
Chinandega
$627
122K
Esteli
$593
112K
Granada
$680
105K
Jinotega
$458
99.4K
Juigalpa
$647
51.8K
San Juan del Sur
$805
14.7K

In Somalia

City Cost of living Population
Mogadishu
$819
2.12M
Baidoa
$805
950K
Hargeisa
$815
760K
Borama
$602
68.1K