Nicaragua vs Somalia - Cost of Living Comparison

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Nicaragua Somalia
🚶 Cost of living one person
$699
$707
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1646
$1858
🏠 One person rent
$295
$238
🏘️ Family rent
$454
$555
🍽️ Food expenses
$287
$269
🚐 Transport expenses
$46.8
$69.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$348
$391
💸 GDP per capita
$2530
$644
😃 Human freedom index
5.48
3.4
❤️ Life expectancy
74.6
56.1
👮 Corruption perceptions index
17
11
🌐 English speaking %
1%
2%
🎓 Higher education
29
16
😀 Quality of life
26
3
🏙️ Population
5.14M
11M

The average cost of living in Nicaragua ($699) is 1% less expensive than in Somalia ($707). Nicaragua ranked 139th vs 134th 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 0.5 months in Nicaragua compared to 0.6 months in Somalia. Ranked 154th and 196th 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
$5.59
$2.94
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$20.3
$42.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.35
$3.95
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.29
$5.35
 Cappuccino
$2.41
$1.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.79
$0.69
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$264
$128
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$205
$82.6
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$428
$995
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$336
$187
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$36.7
$114
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$56.7
$174
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$42.2
$32.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.51%
10.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1131
$6290
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$923
$868
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.44
$0.45
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$24.1
$28
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.88
$6.9
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.29
$1.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.01
$1.58
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.24
$1.62
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$1.63
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.82
$2.54
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.35
$3.37
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.55
$5.84
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.27
$5.57
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.02
$3.11
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$1.08
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.24
$2.17
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$0.97
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.43
$0.97
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$1.24
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.77
$0.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.21
$1.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.2
$20.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.23
$1.97
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.79
$1.53
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.52
$3.16
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.98
$2.83
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.57
$1.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.71
$1.24
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$25.4
$27.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.08
$21.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$24.9
$12.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.29
$53.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$52.6
$16.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$72
$61.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$110
$65.4
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6201
$822

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In Nicaragua

City Cost of living Population
Managua
$774
937K
Leon
$639
174K
Masaya
$712
140K
Chinandega
$638
122K
Esteli
$593
112K
Matagalpa
$550
133K
Jinotega
$457
99.4K
Granada
$697
105K
Juigalpa
$664
51.8K
San Juan del Sur
$890
14.7K

In Somalia

City Cost of living Population
Mogadishu
$719
2.12M
Baidoa
$711
1.2M
Hargeisa
$684
760K
Borama
$527
68.1K